Morocco to buy 10 Airbus multi-purpose H225M helos
The European firm said the H225Ms will replace Rabat's aging Puma helicopters.
Morocco exempts defense firms from taxes, eyeing national and international investments
“Morocco seeks to boost its industry in several industrial parks while diversifying potential clients that had been steered away before because of taxation. Morocco seeks greater knowledge transfer and advanced weapons testing and production," one expert said.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Drones, jammers and big balloons: In Morocco, Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force tests EW tech
“The Moroccans are fully integrated” in the exercise, said Lt. Col. Aaron Ritzema, helping hunt simulated “enemy” transmitters with high-altitude balloons and four different types of drones.
Why Morocco is investing heavily in long-range fires
The US State Department recently approved roughly $750 million dollars in arms sales to Morocco, including HIMARS launchers, ATACMS missile systems and Joint Stand Off Weapons.
In North Africa, a fighter jet arms race, with Russia and the US on either side
Algeria and Morocco are eyeing advanced air fighter fleets - and each other.
Morocco moves to become maintenance hub for F-16s, C-130s
A new maintenance facility could begin doing work on regional C-130 fleets before the end of the year.
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From Jordan to Japan: US invites 14 non-NATO nations to Ukraine defense summit
Over 40 nations were invited to attend, according to a list reviewed by Breaking Defense. For some, like Finland and Sweden, Ukraine's fate is intertwined with their own, but for others from Africa, the US could be sending a signal all the way to Beijing.
Iran fears push Israel, Arab nations to once-‘unthinkable’ security partnerships
One such arrangement would include real-time intel sharing about Iranian drones, a source told Breaking Defense.
F-35 Sales To UAE: What Will Being A Major Security Partner Mean
U.S.-UAE relations witnessed big leaps under Trump. Will ties remain as strong under Biden and see F-35 deal executed?
Marines Peg ‘Bad Flying’ As Cause of April V-22 Crash in Morocco
An April 11 MV-22B Osprey crash in Morocco occurred because the pilot committed a fundamental flying error which investigators have found was rendered irreversible by a tailwind neither he nor a second pilot in the cockpit noticed, Breaking Defense has confirmed. The Defense Department announced June 29 that the Marine Corps had ruled out any […]
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V-22 Osprey Crashed After Dropping Troops At LZ; Mechanical Failure Unlikely
WASHINGTON: The V-22 Osprey that crashed during a military exercise in southern Morocco, killing two Marine crew chiefs, had just dropped troops off in a landing zone on a clear day and was flying away when the accident occurred, military sources tell Breaking Defense. Those circumstances might seem to suggest that the tiltrotor troop transport […]