Marruecos dobla su presupuesto de Defensa/ Morocco doubles defense spending in arms race with Algeria

Consultores de Estados Unidos afirman que Marruecos ha entrado en una carrera armamentística con su vecino, Argelia.
El presupueto de Defensa de Marruecos se ha doblado en el periodo
2005-2009. Este esfuerzo ha sido visto como un intento de mantener el equilibrio de fuerzas con Argelia.
Argelia y Marruecos han incrementado sus esfuerzos en la compra de aviones y buques.
Marruecos ha comprado F-16 y aviones de entrenamiento T-6A de Estados Unidos, así como fragatas de Holanda modernos equipos de comunicaciones occidentales.
Argelia ha comprado cazas Su-30 y entrenadores Yak-130, así como carros de combate T-90 por valor de 8.000 millones de dólares a Rusia, financiados por fondos procedenes del petróleo.
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A U.S. consultant said the North African kingdom has entered an arms race with neighboring Algeria. Morocco and South Africa have become the leading spenders on defense over the last five years.
Morocco's defense budget doubled in size between 2005 and 2009. This development comes as the government supports a series of new arms acquisitions that will allow the country to maintain a balance of power with neighboring Algeria.
Algeria and Morocco have leveraged economic gains to acquire new aircraft and warships.
Over the last three years, Morocco has ordered the F-16 multi-role fighter and T-6A air trainer from the United States as well frigates from the Netherlands. Rabat was also said to have procured advanced communications and security systems from Western defense majors.
In 2006, Algeria launched an $8 billion military modernization project headed by Russia. The Algerian project has included the procurement of the Su-30 fighter, Yak-130 air trainer and T-90 main battle tank.
Forecast said Algeria's defense projects were financed from energy revenues.
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Argelia pide 16 SU-30 adicionales/ Algeria orders 16 more Flankers from Rosenboronexport and Irkut

En 2009 IRKUT Corporation firmó contratos para el suministro del Su-30MK a Argelia y Malaysia, además de India, con producción bajo licencia. El total de pedidos se elevó a 300 unidades, 150 de las cuales ya están entregadas.
El pedido adicional de Argelia, fue negociado a principios de Junio de 2010 con Rosoboroneksport, que espera proximamente mas ventas en la zona.
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In 2009 IRKUT Corporation successfully fulfilled the contracts for the delivery of the Su-30MK-type fighters to both Algeria and Malaysia and has since delivered Su-30MKI to India and also supplies Su-30MKI technical kits for license production by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Corporation. All these countries ordered more than 300 aircraft with over 150 already delivered.
The Algerian additional order was negotiated earlier this month by Rosoboroneksport which said additional prospects for the aircraft in the region are possible.
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Rusia entregará Su-30 y Yak 130 a Argelia en 2011/Russia to supply Su-30, Yak-130 planes to Algeria in 2011

Rusia entregará cazas Su-30 Flanker y aviones de entrenamiento y ataque ligero Yak-130 a Argelia en 2011. El pasado mes de abril, se desveló que el importe de las ventas de aviones militares de combate de Rusia a Argelia fue de 1000 millones de dólares.
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Russia will supply Su-30 Flanker fighters and Yak-130 Mitten trainer/light attack jets to Algeria in 2011.
Last April, the head of Russian Technologies state Corporation, said Russia would ship to Algeria "a party of modern Russian fighters" at a price of about $1 billion.
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Estados Unidos realiza maniobras contra Al-Qaeda en la región del Sáhara/ US starts anti-al-Qaeda military exercise in Sahara

Estados Unidos está realizando un gran ejercicio militar conjunto con países de la zona del Sáhara, como parte del programa de lucha contra el terrorismo en la región.
El ejercicio, denominado Operation Flintlock tiene una duración de tres semanas y busca mejorar las capacidades de las fuerzas armadas de la región para dar estabilidad a la zona, ya que sirve como base a al-Qaeda para ataques terroristas.
Además en esta zona se está detectando tráfico de drogas, procedente de Sudamérica en su camino a Europa. En el ejercicio toman parte Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria y Chad además de otras naciones europeas como Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania y España. Toman parte unos 1.200 militares y se ha establecido la comandancia general temporal en Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Al-Qaeda es responsable de ataques a objetivos occidentales en la zona. EL grupo mantiene secuestrados a dos cooperantes españoles en Mauritania.
Además Argelia, Mali, Mauritania y Niger crearon un comando militar conjunto para coordinar sus esfuerzos militares en este sentido.
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A major joint military exercise with countries around the Sahara desert region is beginning as part of a US programme of counter-terrorism.
The three-week Operation Flintlock aims to improve the ability of the region's armed forces to work together to bring security to the area.
It serves as a base for the group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and has seen increased terror attacks.
Drug smuggling is also growing, moving cocaine from South America to Europe.
Flintlock 10 mainly involves Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Chad.
The operation is part of the United States' Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership, and European nations such as the UK, Germany, France and Spain are also involved.
About 1,200 people will take part in the exercise with about 300 of these based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where a temporary command centre has been set up.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has been responsible for attacks on Western targets in Mauritania and also hostage takings. The group is currently hold two Spanish hostages and is suspected of being behind the kidnapping of a Frenchman in Niger last month.
Just last month, Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger launched a joint military command headquarters in the south of Algeria to co-ordinate their efforts.
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Rusia vende cazas a Argelia y Ruanda/Russia signs contract for jet fighters to Algeria, Uganda

La empresa estatal rusa Rosoboronexport ha firmado dos contratos para la venta de 16 cazas a Argelia y seis para Uganda. Argelia recibirá 16 Su-30-MKI(A) y Ruanda seis Su-30MK2. En 2008 Argelia canceló 34 MiG-29 por defectos de fabricación. Estos fueron adquiridos por Rusia posteriormente. El Su-30 ha sido tambien vendido a India, habiendo recibido 120 de los 230 pedidos. Malasia ha recibido 18 unidades. Rusia ha vendido armas por valor de quince mil millones de dólares en 2009.
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Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has signed two contracts worth $1.2 billion on the deliveries of 16 jet fighters to Algeria and another six fighters to Uganda, the Russian Vedomosti daily reported on Monday.
The two African nations will receive different models of the Su-30 Flanker fighters. Algiers will receive 16 Su-30-MKI(A)s and Kampala will receive six Su-30MK2s, the paper said. In 2008, Algiers cancelled the delivery of 34 MiG-29 Fulcrum multi-role fighters because of flaws in design. The Russian military bought the rejects for its own use. Su-30 Flankers in various models have also been sold to India. India has so far received 120 out of the 230 jets it has ordered. Malaysia has also received 18 fighters. Rosoboronexport has closed some $7.5 billion worth of arms import deals since the beginning of the year. According to the company's head, Anatoly Isaikin, Russia signed $15 billion worth of contracts during 2009.