Morocco Bolsters Air Force with $212 Million US Fighter Jet Engine Deal

The order concerns the purchase of F100-PW-229 installation engines, manufactured by the company Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon, indicates the US Department of Defense. It is part of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth (212.05 million dollars). The delivery of the engines should take place on June 30, 2025.

To strengthen its armament, Morocco had requested the acquisition of 25 F-16C/D Block 72 jets, built by Lockheed Martin, and 29 Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines and other related equipment from the United States as part of a transaction approved in 2019. The amount of this transaction could reach 3.9 billion dollars.