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After an evaluation of a Brazilian Air Force C-390 (registered under PT-ZNG) in Rabat in March 2024, Morocco would be on the verge of joining the user group of the KC-390if we rely on the appearance of the Moroccan flag on a PowerPoint slide during a recent conference of the group, as reported by Defense Atlas, a forum specializing in military and defense information.
Contacted by Médias24, the military expert Abdelhamid Harifi held to nuance this news. “The plane has been tested several times by Morocco and appears interest us as a replacement for the old C130H“.
This choice is not exclusive to Morocco. “Countries like Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary and South Korea have made the same choice in the face of rising commodity prices. C130J et C130J-30 and above all the delivery times are too long,” said Mr. Harifi.
The military expert estimates that Morocco has an immediate need for around ten aircraft. This demand would be reinforced by the kingdom’s desire to position itself as a strategic platform for re-exports to Africa.
The plane has been tested several times by Morocco and seems to interest us as a replacement for the old C130H
“This need, with the vision of making Morocco a platform for re-exports to Africa, pushes us to believe in an industrial compensation contract or a transfer of technologies to manufacture these planes in the Kingdom,” he added. .
The KC-390, designed by Embraerstands out for its ability to operate on unprepared runways, an important criterion for Morocco. It also has a “respectable carrying capacity and a reasonable price”, underlined Abdelhamid Harifi.
Morocco and Brazil have a military and technical cooperation agreementopening the way to a potential transfer of technologies for the manufacture of this aircraft on Moroccan soil.
“The Brazilian experience in developing a military industrial fabric has aroused great admiration in Morocco. We will probably know more on this subject during the Marrakech Air Show which will be held in 3 weeks,” concluded our interlocutor.
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Nawfal Kaiss
October 10, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
Modified October 10, 2024 at 12:28 p.m.
