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A frigate of the royal navy rescued off Dakhla, in the southern provinces, 59 sub-Saharan migrants. The migrants were on board a small boat heading to the Canary Islands before they were intercepted by the navy. About two-thirds of illegal arrivals to Spain were registered in the Canary Island, following a surge in embarkations from […]
Morocco is undertaking negotiations to buy two intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Beechcraft King Air 350 in a bid to boost its navy, Maghreb Confidential reported. The completion of the transaction will bring the number of Beechcraft King Air 350 aircrafts operated by Morocco’s Royal Navy to four. The plane is equipped for surveillance, target acquisition […]
The Moroccan navy took part in the naval exercise, Sea Border 2016, in the Gulf of Taranto in Italy on September 5-9. On this occasion, Morocco sent patrol vessel OPV-70 dubbed, Bir Anzarane, which made an outstanding performance during the joint naval exercise that brought together naval forces from the north and south of the […]
Morocco is interested in strengthening its military capabilities with Russian weapons through the purchase of the SU-34 tactical bombers and the Amur-class 1650 diesel electric submarines, local media reported. The Russian warplanes, particularly the export version of the Su-34 bomber has grabbed the attention of Morocco after its performance in the operation in Syria. So […]
Moroccan Navy, which has a substantial fleet of frigates, offshore patrol vessels, training vessels and hydrographic, amphibious & auxiliary vessels, has received its first tug from Dutch shipbuilder Damen. Dubbed “Al Mounkid”, the 22 metre Stan Tug 2208 vessel is powered by two diesel engines, each driving a fixed pitch propeller, providing a maximum of […]