The Moroccan multi-mission stealth frigate Mohammed VI FREMM class is undergoing technical shutdown. The flagship of the Royal Navy is admitted to the Naval Group (former DCN) shipyards for its operational maintenance, in accordance with the contract between the Kingdom and Naval Group.
The 24 Apache AH-64E helicopters that Morocco has ordered from Boeing will be equipped with Longbow FCR fire control radars.
The demonstrations of the Algerian army near the border with Morocco continue. These follow the announcement by the Kingdom of building a military base near Jerada on the border between Algeria and the Kingdom.
Morocco’s purchase of several F-16 multirole combat aircraft has just been approved by the Pentagon. Lockheed Martin is the supplier.
Turboprops have recently been acquired by Morocco to equip the 24 Apache (AH-64E) helicopters. The T700 from General Electric will be able to propel the attack helicopter models produced by the American aerospace giant Boeing.
Commenting on the diplomatic rift between Algeria and Morocco over military bases, international expert on security and terrorism issues, Mohamed Benhammou, president of the Moroccan Center for Strategic Studies, says that "the Algerian regime is waging a hidden war targeting Moroccan interests".
The draft law relating to defense and security materials and equipment, weapons and ammunition was adopted on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, by the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Borders Committee of the House of Representatives, after having been endorsed on Monday, July 6 in a council of ministers chaired by King Mohammed VI.
Three draft laws related to the army and a draft decree on military affairs were validated in a council of ministers by King Mohammed VI.
The US embassy in Morocco has stated in a press release that the United States does not intend to transfer its troops and equipment from the naval base in Rota, southern Spain, to the Moroccan base in Ksar Sghir.
Morocco is supplied with weapons from European and American countries. After France, the United States, etc., the kingdom bought more than 61 million euros worth of weapons from Germany in 2019.
Morocco has just strengthened its air defense system with the acquisition of long-range Chinese missiles and Apache helicopters (USA). It could also sign contracts for the transfer of the Ksar Sghir base, in the north of the country, with the Americans, in order to dominate the Strait.
The announced presence of a US Navy base in northern Morocco is not to the liking of Algeria, which sees it as a way to weaken its navy.