Morocco and the United States are preparing a vast military training center in Tan-Tan, dedicated to drones and defense technologies. Its location on the Atlantic coast, facing the Canary Islands, is beginning to raise concerns in the Spanish press.
Morocco has operated its high-speed train since 2018, while California is still waiting for its own. An American column contrasts Al Boraq’s results with the delays and staggering costs of the Californian rail project.
Morocco is among the foreign beneficiaries of a $332.6 million American contract designed to maintain the helmet-mounted targeting systems used by F-16 pilots. Services are scheduled to continue until July 2032.
Moroccan singer Douzi revealed that his passage through Iraq resulted in additional checks during his travels to the United States. He assures that this problem with American authorities is now definitively resolved.
A bill examined by the US Senate asks the Pentagon to study the creation of new security sites in Morocco. These installations would serve to strengthen joint preparation and the capacity to respond to regional crises.
The U.S. military budget proposal for 2027 asks the Pentagon to assess its dependence on foreign phosphate. Morocco is explicitly cited among major suppliers whose weight and geopolitical risk must be measured.
Donald Trump has barely suspended the duties imposed on certain Moroccan phosphate fertilizers when his own Commerce Department is already recommending that they be maintained over the long term. OCP has an eight-month window to return to the US market, without any guarantee that it will be able to remain there.
The United States is considering imposing a 12.5 % surcharge on a large share of products imported from Morocco. The measure has not yet been adopted, but it could significantly reduce the advantage offered to Moroccan companies by the free-trade agreement between the two countries.
Morocco will receive American equipment capable of detecting hostile radars and alerting crews in case of threat. This first delivery is part of a vast electronic warfare program conducted by the US Navy with Northrop Grumman.
The United States is preparing the supply to Morocco of 230 plate carrier vests designed for maritime operations. The equipment should allow soldiers to maintain their mobility in water while offering ballistic protection suited to high-risk interventions.
Long dominant in the European market, Moroccan cannabis faces competition from North America. New international circuits, local European production, and the rise of high-THC cannabis are gradually reducing the share of Moroccan resin.
The war in Ukraine and the arms race in Europe have reshaped the map of American defense industry clients. Morocco has lost five places in five years , though this relative decline does not mean a decrease in its military purchases.