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  • Morocco Bolsters Air Defense with Lockheed Martin F-16s and Patriot Systems
    16 April, by Prince

    American manufacturer Lockheed Martin has announced the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Morocco, as well as Patriots and other long-range air defense systems.
    Lockheed Martin made this announcement during a visit to Morocco, at the initiative of the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE), reports Atalayar. On this occasion, Joseph Rank, Executive Director of Lockheed Martin for Africa and Saudi Arabia, signed the agreement for the supply of Patriot long-range air (…)

  • Morocco to Receive Upgraded Canadair Firefighting Aircraft with Modern Cockpit
    12 February 2023, by Sylvanus

    Morocco should soon receive the first Canadair aircraft equipped with a new cockpit from the Canadian aeronautical maintenance company, Cascade Aerospace.
    In a post on its Facebook page, the Far-Maroc forum reports that the Canadian company Cascade Aerospace is about to deliver to the Moroccan Air Force the first aircraft equipped with a new cockpit, similar to that of the CL-415. The same source specifies that after handing over the plane to DHC de Havilland, the latter will undergo the (…)

  • Morocco’s Air Force to Receive First Upgraded Bombardier CL-415 Firefighting Aircraft
    19 February 2023, by Prince

    The Moroccan Air Force is about to receive its first firefighting aircraft, the Bombardier CL-415, modernized by the Canadian company Cascade Aerospace.
    The process of modernizing the Bombardier (now De Havilland Canada - DHC) CL-415 amphibious multi-engine aircraft of the Moroccan Air Force is well underway. The Canadian company Cascade Aerospace, based in Abbotsford (British Columbia), specialized in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), is about to deliver to Morocco its (…)

  • Morocco Bolsters Air Force with Advanced Turkish Combat Drones
    19 February, by Sylvanus

    In Morocco, the Royal Air Force (RAF) continues to modernize its drone fleet for greater effectiveness and efficiency in intelligence, surveillance and combat missions.
    Recently, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has received the first units of the Akıncı heavy combat drones, as part of an ambitious program to modernize the strategic capabilities of the Moroccan army. This acquisition is part of the signing of a military cooperation agreement between Morocco and Turkey in 2023. The model (…)

  • Former Moroccan Military Pilot Accused of Betrayal After 25 Years in Polisario Captivity
    16 August 2019, by Kamal

    The behavior of a former pilot of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), who spent 25 years in the Polisario prisons, is more akin to betrayal. He is said to be showing ingratitude towards an institution that continues to support him, by making contact with hostile organizations.
    According to Le360, citing a source within the army, Ali Athmane "continues to exploit the demands of former detainees of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), in the Algerian and Polisario prisons, for mercantile and malicious (…)

  • Royal Air Maroc Shifts Pilot Training to Moroccan Military School Amid Layoffs
    4 October 2020, by Bladi.net

    Royal Air Maroc has sent 16 new airline student pilots for training at the Royal Air Force (ERA) School in Marrakech. This decision comes a few days after the dismissal for economic reasons of a large majority of its pilots.
    While it was sending its pilots for training at the National School of Aviation in Toulouse, Royal Air Maroc has now decided to entrust them to the ERA, the training school of the Royal Air Force (FRA), following the new decree, which came into effect in early July. (…)

  • Morocco-Spain Flight Confusion Sparks Debate Over Migrant Repatriation
    24 January 2021, by Prince

    Several flight plans from Casablanca to Gran Canaria and Laâyoune would have been carried out by a military aircraft. According to official sources, it would rather be a regular Royal Air Maroc aircraft. The error would be in the attribution of the flight registrations.
    The military aircraft C-130H-LM Hercules of the Royal Moroccan Air Force took off from Casablanca, entered Spanish airspace and flew over the Canary Islands until landing at Gran Canaria airport on several occasions, as (…)

  • Morocco to Expand Benguerir Air Base, Boosting Royal Air Force Capabilities
    17 April 2021, by Sylvanus

    Morocco wants to undertake renovation work on the Benguerir air base, known as the sixth air base of the Royal Air Force (6th BAFRA). This will increase the capacity of this forward deployment base.
    Major renovation work will be carried out on this air base that served as an advanced deployment base for the American Strategic Air Command, hosting Boeing B-47 bombers and Boeing KC-97 tankers, reports Maghreb Intelligence. On the program for this operation, the expansion of the areas (…)

  • Controversy Reignites Over Alleged Moroccan Military Flights to Canary Islands
    2 February 2021, by Prince

    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 information collected on the Flightradar24 page, an air information page, is widely relayed on Facebook and Twitter. According to this site, "several flight plans executed by a C-130H-LM Hercules aircraft of the Moroccan Air Force have been recorded on December 23, 2020 and January 20, from Casablanca to Gran (…)

  • Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Sends 90 Tons of Food Aid to Lebanon Amid Crisis
    17 April 2021, by Jonas

    Responding to an alert launched by Lebanon, King Mohammed VI has personally donated several tons of food to the benefit of the armed forces and the Lebanese people.
    Some 22 tons of food supplies transported by two military aircraft were received on Saturday morning at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut by the representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, according to a statement from the Lebanese army. This first delivery will be supplemented by (…)