Rabat – Israel’s Elbit Systems has secured a $70 million contract to supply Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces with an Alinet Electronic Warfare Solutions system.
The contract will be executed over a period of two and a half years, military news website Military Africa reported.
The deal will allow the Moroccan army to obtain ground-based Electronic Warfare and Signal Intelligence units equipped with several features including electronic Support Measures, Electronic Counter Measures, and Command and Control Systems.
“These units will generate a comprehensive passive air and ground picture and provide an electronic order of battle, which enables an effective response to both air and ground threats,” Military Africa quoted a statement from Elbit as saying.
The Alinet solutions enable armies to put pressure on rivals’ air defenses as well as detect their locations using radar signals.
The deal is part of Morocco’s approach to upgrading its military equipment to strengthen its air and land defense.
Morocco buys the majority of its arms from the US (91%), followed by France (9%) and the UK (0.3%).
In the 2022 “Global Firepower” index, Morocco ranked 55th out of 140 countries in terms of military power.
The north African country has 325,000 soldiers, 200,000 of whom are in active military service, with 100,000 reserve soldiers.
Morocco was placed as the fourth strongest military force in Africa. The country has been recently diversifying its arms market.
Since the re-establishment of relations with Israel, Morocco’s army signed several contracts, allowing the country to secure high-level military-related technology.
In November of last year, Morocco and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding regarding military and security cooperation.
