"Morocco is one of the United States’ strongest partners in the fight against terrorism." This is what Major General Andrew Rowling, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, declared.
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.
Sentenced to 3 years of suspended imprisonment for illegal arms sales to Morocco and other African countries, a former member of the naval commando unit benefited from a reduced sentence before the Caen Court of Appeal.
Canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the African Lion military exercise will take place this year in June in three countries, including Morocco, with some new features. The U.S. Army is considering consolidating the European Army and the African Army into a single four-star command.
The Algerian Ministry of National Defense has issued a formal denial of reports that the People’s National Army (ANP) is preparing to send troops to participate in military missions outside Algerian borders. It accuses Morocco of being behind this disinformation campaign.
Abu Dhabi is hosting the 15th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2021) and the 6th edition of the Naval Defense Exhibition (Navdex 2021) from February 20 to 25. A high-level delegation from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of National Defense is participating in these two events.
Morocco took part on February 15 and 16 in the N’Djamena summit which brought together the G5 Sahel countries and France, despite the many steps taken by Algeria to exclude it from the Sahelo-Saharan file. During this meeting, Saâdeddine El Othmani stressed that Morocco has never been a mere observer of the security developments shaking the region for many years.
Israel could deliver a major order of the latest generation of drones to Morocco . These are the latest generation Bluebird Aero Systems drones ordered from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) thanks to a major UAV agreement with the Kingdom.
The Royal Armored School (ERB) of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Meknes organized a series of training sessions on TOW2A anti-tank missiles for the benefit of Moroccan military personnel. These trainings are part of the Moroccan-American military cooperation.
The US naval base in Rota, Spain will not be transferred to Morocco . This is the result of the telephone conversation that Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, had with Emma Aparici, diplomatic advisor to the Spanish Prime Minister.
The controversy over alleged Moroccan military flights that would have flown over Spanish airspace to land in the Canary Islands has resurfaced in recent days on social media.
The Moroccan and American armies are busy organizing in June, African Lion, the largest military maneuvers in Africa. The 2020 edition had not taken place due to the health crisis.