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Rabat – The Moroccan air force is planning to reinforce its air fleet by acquiring twelve new-build single seat F-16 Vipers. The aircrafts will be added to the twenty-four F-16s delivered in 2011 and 2012 based at the sixth Air Base of Benguerir with hunting squadron “Falcon,” “Spark,” and ” Viper.”
According to the Far-Maroc website, the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) currently has fifteen F-16C Block 52s and eight F-16D Block 52s in service.
One F-16C crashed on 10 May 2015 during combat operations conducted by the Moroccan Airforce while participating in the ‘Decisive Storm’ Operation led by the Saudi Arabia Coalition in Yemen.
Most types of aircraft, helicopters, tanks, and military materials acquired by the Moroccan Army are built in the United States.
The F-16V was introduced to the public during the Singapore Air Show in 2012. The first flight took place on 16 October 2015.
