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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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Marruecos recibe su primer C-27/ Moroccan air force gets first C-27J transport

Alenia ha entregado el primer avión C-27J Spartan de transporte táctico a la Fuerza Aérea Marroquí, de un total de cuatro, según el contrato firmado en 2008, y que incluye entrenamiento durante dos años, apoyo logístico y posibilidad de adquirir un módulo de transporte VIP. Los aviones marroquíes, entrarán en servicio en configuración similar a la de otros clientes, que incluyen suite de medidas de protección.
Los C-27 sustituirán a parte de los C-130H en servicio con Marruecos. Se dice que el Spartan fue seleccionado por su capacidad para ser desplegado sin necesidad de apoyo en tierra, y por ser capaz de operar en circunstancias meteorológicas extremas.
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Alenia has delivered its first of four C-27J Spartan tactical transports to the Moroccan air force, under a contract signed in October 2008, which industry and local sources say also includes a two-year package of training and logistics support, plus options for a VIP module.
Morocco's aircraft will be delivered in a configuration similar to that already in service with other international C-27J customers, including provisions for a self-protection suite.
The new transports will replace some of the air force's Lockheed Martin C-130Hs. Local sources say the Spartan was selected because of its ability to conduct operations without deployed ground support, and to operate under extreme environmental conditions.
flightglobal

La USAF reabastece en vuelo a F-5 de Marruecos/VMGR-234 refuels Moroccan F-5s

Aviones KC-130T Hércules del escuadron de Marines VMGR-234,con base en Fort Worth, Texas, están realizando maniobras en Marruecos, realizando labores de entrenamiento de reabastecimiento en vuelo con F-5 de la Real Fuerza Aérea Marroquí.
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KC-130Ts from VMGR-234, a U.S. Marine Forces Reserve unit based in Fort Worth, Texas, are in Morocco for a two-week reserve summer deployment to support aerial refueling training with Royal Moroccan Air Force’s F-5s.

Modernización de Mirage de Marruecos/Mirage upgrade augments new fighter force

A pesar de la adqusición de los F-16 para reforzar su fuerza aérea, Marruecos está realizando ambiciosas modernizaciones de los tipos en inventario. Ya han sido modernizados los F-5 y el primer prototipo de Mirage F1 modernizado ya está volando.
La modernización está siendo realizada por un consorcio formado por Sagem Thales .
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Despite the ongoing acquisition of new F-16s to strengthen its fighter force, Morocco is pressing on with ambitious upgrades to its legacy types, which will remain in service for many years, augmenting the new aircraft.
Upgraded F-5s have already entered service and Morocco ’s MF2000 Mirage F1 upgrade is now flying in prototype form.
The Moroccan Mirage F1 upgrade was designed and is being integrated by the new Association Sagem Thales pour la Rénovation d'Avions de Combat (ASTRAC) consortium.
(arabianaerospace.aero)