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EUROMARFOR TASK GROUP READY TO START ACTIVITIES WITH ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY

The European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR) task group, composed by the Portuguese frigate “Corte-Real”, as flag-ship, and the Spanish frigate “Victoria”, will visit Casablanca, Morocco, from the 1st to the 3rd of July.

This port visit aims at the preparation of the “Multi-cooperative Exercise 2019” (MCE19) that will take place in Morocco from the 3rd to the 5th of July, focused on the multilateral cooperation between EUROMARFOR and the Royal Moroccan Navy.

Moored at Casablanca Naval Base, the ships participating in MCE19 exercise will conduct several training events, in the scope of maritime interdiction operations (embargo), search and rescue operations, diving, force protection against asymmetric and terrorist threats, medical assistance and damage control.
One of the highlights of this port visit is, undoubtedly, the EUROMARFOR reception on the 2nd of July, with the presence of several local authorities including the ambassadors of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

After the departure from Casablanca the sea phase of the exercise MCE19 will begin and the EUROMARFOR task group, under command of Captain Salvadode Figueiredo, from Portuguese Navy, will operate with the frigate “Tarik Ben Ziyad” of the Royal Moroccan Navy, conducting an operational training programme focused in Maritime Security Operations.

The Command of EUROMARFOR is held, since 19th September 2017, by the Portuguese Navy Fleet Commander, Vice-admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo.

 

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Damocles Pod on Mirage F2000

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Mirage F1, not F2000.

 

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SNMCMG2 and the Moroccan ship El-Lahiq left the port of Casablanca together on 15th April 2019 to conduct an exercise, which included a boarding exercise on board of FGS Werra.

From 12th April 2019 to 15th April 2019, SNMCMG2 was in Casablanca, the major port in Morocco. Through some official appointments and also a football game, both navies improved and enhanced their cooperation and connections.

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Mirage F1, not F2000.

After the ASTRAC upgrade that benefit to 27 ex Mirage F1, we call it Mirage F2000 or Mirage ASTRAC or MF2000.

He get new capacities just like Mirage 2000 :

- MICA IR/EM air-air missiles
- AASM air-ground missiles
- new RDY-3 radar
- Damocles POD
- AM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile
- new MFD-HUD , electronic suite

Capitalizing on the current Royal Air Forces of Morocco’s program for the modernisation of its entire Mirage F1 fleet (a total of 27 remaining Mirage F1CH and EH), Astrac exhibited a complete offer, including two central computers, SIGMA-type GPS-hybrid navigation systems (both developed by Sagem Défense Sécurité), MICA EM and IR air-to-air missiles provided by MBDA. For this retrofitting solution, Thales is contributing with a RDY3 multi-function radar, a Damocles day/night laser designation pod, a PAJ FA type pod for electronic warfare self-protection and a radar Warning Receiver (RWR). The different units interface via a 1553 bus. 8)

For the air-to-air mission, the multi-function/multi-target radar can be used to fire MICA and Magic 2 missiles. To meet air-to-ground mission requirements, Astrac offers Sagem Défense Sécurité’s standoff AASM air-to-ground modular weapon supported by a mission preparation system by Sagem Défense Sécurité and a debriefing systems from Thales. The weapon can be complemented by laser guided weapons using the Damocles laser designation pod.

Astrac offer, which is compatible with NVGs, also includes a 'zero-zero' ejection seat and a latest-generation glass cockpit MMI with Hands on Thottle and Shift (HOTAS) controls. As an option, the system can also be complemented by a system for deploying anti-ship weapons, such as MBDA’s Exocet AM 39.

The aim of this upgrade was to extend the life of the fighters for 15-20 years, giving them new capacities and technologies of modern fighters.
But with the recent purchase of 25 F-16 Block 70/72, they will be retired from the service in the next 5-10 , replaced by F-16.

 

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Almost 74,000 Illegal Migration Attempts Foiled in 2019 by Moroccan Forces, 208 Trafficking Networks Dismantled.

Rabat – Some 73,973 attempts of illegal migration were foiled in 2019 by Morocco and 208 trafficking networks were dismantled, as part of the fight against illegal migration led by the Kingdom, said a source at the Interior Ministry.
As part of the fight against illegal migration, the Kingdom of Morocco continued, in 2019, to make huge efforts, mainly in terms of dismantling migrant trafficking networks and foiling attempts of illegal migration, said the same source, adding that these sustained efforts have also focused on prevention and assistance actions for victims and vulnerable people, crowned by the rescue at sea of 19,554 illegal migrants.

These significant results show the central role of the Kingdom and its major contribution in terms of regional security, it said.
The Kingdom of Morocco shoulders its full responsibility in terms of solidarity-based migration management and works with its partners to give concrete substance to the principle of shared responsibility, the same source noted

 

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UN Peacekeeping Missions

 

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Puma Helicopter SAR Version

 

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Lockheed Martin RC-130H SLAR

 

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As part of the plan to modernize the armored corps and open up to new markets, the German company Rheinmetall offered to export the GTK BOXER armored vehicles in 2018, as a delegation of Moroccan armored officers tried them.
Rheinmetall's bid is among several offers for selecting 8x8 & 6x6 armored vehicles for the Royal Armed Forces. It is not yet known which of them was chosen.

 

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On royal instructions, Abdel Latif Lodi, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of the Department of National Defense, received today, Thursday, at the headquarters of this administration in Rabat, Florence Parly, Minister of Armies of the French Republic, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom.

A communiqué stated to the National Defense Department that at the beginning of this meeting, which was attended by His Excellency the Ambassador of France in Rabat and officials of the General Command of the Royal Armed Forces, the two ministers expressed their satisfaction with the solid, excellent and lasting nature of the distinctive ties and strategic partnership between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty the King Mohamed VI and His Excellency the President of the Republic.

The same source added that the two sides also confirmed their ambition to continue developing these ancient relations within the framework of the same spirit of friendship, mutual understanding and mutual trust, noting that they exchanged during their discussions, views on the regional security situation, especially on the Mediterranean space and the coast of the Sahel and Sahara region.
In this context, Ludi highlighted the permanent commitment and multi-dimensional strategy adopted by the Kingdom, led by His Majesty the King, may God assist him, in the field of combating terrorism and the humanitarian management of the migration crisis.
On the one hand, Parley praised His Majesty’s leadership and the key role the Kingdom plays in regional stability, noting that it also praised the Kingdom’s efforts as a dynamic actor in the framework of South-South cooperation, especially towards African countries.

On the defense field, the two officials reviewed various areas of bilateral cooperation. This includes regular, structured and diversified cooperation, in particular, the formation of frameworks, the exchange of experience and the organization of joint exercises. This cooperation is also marked by the regular convening of the Joint Military Commission and the regular exchanges of visits by high-ranking officials.

The report concluded that after the two officials welcomed the quality and dynamism of bilateral cooperation as a "defense", they reaffirmed their common will to continue to strengthen and deepen this cooperation, especially in the field of modernizing weapons systems, enhancing capabilities and joint work.

 

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African Lion 2020

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HET M1070 Oshkosh

 

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AML-90

 

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Snipers FAR

 

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Flintlock 2K20

Moroccan soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Infantry Paratroopers engage a simulated enemy during the opening days of Flintlock near Thies, Senegal, Feb. 16, 2020.

 

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Moroccan Special Forces Instructor during Flintlock 2020

 

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U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, posts security in a hallway alongside a member of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces during a quick response force, full mission profile rehearsal at Inezgane, Morocco, Feb. 26, 2020

 

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