Forbes highlights Morocco’s game-changing weaponry

Morocco has acquired high-tech armament that would give it the upper hand in symmetrical or asymmetrical potential regional conflicts, said Forbes.

Morocco reinforced its arsenal with game-changing air systems and weapons made by Israel and Turkey that helped Azerbaijan make inroads in the Nagorno Karabath war, wrote Paul Iddon on Forbes.

After highlighting the efficiency of Israel’s Harop loitering munitions and its Barak missiles, Iddon said the Moroccan army is well positioned to use these to destroy Russian-made air defense systems and intercept missiles such as Iskandar.

He also recalled Morocco’s receipt of potent Turkish TB2 drones which turned the area east of the defense wall in the Sahara a no-go territory for the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists.

Iddon argues that Morocco, which has opted for similar weaponry as Azerbaijan, is closely watching the evolution of the war in Nagorno Karabakh where Israeli and Turkish armament helped Azeri forces make inroads at the expense of the Russian-armed Armenia.

Morocco’s recent drone acquisitions have rapidly made “an already unequal war between Morocco and the Polisario completely asymmetrical” since these technologies greatly enhance Rabat’s surveillance and strike capabilities,” he said.