Informed Moroccan sources revealed today, Monday, that Morocco has contracted with an Israeli company specialized in the manufacture of anti-unmanned aircraft "Drones". I got 5 different systems of anti-drones, the latest of which was the Israeli #Skylock_Dome system. He pointed out that this step comes within the framework of the Moroccan leadership's endeavor to respond and develop defense means to adapt to the development of hostilities and various threats. He added: "Within the framework of developing its capabilities to protect vital and sensitive civilian and military facilities, the Kingdom is intensifying its purchases of unmanned anti-aircraft systems or drones." Which has become a threat in terms of its ability to reconnaissance or attack, with the difficulty of targeting it by normal means."
For its part, the Moroccan newspaper "Al-Ayyam" reported on its website, today, Monday, that the news of Morocco's contract with an Israeli company specialized in the manufacture of anti-unmanned aircraft "Drones" was also reported by the Spanish newspaper, "Larazon", which said in a report that Morocco He bought the "Skylock Dome" system manufactured by the company "Skylock Systems" (part of the Avnon Group), which specializes in anti-drone technologies.
And a report by the Israeli newspaper “Globes” stated last week, that the Skylock Dome system was demonstrated for the first time in February 2021 at the International Defense Conference and Exhibition (IDEX), the largest exhibition of public security and arms trade in the Middle East that takes place every two years in Abu Dhabi. He stated that 27 countries, including Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and many East Asian countries have requested this system.
According to its designers, this system constitutes a modular, agile and effective protection against unlawful drone strikes. The system also offers complete solutions for airports, critical infrastructure, military bases and major national events. It is not the first time that media and security sources have revealed news about military relations The Moroccan-Israeli website "Times of Israel" revealed last year that the Moroccan army had recently acquired three Israeli reconnaissance planes, through a French mediator. Military forces in the Afso desert region of the Nador region in the north of the Kingdom, near the Al-Aroui International Airport, south of Melilla.
The newspaper quoted foreign intelligence sources as saying that the project goes beyond the “Abraham” agreements that were signed in October 2020. The sources expressed their fear that this strategic partnership would strengthen the Moroccan military aviation through the development and production of unmanned aircraft “Kamikaze”, as the two countries are working on Preparing a project to manufacture these aircraft in Morocco and produce as many of them as possible there. This news comes on the eve of an official visit by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, to Morocco on Wednesday, November 24, where it is expected that a security memorandum of understanding will be signed between the two countries. Israel and Morocco. On December 10, last December, Israel and Morocco announced the resumption of diplomatic relations between them, after they had stopped in 2000. On the 22nd of the same month, Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani signed a “joint declaration” between his country, Israel and the United States, During the first visit of an official Israeli-American delegation to the capital, Rabat.
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