Americans deliver Himars to Morocco
The United States has given its approval for the delivery of Himars rocket launchers to Morocco. Defensive armament known in military circles, the Himars has become familiar to the general public following its use in Ukraine where experts are unanimous in considering that it is one of the assets which enabled Kiev to inflict severe losses. to the Russian army during the offensive launched in the spring and especially in the summer of 2022.
Carrying a load of 6 surface-to-surface missiles and a ballistic missile, this tool is one of the most powerful in its category.
For now, Morocco is the only African country to which the United States has agreed to sell this equipment. A military decision which has its political impact insofar as it puts into perspective the speculation of certain observers who believed that the relations established between Washington and Rabat under the mandate of Donald Trump were going to be, if not judged, at least reconsidered by Biden.
Morocco, anxious to distance its Algerian neighbour, also engaged in a frantic arms race, does not despair of being able to release the orders, for the moment frozen, of the Sea Guardian drone and Patriot missile contracts .
As a reminder, the Cherifian Kingdom already has the Israeli BARAK-MX anti-aircraft defense system and the French CAESA cannon .
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