Tag: Royal Moroccan Navy
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 starts maritime patrols with newly delivered King Air 350ER aircraft
The Royal Moroccan Navy has begun using two King Air 350ER aircraft for maritime surveillance after they were configured for the role by Leonardo.
The...
Moroccan Navy getting King Air 350s
The Royal Moroccan Navy is taking delivery of two King Air 350ER aircraft configured for maritime surveillance.
The aircraft were manufactured in the United States...
Moroccan Navy receives new hydrographic survey vessel
The Royal Moroccan Navy has taken delivery of a new hydrographic survey vessel from France's Piriou.
The BHO2M vessel was delivered on 26...
USS Ross conducts live-fire exercises with the Royal Moroccan Navy
The United States Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) has taken part in the live-fire exercise African Sea Lion...
France’s Piriou completes refit of Moroccan patrol vessel
French shipyard Piriou has completed the refit of the Royal Moroccan Navy's patrol vessel Rais Bargach, after more than a year of...
Moroccan Navy receives tank landing craft from France
The Royal Moroccan Navy has received a 50 metre long Landing Craft Tank (LCT) from French shipyard Piriou after ordering it last...
Royal Moroccan Navy receives tug from Damen; five interceptors on order
The Royal Moroccan Navy has taken delivery of a 22 metre Stan Tug 2208 from Dutch shipbuilder Damen, becoming the first tug...
Moroccan Navy takes delivery of water barge
The Royal Moroccan Navy has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Pontoon 3011 Water Barge which will be used to supply fresh...
Royal Moroccan Navy orders water barge from Damen for drought relief
The Royal Moroccan Navy, in response to the severe drought that is currently affecting the country, recently awarded Damen Shipyards Group a...
Moroccan Navy orders 50 metre landing craft
The Royal Moroccan Navy has ordered a single 50 metre landing craft from French shipyard Piriou, which will deliver the vessel in...
New African military profile: Morocco
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces outclass most militaries in Africa but are hampered by corruption, strict control by King Mohammed VI and...
Moroccan frigate returns to Damen for first scheduled docking
The Royal Moroccan Navy's frigate Tarik Ben Ziyad has returned to the Damen Shipyards Group for its first routine dry-docking after three...
USS Elrod conducts passing exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy corvette Allal...
The US Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) and the Royal Moroccan Navy Sigma-class corvette Allal Ben Abellah...
Moroccan Navy receives FREMM frigate
The Royal Moroccan Navy has received its FREMM multirole frigate from DCNS, the first to be acquired by an international customer.
The Mohammed...
Morocco to receive final SIGMA frigate next month
Morocco's third and final SIGMA class frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah, will be delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy on September 8.
Allal Ben...
Morocco’s second SIGMA class frigate begins sea acceptance trials
The Royal Moroccan Navy's second SIGMA class frigate has begun sea acceptance trials in the North Sea ahead of delivery in February...
DCNS launches Morocco’s FREMM frigate
French shipbuilder DCNS has launched Morocco's first and only FREMM frigate, just days after Morocco's first SIGMA class frigate was handed over...
First SIGMA class frigate transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy
The SIGMA class frigate Tarik ben Ziyad was yesterday transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy after completing sea trials and outfitting.
The...
