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UAE, Morocco Discuss Boosting Military Cooperation
2022-10-23 Read More...
Cooperation between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates in the field of defense, exchange of experience and the setting up of joint defense industry projects was discussed at meetings in Rabat

Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces Meets Senior Officials in Morocco
2021-04-01 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with Abdellatif Lodi, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in Charge of the National Defense Administration, in the Moroccan

Navantia to Build OPV for Royal Moroccan Navy
2021-01-11 Read More...
Navantia has won a contract with the Royal Navy of Morocco for the design and construction of an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). The project will create some 250 direct jobs over the next three and a half years in the Bay of Cádiz, where another

US-Morocco Sign 10-Year Military Cooperation Agreement
2020-10-06 Read More...
The United States and Morocco on Friday signed an accord that aims to strengthen military cooperation and the North African kingdom’s military readiness over the next decade, The Associated Press (AP)

Morocco, UAE to Gain LONGBOW Fire Control Radar for AH-64E Apache Helicopters
2020-09-07 Read More...
The U.S. Army recently awarded LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, four Foreign Military Sales contracts to provide the AH-64E Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control

GE Aviation to Supply 48 T700 Engines to Morocco’s AH-64E Apache Fleet
2020-08-03 Read More...
GE Aviation’s T700 turboshaft engine has been chosen by the Kingdom of Morocco to power its new Defense fleet of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack

Morocco Orders 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters
2020-06-29 Read More...
Morocco is the 17th country to acquire the Boeing AH-64 Apache through a contract for 24 of the helicopters that was recently

Morocco Requests 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missiles
2020-04-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of ten (10) AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Air Launched missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $62

Morocco Requests 25 HERCULES Vehicles
2020-03-05 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or

Morocco Declines Egypt’s Bid of ‘Unified African Force’
2020-02-13 Read More...
A vision within which African forces operate together is preferable than forming a unified African military Force, Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, said, about a recent proposal by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Middle

Morocco Requests 36 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters
2019-11-25 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of thirty-six (36) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.25

Morocco Orders TOW 2A, Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71-4B-RF)
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of various TOW-2A missiles for an estimated cost of $776

Morocco Requests Additional F-16 Ammunition
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of additional F-16 ammunition for an estimated cost of $209

Morocco Requests Continuation of F-16 Sustainment Support
2019-07-01 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of continuation of sustainment support to its current F-16 fleet for an estimated cost of $250.4

Morocco to Upgrade 23 F 16 Aircraft to F 16V Configuration
2019-03-27 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco to upgrade its existing twenty-three F‑16 aircraft to the F‑16V configuration and related equipment for an estimated cost of $985.2

Safran Names Jamal Lemridi General Delegate in Morocco
2019-03-15 Read More...
Jamal Lemridi was named Safran General Delegate in Morocco on February 1, replacing Hamid Benbrahim El

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