Chars Abrams, F-16 : Morocco also relies on American facilities to maintain its arsenal
Abrams tanks are not the only Moroccan military equipment concerned by maintenance operations in the United States. A Pentagon contract shows that Morocco is also participating in an American program to refurbish the modules of the F100 engines powering its F-16s.
The contract was awarded to Pratt & Whitney on March 17, 2026, by the U.S. Department of Defense. With an estimated maximum value of 470 million dollars, it concerns several foreign customers, including Morocco.
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The work is to be carried out in Georgia. The initial period runs until March 16, 2029, with extension options. The program falls under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system.
The 470 million dollars do not, however, correspond to Morocco alone. Thirteen countries are concerned: Morocco, Chile, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan and Jordan. Washington specifies neither the number of Moroccan modules concerned nor the financial share attributable to Rabat.
Morocco’s F-16s use engines from Pratt & Whitney’s F100 family. The first fleet delivered to the kingdom was notably equipped with the F100-PW-229.
The Abrams are also maintained in the United States
This contract takes on particular significance since the publication, on August 10, 2026, of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) devoted to U.S. capabilities for maintaining Abrams tanks.
The document shows that the Anniston military depot, in Alabama, carried out work between 2021 and 2025 on Abrams tanks intended for several foreign customers, including Morocco. The GAO does not specify the exact date on which the Moroccan tanks were taken in charge.
The two documents therefore do not describe the same operation. For the Abrams, the report published in August concerns work carried out between 2021 and 2025. For the F-16s, the contract to refurbish the engine modules was awarded on March 17, 2026.
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In the case of Moroccan aircraft, this does not necessarily involve sending complete engines to the United States: the contract specifically concerns their modules. But with the Abrams, the contract confirms that part of maintaining two of the Royal Armed Forces’ major pieces of equipment in operational condition continues to rely on American industrial capabilities.
