Tag: Morocco
Morocco receives first AH-64 Apache helicopters
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has taken delivery of its first AH-64E Apache helicopter from the United States.
Deliveries of 24 aircraft were originally...
Morocco looking to buy Small Diameter Bombs, AIM-120 missiles for its...
The Kingdom of Morocco has requested to buy $175 million worth of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles and GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs from the United...
Moroccan F-16s “intercept” Stratofortresses
Making best possible use of flying – and training – time saw two USAF (United States Air Force) B-52H Stratofortress bombers “intercepted” by Royal...
USAF attends Marrakech Air Show at Royal Moroccan Air Force base
The United States Air Force (USAF) put itself on display at this week’s Marrakech Air Show (MAS) with a pair of heavyweights from its...
Morocco and Embraer sign aerospace cooperation agreement as Morocco selects C-390
The Moroccan Government has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Embraer to launch potential joint projects in the Moroccan aerospace industry, across areas...
Morocco to manufacture Indian WhAP vehicles
On 30 September, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) from India signed a strategic agreement with Morocco’s National Defence Administration for the local production of...
Navantia lays keel of Moroccan OPV
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has laid the keel of the Royal Moroccan Navy’s new Avante 1800 offshore patrol vessel (OPV).
The keel was laid in a...
Morocco’s Marrakech Air Show takes flight next week
The seventh edition of the Marrakech Air Show (MAS) takes place next week, when 200 exhibitors and 50 official delegations are expected to descend...
Moroccan HIMARS contract moving forward
Morocco’s 2023 acquisition of HIMARS launchers and ATACMS missiles is moving forward, with Lockheed Martin contracted to manufacture the systems for the North African...
Morocco to acquire Israeli spy satellites
Morocco is acquiring two spy satellites from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in a deal apparently worth $1 billion.
IAI on 10 July announced a $1...
Morocco acquiring Javelin anti-tank missiles
Morocco is boosting its anti-tank missile capability with the acquisition of more than 600 Javelins, which are being acquired at a cost of $260...
Morocco receives more Metal Shark boats
Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie has taken delivery of four Fearless Super Interceptor boats manufactured by Metal Shark.
Metal Shark said the latest delivery of four brings...
African air forces grappling with aircraft maintenance
The South African Air Force is one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its fighter jet fleet is among the most advanced overall on...
Boeing begins Moroccan Apache production ahead of 2024 deliveries
Boeing has started manufacturing the first of 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Morocco at its Mesa, Arizona, facility, ahead of deliveries to the North...
Morocco fishing for Piranha?
A high-ranking Swiss delegation visited Morocco earlier this month. Its members, led by Guy Parmelin, the equivalent of the Swiss Minister of the Economy,...
Moroccan H135M deliveries begin
The Royal Moroccan Air Force has taken delivery of the first of its two H135M helicopters ordered from Airbus Helicopters, marking the beginning of...
Is Morocco Israel’s next defence Eldorado?
On 17 July, Israel officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. This recognition is another sign of the growing ties between the...
Pratt & Whitney to build engine factory in Morocco
Pratt & Whitney will launch an affiliate, Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM), in Casablanca, to manufacture detailed static and structural machined parts for various...
Morocco and Brazil forge closer defence ties
In February, the Foreign Relations and National Defence Committee of Brazil's Senate approved a draft decree for a defence cooperation agreement with Morocco, aimed...
Morocco seeking HIMARS and JSOW weapons from the United States
The United States has approved two foreign military sales to Morocco, for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW)...
Morocco supports Ukraine with tank sale
Morocco will become the first African nation to offer military support to Ukraine with the sale of T-72 tanks.
Under the deal, the United States...
Western Sahara: the six-decade struggle to liberate Africa’s last colony
Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean...
Moroccan F-16s getting smart bomb release system to expand firepower
Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 fighters will be able to double the amount of smart weapons they can carry thanks to new L3Harris smart...
Morocco secures $92 million loan for Spanish OPV
Morocco has secured a $92 million loan with Spanish multinational financial services provider Santander Group to fund the purchase of an offshore patrol vessel...
Morocco receiving BlueBird UAVs
Israel’s BlueBird Aero is supplying over 100 WanderB and ThunderB unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Moroccan Army
The company confirmed the selection of its...
Morocco acquiring ground command and control equipment from the US
The United States has approved a possible $141 million sale of MIDS-JTRS ground command and control equipment to Morocco.
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency...
ISS: Migrants at the mercy of Morocco’s iron fist
On 24 June, around 2 000 sub-Saharan African migrants, who had gathered the night before in north-eastern Morocco, set off at dawn to cross...
Moroccan military orders H135 helicopters
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces have ordered a fleet of H135 helicopters from Airbus for military training.
Airbus Helicopters made the announcement on the opening...
US, Moroccan Special Forces team up for inaugural cyber training
US Army Soldiers with the 3rd Special Forces Group Tactical Information Support Centre, Expeditionary Cyber Team 2, and Royal Moroccan Special Operations Forces have...
Morocco receives VL MICA missiles, Sherpa vehicles from France
Morocco’s armed forces are taking delivery of Sherpa armoured vehicles and VL MICA air defence systems from France following contracts signed some two years...
New military aircraft maintenance facility being established in Morocco
Sabca and Sabena Aerospace, part of Belgium’s Blueberry Group, together with Lockheed Martin, are establishing a military aircraft maintenance facility in Morocco.
The Blueberry Group...
Morocco gets Metal Shark boats from the United States
The Royal Moroccan Navy has taken delivery of two Metal Shark boats from the United States.
The boats were handed over on 24 March during...
IAI, Morocco sign aeronautical Memorandum of Understanding
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering the aeronautical sector as part of the implementation of the...
Morocco’s gendarmerie acquires TX-10 boats
Morocco’s gendarmerie has acquired TX-10.0 boats from European shipyard Vanguard Marine.
On 15 February, the company said it had manufactured five custom TX-10.0 boats for...
Morocco getting Barak air defence systems from Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been contracted by Morocco to supply its Barak MX air defence systems in a deal worth over $500 million.
This...
Israel signs defence pact with Morocco, as cooperation with new Arab...
Israel signed a defence pact with Morocco on Wednesday, its latest public display of readiness to advance national security interests in tandem with Arab...
Moroccan Air Force receives Ground Master radar
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has received a Ground Master 400 radar from Thales in the company’s 100th delivery of the system.
Thales said...
Fugitive Moroccans from diverted Spanish plane ‘fled to Barcelona’
At least two of the 12 Moroccan passengers hunted by police following an emergency landing on the Spanish island of Mallorca escaped by ferry...
Moroccan king ignores Algeria accusation in speech
Morocco's King Mohammed gave a speech about Western Sahara on Saturday but made no mention of an Algerian accusation that Morocco targeted Algerian civilians...
Algeria says Moroccan bombardment killed three Algerians on Western Sahara border
Algeria said on Wednesday that Moroccan bombardment had killed three of its citizens in the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of...
Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco – sources
Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according...
Morocco receives first Bayraktar UAV
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) have apparently received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on order from Turkey.
Photos circulating online in...
ISS: Algeria-Morocco rift another blow to Africa’s free trade aspirations
The AU and AfCFTA secretariat should facilitate talks on economic cooperation between the two North African countries.
Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Ramtane Lamamra’s announcement on...
Algerian official warns of further measures against Morocco
Algeria may escalate its dispute with Morocco and take more steps after having cut off relations and closed airspace, a senior Algerian diplomat said...
Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan aviation as dispute deepens
Algeria's supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country's airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less...
Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco
Algeria cut diplomatic relations with Morocco on Tuesday, citing what it called hostile actions by its most populous neighbour with which it has had...
Morocco wants strong ties with Spain after diplomatic rift – king...
Morocco is keen to strengthen ties with Spain after a rift between the two countries this spring, Moroccan King Mohammed said on Friday, though...
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
Algeria on Wednesday blamed devastating wildfires this month on two groups it recently designated as terrorist organisations, adding that one of them was backed...
Spain starts returning Moroccan minors after Ceuta migration crisis
Spain on Friday started sending hundreds of Moroccan youths, who in May crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta, back to Morocco after...
Rights activists urge Morocco not to extradite Uyghur man to China
Moroccan human rights activists on Tuesday urged Rabat not to extradite a Uyghur man to China, citing fears he might face arbitrary detention or...
