"Maroc Mantlet 2022" is the name of the joint military exercise organized at the Rescue and Rescue Unit of the Military Engineering and the 3rd Air Base of the Royal Air Force in Kenitra, by Morocco and the United States. Started on September 12, this set of theoretical and practical training on disaster management ended this Friday, September 23.
The government is making the control of firearms a priority. In this regard, it has adopted a bill to address current challenges and social and technological changes. This project is already on the table of Parliament.
Morocco is working to set up an ecosystem of industries dedicated to the maintenance of military aircraft. A project that is part of the implementation of the Industrial Acceleration Plan.
Morocco is showing less interest in "made in France" weapons. It remains France’s top customer in the Maghreb, however.
Morocco wants to acquire the electronic warfare system "Alinet" from the Israeli international company Elbit. It will allow the collection of radar signal intelligence and the determination of the frequencies of air defense systems.
Since the normalization of their relations in December 2020, Morocco and Israel have been working to strengthen their military cooperation, much to the chagrin of Algeria, which fears for its security.
Morocco has acquired 150 WanderB and ThunderB drones, manufactured by the Israeli company BlueBird (50% owned by Israel Aerospace Industries - IAI) and plans to buy as many more Israeli UAS drones, some of which will be produced locally.
The US Congress places Algeria on the list of "regimes qualified as enemies of America" because of its proximity to Russia, from whom it acquires weapons. Morocco, on the other hand, receives congratulations for the "transformative" progress made and the trilateral agreement to restore relations with Israel.
Moroccan military personnel participating in the International Conference on Innovation and Defense organized in Israel were briefed on the new technological capabilities of the Israeli army.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) gave a warm welcome to Lieutenant General El Farouk Belkhir, Chief of Staff of the Moroccan Army, who came to participate in the International Conference on Innovation.
Faithful to the American Abrams tank, Morocco is about to receive new state-of-the-art American tanks (Abrams 2). Military equipment that will allow it to cope with regional instability.
Spain recently ordered 20 units of the Eurofighter air defense system, intended for the protection of the Canary Islands. But according to the latest news, the Spanish authorities would have given up deploying these devices on the archipelago for fear of "irritating" Morocco.