Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

[Ibn Batouta]

 

[Ibn Batouta]

 

[Ibn Batouta]

Flintlock 2K20

 

[Philip the Arab]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236030376809766918

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236011009917308929

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[Yankee-stani]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236030376809766918

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236011009917308929

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Philip you back

 

[Philip the Arab]

Philip you back

Nah, just wanted to post an update. I have sadly lost interest in defense matters compared to my past. I am still interested in Arab countries being able to counter their infidel neighbors

https://twitter.com/x/status/1234138201385848839

Nice little graphic showing planned layered systems in the Morrocan armed forces.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1231285975529279490

 

[Yankee-stani]

Nah, just wanted to post an update. I have sadly lost interest in defense matters compared to my past. I am still interested in Arab countries being able to counter their infidel neighbors

https://twitter.com/x/status/1234138201385848839

Nice little graphic showing planned layered systems in the Morrocan armed forces.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1231285975529279490

I did enjoy your posts you should stay but be sort of dormant

 

[Ibn Batouta]

Southern Units deployed in the Sahara on the defensive wall.

25 M88A2 ARV Hercules

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or M88A1 long supply HERCULES refurbished vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $239.35 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Morocco has requested to buy twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or M88A1 long supply HERCULES refurbished vehicles; and twenty-five (25) M2 .50 caliber machine guns. Also included are twenty five (25) export Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); twenty five (25) AN/PSN-13A Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR) with Selective-Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); thirty (30) AN/VAS-5B Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE) kits; twenty five (25) M239 or M250 smoke grenade launchers; one thousand eight hundred (1,800) M76 (G826) or L8A1/L8A3 (G815) smoke grenade rounds; spare parts; support equipment; depot level support; Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE); repair parts; communication support equipment; communication equipment integration; tools and test equipment; training; training simulators; repair and return program; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT); and other related elements of logistics and program support. Additionally, the following recommended basic load ammunition may be included upon request from customer: twenty five thousand (25,000) A576 cartridges, .50 caliber linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; three hundred (300) G815 - grenade, smoke screening L8A1/A3; two thousand five hundred (2,500) A541 - 50 armor piercing incendiary, tracer M20 F/M2; ninety-one thousand eight hundred (91,800) A557 - cartridge, .50 caliber 4 ball/1 tracer linked M33 F/M2; fifty four thousand (54,000) A598 - cartridge, .50 caliber blank F/M2; other technical assistance and support equipment; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $239.35 million.

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa.

The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet current and future combat vehicle recovery requirements. Morocco will use the enhanced capability to enable armored forces training to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. Morocco intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces by updating their combat vehicle recovery capability in pace with their armored unit upgrades. Morocco will have no difficulty absorbing these vehicles into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this equipment and services will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractor will be BAE, York, Pennsylvania. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).

Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of approximately 30 U.S. Government or contractor representatives to travel to Morocco for equipment deprocessing/fielding, system checkout and new equipment training.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.

Moroccan Special Forces Instructor during Flintlock 2020

 

[Ibn Batouta]

FLINTLOCK 2020

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I have a problem when i am on the Defence PK android application on my smartphone, i cannot see the pictures, but when i am connected on internet, i dont have this problem.

It is normal ? Do you have this problem or no. Thank you.

 

[Ibn Batouta]

Morocco will acquire from France two of the most modern weapons created by this country, the CAESAR artillery system and the VL-MICA Air Defense System in land version.

Approximately between 40-45 units of the CAESAR Artillery Trucks, and 4 system of the MICA-VL, regarding the amount of the two contracts.

https://www.latribune.fr/entreprise...ce-mais-enormement-de-made-in-usa-837558.html

CAESAR Artillery System

MICA-VL Air Defense System

 

[Ibn Batouta]

C-27J Spartan Cockpit













Hercules C-130 CN-AOI
















C-27J Spartan

 

[Ibn Batouta]

First official pictures of these chinese systems in service in RMAF.

Chinese MLRS AR-2 300mm

Chinese Sky Dragon 50 SAM System + IBIS 150 3D Radar

IBIS-80 Low Altitude Radar

It can work with Sky Dragon 50 (medium range system) and AF902 FCS 35 mm (short range system) both of them in service in RMAF.

VE10 Control Vehicle

 

[Ibn Batouta]

King Air 350ERs Start Maritime Patrol Duties In Africa

Two Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, which Leonardo delivered with built-in surveillance sensors and ATOS mission system, have flown their first missions with an African Navy. Leonardo was prime contractor for the surveillance capability, drawing on its broad expertise to offer the platform, sensors and mission system as a fully integrated package.

This ‘surveillance-ready’ model allows customers to procure a complete capability from Leonardo directly, choosing from a range of in-house or third party platforms and sensors and receiving a mission-ready surveillance capability. Leonardo image.
Leonardo press release

Leonardo has revealed that two King Air 350ERs, equipped as Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), have gone into service with an African Navy following their delivery by the Company, which acted as prime contractor and systems integrator for the aircraft. The MPAs, equipped with Leonardo’s ATOS mission system and full complement of sensors including its Seaspray E-scan surveillance radar, will be used for a range of missions including search and rescue, littoral security and the monitoring of illegal migration, fishing and pollution.

As prime contractor, Leonardo procured and integrated all required elements and delivered a mission-ready aircraft, certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as ready to fly. Leonardo sees this model as a growth area for the Company, with its ability to draw on its broad in-house expertise in sensors, mission systems and platform integration allowing it to offer a tailored, mission-ready aircraft to customers in a cost-effective manner. Leonardo also offers this service for mid-life upgrades, taking an existing aircraft and equipping it with advanced new sensors, all controlled through its ATOS mission system.

The suite of surveillance sensors on-board the two King Air 350ER Maritime Patrol Aircraft includes Leonardo’s market-leading E-scan ‘Seaspray’ maritime radar, which comes with a range of modes including a patented small-target-detection function. An Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder and interrogator, Link 11 datalink and third-party electro-optical turret were also integrated, with Leonardo’s ATOS mission system bringing everything together and fusing the data into a workload-reducing ‘single tactical picture’ for operators.

As well as in Africa, Leonardo is seeing interest from customers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East for its ‘surveillance-ready’ offering. It expects to see more customers procuring a complete, tailored capability, benefitting from the flexibility in terms of platform and sensor fit that Leonardo’s end-to-end expertise and flexible ATOS mission system allows it to offer.

ATOS is already in operation on-board more than 10 different aircraft types, with more than 60 systems installed on platforms including the ATR 42(72) MP, DA-62 MSA, Dash-8, Beechcraft KA350, Casa CN235, Piaggio Aero P166, A 109, AW139, AW169, Bell 412 and AS300B3 helicopters.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/02/king-air-350ers-start-maritime-patrol-duties-in-africa/

Surveillance-ready King Air 350ERs start maritime patrol duties following delivery by Leonardo

Rome 17 February 2020 15:01

• Two Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, which Leonardo delivered with built-in surveillance sensors and ATOS mission system, have flown their first missions with an African Navy
  
• Leonardo was prime contractor for the surveillance capability, drawing on its broad expertise to offer the platform, sensors and mission system as a fully integrated package
  
• This ‘surveillance-ready’ model allows customers to procure a complete capability from Leonardo directly, choosing from a range of in-house or third party platforms and sensors and receiving a mission-ready surveillance capability

Leonardo has revealed that two King Air 350ERs, equipped as Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), have gone into service with an African Navy following their delivery by the Company, which acted as prime contractor and systems integrator for the aircraft. The MPAs, equipped with Leonardo’s ATOS mission system and full complement of sensors including its Seaspray E-scan surveillance radar, will be used for a range of missions including search and rescue, littoral security and the monitoring of illegal migration, fishing and pollution.

As prime contractor, Leonardo procured and integrated all required elements and delivered a mission-ready aircraft, certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as ready to fly. Leonardo sees this model as a growth area for the Company, with its ability to draw on its broad in-house expertise in sensors, mission systems and platform integration allowing it to offer a tailored, mission-ready aircraft to customers in a cost-effective manner. Leonardo also offers this service for mid-life upgrades, taking an existing aircraft and equipping it with advanced new sensors, all controlled through its ATOS mission system.

The suite of surveillance sensors on-board the two King Air 350ER Maritime Patrol Aircraft includes Leonardo’s market-leading E-scan ‘Seaspray’ maritime radar, which comes with a range of modes including a patented small-target-detection function. An Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder and interrogator, Link 11 datalink and third-party electro-optical turret were also integrated, with Leonardo’s ATOS mission system bringing everything together and fusing the data into a workload-reducing ‘single tactical picture’ for operators.

As well as in Africa, Leonardo is seeing interest from customers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East for its ‘surveillance-ready’ offering. It expects to see more customers procuring a complete, tailored capability, benefitting from the flexibility in terms of platform and sensor fit that Leonardo’s end-to-end expertise and flexible ATOS mission system allows it to offer.

ATOS is already in operation on-board more than 10 different aircraft types, with more than 60 systems installed on platforms including the ATR 42(72) MP, DA-62 MSA, Dash-8, Beechcraft KA350, Casa CN235, Piaggio Aero P166, A 109, AW139, AW169, Bell 412 and AS300B3 helicopters.

https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/...-patrol-duties-following-delivery-by-leonardo[/quote]


Morocco plans to buy Avante class offshore patrol vessels

Morocco is currently negotiating with Spain’s Navantia for the acquisition of two Avante class offshore patrol vessels. The North African country is also set to take delivery of self-propelled artillery and surface-to-air missiles from France.

El Pais reported in December that the deal with Navantia was at the advanced stage and awaiting the approval of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI. The two vessels would cost around 260 million euros, including a maintenance agreement. It is believed that France’s Kership was offering Gowind offshore patrol vessels to Morocco. It is not clear how Morocco’s plans to expand its borders into Spanish territorial waters will affect the deal.

The ships are able to carry out a wide variety of missions such as coastal surveillance and protection, protection of maritime traffic, health assistance to other ships, external firefighting, the fight and control of marine pollution, transport of personnel and provisions, search and rescue operations, rapid intervention, frogmen support, surface defence and passive electronic warfare.

The Avante and systems are specially designed to operate in environmental conditions of high air and seawater temperatures and humidity nearing 100%, according to Navantia.

The Avante vessels for Morocco would be similar to those built for Venezuela, at around 80 metres in length with a displacement of 1 500 tons. They have a crew of around 35 and space for about 30 extra people plus a helicopter.

Morocco is also interested in a naval maintenance contract from France’s Naval Group that would see it maintaining its three Sigma corvettes and a multi-mission FREMM frigate.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/inde...buy-avante-class-offshore-patrol-vessels.html

CORYMBE : Patrouille commune entre le PHM Commandant Bouan et un patrouilleur marocain

Le 16 janvier, au large de Casablanca, le patrouilleur de haute mer (PHM) Commandant Bouan a réalisé des manœuvres communes avec le patrouilleur océanique marocain Lieutenant-Colonel Arrhamani : visites croisées, présentations au ravitaillement à la mer et évolutions tactiques.

En patrouille vers Dakar, l’équipage du Commandant Bouan s’est ainsi réjoui d’avoir bénéficié d’une interaction très profitable, avec des partenaires enthousiastes, avant d’entamer une patrouille Corymbe. En effet, le PHM Commandant Bouan a entamé le 20 janvier le 150e mandat de l’opération Corymbe dans le golfe de Guinée.

Depuis 1990, la France déploie un à deux bâtiments en mission Corymbe de façon quasi permanente dans le golfe de Guinée. La mission a deux objectifs majeurs : participer à la protection des intérêts français dans la zone ainsi et contribuer à la diminution de l’insécurité maritime, en aidant notamment au renforcement des capacités des marines riveraines du golfe dans le domaine de sécurité maritime, dans le cadre du processus de Yaoundé. Le déploiement de bâtiments français en mission Corymbe complète le dispositif français prépositionné en Afrique occidentale (Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Sénégal) et participe au volet maritime des coopérations opérationnelles mises en œuvre régionalement par ces forces de présence.

 

[Ibn Batouta]

Invincible Guardian exercice in Qatar in prevision of WC 2022, with participation of Moroccan SF Army in desert camo, along other arabic and muslim countries and some western countries

 

[Ibn Batouta]

@jaibi

Thank you very much