The arms race continues between Algiers and Rabat. Faced with Algeria, which has recently decided to double its military budget , Morocco plans to increase its defense and armament spending by 3.6% in 2023.
The members of the Popular Party (PP) sitting on the Cádiz city council will present a proposal on Friday during a plenary session to call on the government to accelerate the start of construction of the patrol boat ordered by Morocco at Navantia in 2021.
On an official visit to Morocco from October 18 to 19, the Chief of Staff of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Major General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, met with several senior Moroccan army officials, including the Delegate Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration (NDA), Abdellatif Loudiyi.
In order to modernize its air fleet, Morocco is said to have received an initial batch of BELL 412 EPI helicopters ordered from the American manufacturer "Bell Textron".
The Moroccan government has just signed a loan agreement for an amount of 95 million euros with the Spanish bank Santander to finance the construction of a patrol vessel by the Spanish company Navantia.
Morocco is preparing to manufacture combat drones, as part of a military agreement with Israel.
The environmental group Verdemar denounced on Wednesday the arrival at the naval base of Peñón in the Campo de Gibraltar, near Morocco, of an American nuclear submarine (USS Florida).
Morocco has strengthened its army in equipment by acquiring the Wing Loong 2 drones, purchased from China . A first batch of these devices has recently been received by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
Israel has agreed to sell Spyder, an advanced air defense system, to the United Arab Emirates. Morocco could be the next customer.
"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.