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The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (EMSI) inaugurated on Thursday a new campus in Nouakchott, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster academic cooperation between Morocco and Mauritania. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Mauritanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Yacoub Ould Moine, the Director General of the EMSI Group, Mohamed El […]
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is exhibiting at Marrakesh Air Show (Oct.7-10) its supersonic & multirole FA-50 light attack jet developed in partnership with U.S. Lockheed Martin. Derived from the T-50 Golden Eagle trainer, the Korean aircraft functions as both an advanced lead-in fighter trainer and a frontline light combat jet. KAI has chosen to showcase […]
The 2nd EU-Morocco High-Level Security Dialogue, held lately in Brussels, focused on peace and security engagements in the Maghreb and Africa, including the Sahel region. Discussion also covered the security situation in the Middle East, including Iran, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in Ukraine. Furthermore, the EU and Moroccan representatives […]
India defense company MKU Ltd. has announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Nouaceur, Morocco, for the local production of electro-optics (EO) and armor solutions. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Indian company at the Marrakesh Air Show (Oct.07-10). Its Moroccan plant will serve as MKU’s base for exports to the African continent. […]
JESA, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, is supporting Réseau Gazier du Sénégal (RGS) in developing and preparing to operate Senegal’s planned national natural gas transmission network, La Vie éco reports. The pipeline would run for about 400 kilometers. The network is intended to connect offshore gas resources to power plants and industrial zones, supporting […]
Morocco’s National Defense Administration and French defense technology company Harmattan AI signed a letter of intent for the joint development of IRIFI, a sovereign Moroccan autonomous deep-strike system. The agreement was formalized during the opening of the Marrakech Air Show in the presence of Minister Delegate Abdeltif Loudyi, General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the […]
In a landmark moment for African aviation, two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters conducted a dynamic flyby over the Marrakech Royal Moroccan Air Force Base, marking the first time the fifth-generation jet has flown in African skies. The appearance of the advanced stealth aircraft is the centerpiece of the American contribution to […]
French aerospace group Safran formalized a significant new industrial investment in Morocco, announcing a 120 million dirham-project to establish a dedicated factory for aircraft engine oil systems and lubrication components in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. The memorandum of understanding was signed during the opening ceremony of the Marrakech Air Show at the Royal Moroccan Air Force […]
Morocco’s aerospace sector has undergone a qualitative leap thanks to the far-sighted Vision of King Mohammed VI, transitioning from simple assembly activities to advanced manufacturing and engineering, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi said. Speaking at the opening session of the 8th edition of the Marrakech Airshow, Loudyi described the […]
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) is showing its WhAP 8×8 armored vehicle at the eighth Marrakech Air Show, held October 7-10. The vehicle is built at the company’s factory in Berrechid, which TASL wants to make a base for selling defense equipment abroad, especially in Africa. The group also displays its LAMV 4×4, ATAGS 155mm gun […]