Officially Patriot, HIMARS and reconnaissance planes on the Moroccan armament list

[The SC]

The Moroccan defense budget is expected to grow to $3.9 billion by 2022. Primary sources for the Moroccan military are the United States, France, and Spain. Morocco's military expenditures totaled about $48 billion between 2005 and 2015. Over the last decade, Morocco has strengthened its navy and equipped its army with sophisticated vehicles. In addition, Morocco purchased this year 25 new F-16 aircraft while launching an overhaul for its current fleet for a total budget of $4.8 billion, as well as requested 24 new Apache attack helicopters at $1.5 Billion.

Other significant purchases include 162 new M1A1 tanks at $.75B, 300 TOW missile launchers with 1800 missiles at $180 Million, and significant interest in purchasing High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), PATRIOT Air Defense systems, and G550 reconnaisance aircraft. Morocco is the largest U.S. weapons buyer in Africa.

https://www.export.gov/apex/article...RFh4Fj8XJ0AOvPIjqLfNnJ_69w7dPJakTX8T8CGrSW7FQ

 

[Alithemoor1]

24 new Apache E-Guradian attack helicopters at $1.5 Billion, that is a sweet deal.



So, far:

• close to 400 Abrams M1A1 / M1A2 Tanks
• 48 F-16 block 70/72
• 24 Apache E-Guardians
• 2 Optical surveillance satellites (The most advanced in Africa)