The United States has formalized the deployment of a major industrial project for the manufacture and assembly of latest generation F-16 hunters within the Midparc zone in Nouaceur, near Casablanca.
This initiative represents a historic leap, for the Moroccan defense industry, propelling the kingdom at the heart of the world aeronautical value chain, reports the daily Al AHDATH Al Maghribia In its edition due this Monday, May 5.
Piloted by Lockheed Martin, American giant of armaments, this project revolves around the production of the structures and masterpieces of the F-16V “Viper”, flagship model equipped with an AESA radar and advanced armament systems.
A true technological gem, this plane is considered to be the most efficient, and the most used, in the category of Multi -world aircraft around the world.
The factory, designed as a high -precision industrial setting, will incorporate advanced manufacturing processes and mobilize seasoned Moroccan skills, engineers and technicians trained locally.
This factory will feed international supply chains, including those of final assembly sites in the United States, and among partner countries.
This synergy gives the kingdom a strategic position within the American defense ecosystem, while generating hundreds of direct and indirect jobs.
Beyond economic benefits, this partnership seals an unprecedented technological transfer, strengthening the strategic autonomy of the kingdom.
He opens the way to the emergence of a local defense industry, capable of responding to the imperatives of the sovereignty of the kingdom, and to assert his decision -making independence, on the international scene, relays Al AHDATH Al Maghribia.
This advance is part of the strategic partnership between Rabat and Washington, historically anchored in the security and military fields.
A major ally of the United States, outside NATO, the kingdom, by its geostrategic position at the crossroads of several continents, embodies an essential bulwark for the stability and security of the region.
Cooperation reinforced by the 2020-2030 military roadmap, aimed at modernizing the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and to pool technological innovations.
Par Hassan Benadad
05/04/2025 at 6:53 p.m.
