Following an invitation from the United States, the Royal Moroccan Navy will participate, for the first time ever, in Sea Breeze, one of the largest maritime military exercises. This military exercise will take place from June 28 to July 10 in the Black Sea.
Morocco could turn to the French Naval Group for the acquisition of a submarine, the only missing equipment in the arsenal of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). A few months ago, information had indicated a Moroccan preference for a Russian Amur-class submarine.
The ship of the Royal Moroccan Navy "Raïs Al Mounastiri" and the Spanish Navy ship "Meteor" carried out a joint naval patrol exercise in the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday, February 17.
During an exercise at sea on January 20, trainee commando sailors of the Royal Navy were swept away by strong sea currents. The incident took place off Ksar Sghir, said a military source on Friday.
The Moroccan frigate Allah Ben Abdellah is participating in a joint exercise called "Atlas Handshake" with the USS Porter destroyer off the Moroccan coast. These two navies are preparing for future missions.
The partnership between the US Marine Corps and the Moroccan Royal Navy is very positive. But new prospects are to be considered for more results.
A Royal Navy Coast Guard on patrol thwarted, on Thursday, November 5, a drug trafficking operation. This followed a high-speed chase at sea of a fast cormorant.
In October 2013, members of the Moroccan Royal Navy had opened fire on two Spanish nationals who refused to respond to summons. 7 years later, an arrest warrant has been issued by a Spanish court against the 3 Moroccan officers.
A significant quantity of cannabis resin was seized and two traffickers arrested by a Royal Navy coast guard off Ksar-sghir, a military source reports.
The Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed V trained alongside the USS Hershel ’Woody’ Williams off the Atlantic coast of Morocco on September 15.
An operation carried out in the Mediterranean allowed Royal Moroccan Navy coast guards to intercept a sailboat, two jet skis and a go-fast, used in drug trafficking.
A Royal Navy coast guard on a maritime patrol mission intercepted, on Saturday, 35 bales of cannabis resin exceeding 1,200 kilograms off Tangier. Subsequently, three individuals were arrested.