Morocco recently acquired the Patriot air defense system from the United States, the US Agency for International Trade said in a recent memo on the Moroccan aerospace sector. It is the medium-range surface-to-air missile defense system against all air threats.
According to the same source, the acquisition of this American system aims to significantly improve the anti-missile defense capability of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
In 2020, the kingdom, the largest buyer of American arms in Africa, acquired from the United States 25 new F-16 planes, for a total budget of $ 2.8 billion, as well as 24 new attack helicopters. Apache for $ 1.6 billion. So he bought several G550 reconnaissance planes from the United States.
In all, sales of Moroccan military equipment in 2020 increased by more than 100%, from $ 4.01 billion to $ 8.5 billion, says the US Agency for International Trade. In addition, several other acquisitions currently under negotiation could bring this amount well beyond 10 billion dollars in the coming years.
In addition to the United States, Morocco is also equipping itself with armaments from France and Spain.
