New American missiles will enhance the capabilities of the Moroccan Army in the face of the dangers surroundin
Raytheon Disk, Arizona, obtained a non-competitive contract of $768 million for advanced-range missiles to the Kingdom.
These missiles will be manufactured at the Tucson workshop in Arizona State.
The
highly flexible, self-directed Amram missile can be carried and used by
Moroccan warplanes and is capable of resistance to noise, giving it the
ability to switch from active rocket guidance to jamming signals from
the target aircraft.
"The
program on board the missile allows it to detect whether it is jammed
and directs the missile to its target using the appropriate guidance
system," he said.
Morocco
had previously obtained 400 "M220A2" anti-armor missile launchers, more
than 2,400 TOE2A, 28 TOE2A, and 400 "Enhanced Target System" Missile
Launchers ITAS"
.
Morocco
also aspires to acquire the Patriot missile system, which is a
medium-range surface-to-surface missile defense system, designed to
counter all air threats, whether by fighter planes, drones, ballistic
missiles or even "Toff" missiles.
The
Moroccan army lacks any long-term air defense system, unlike
neighboring Algeria, which has developed a highly sophisticated Russian
and Chinese missile system in recent years, making this deal the first
of its kind.
"The
Algerian possession of Russian and Chinese missiles is a clear threat
to Morocco's stability, which prompted it to urgently seek an air
defense system to enhance its air capabilities," a source said.
CONCLUSION
It
is clear that Morocco and Algeria have entered the arms race phase and
this is draining the budget of the two countries and benefiting from the
situation of states supplying arms to these countries
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