Rabat-a High-ranking delegation from Lockheed Martin founded Morocco last week and signals the serious interest of the American defense property in the fast-developing landscape of the North African country.
Under the direction of the retired Brigade General Joseph Rank, the CEO of Lockheed for Africa and Saudi Arabia, the team connected between Rabat and Casablanca was connected. Encountered civil servants and tours for industrial plants in the circles of industry as more than just one visit.
The visit was not just a shop window bee like it reflected The “permanent relationship between the company to Morocco” and “Common commitment to innovation, security and economic progress”, says Rank.
In the industrial zone of Casablanca, the delegation, which was facilitated by the investment and export development agency in Morocco, said, reported several potential partners, including TDM Maroc, Collins Aerospace RFM and Exellia Maroc. These companies are in the foreground to develop sophisticated air and space and defense skills.
After closed doors in Rabat, according to Rank’s team, with material talks with high-ranking civil servants, about the definition of Morocco as a critical knot in the global supply chain of Lockheed-a relationship, which began in 1974 with the delivery of the first C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from Morocco.
Today this partnership has developed dramatically. Moroccan pilots are now operating Lockheed’s F-16 fight against Falken, while the military of the state of Sikorsky helicopters, advanced radar systems and integrated air defense technologies start the Lockheed Martin stamp.
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The missions could not be higher for Morocco. The North African country has strongly invested in the creation of a self -supporting defense ecosystem and regarded it as a security requirement and as an economic catalyst.
As a rank, he left little doubt about Lockheed’s intentions: “When we further deepen our cooperation, we want to drive Morocco’s defense skills, expand local specialist knowledge and have a long -term industrial growth.”
The company’s managers carried out A visit to the most important industrial plants of the sector in Morocco in December 2024 to strengthen its five decades in the country.
With billions of balance in balance in balance, all eyes are now on the specific steps of this top -class advertising.
The visit is that Morocco positions itself as a defense center for defense production and already attracts global actors such as India’s Tata Advanced Systems, Turkish drone manufacturers Baykar and Israel’s Bluebird Aero systems and creates something that some analysts Africa’s defense triangle call.
