Morocco is supplied with weapons from European and American countries. After France, the United States, etc., the kingdom bought more than 61 million euros worth of weapons from Germany in 2019.
Morocco has just strengthened its air defense system with the acquisition of long-range Chinese missiles and Apache helicopters (USA). It could also sign contracts for the transfer of the Ksar Sghir base, in the north of the country, with the Americans, in order to dominate the Strait.
The announced presence of a US Navy base in northern Morocco is not to the liking of Algeria, which sees it as a way to weaken its navy.
Initially considered rumors, the fears of the Spanish authorities that the US naval base in Rota would be moved to Morocco are being confirmed. In a letter to the European Commission, a Member of the European Parliament has pleaded for the US military not to move to Morocco.
The United States is about to move its naval base in Rota to Morocco. A decision that worries the Spanish authorities.
By 2024, Morocco will have the Apache AH-64E Guardian helicopter, one of the most powerful in the world. Spain sees this acquisition by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in a bad light, as it would reshape the military balance of power between the two countries.
A contract for the purchase of 24 AH-64 Apache helicopters has been concluded between the American manufacturer Boeing and Morocco. The terms of this agreement are known.
On April 28, Morocco and BNP Paribas bank signed an agreement concerning a loan to finance the purchase of military equipment manufactured by MBDA France.
A judicial investigation has been opened under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office against a Moroccan, honorary consul of a foreign country, for the possession of a batch of firearms (three pistols and parts of a hunting rifle).
Two samples of Moroccan non-woven fabric masks have been certified, without any reservations, by the French army after authorization from Imanor, CTTH, and other national bodies.
The Algerian army organized, on Tuesday, a live-ammunition exercise near Tindouf, not far from the Moroccan defense wall. A simple military exercise or pure provocation?
Morocco’s purchase of missiles worries Spain. European deputy, José Ramón Bauzá, asked the US Congress on Friday to stop the sale of missiles to the kingdom.