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SIGMA Frigate

 

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F-16 Block 52

 

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Some recent big deals with Harris for the Moroccan Armed Forces in land, air and maritime communication (SINCGARS, C5i new communication architecture....)

Harris to Provide Radios to Morocco, Kuwait and Qatar
March 30, 2016

Harris Corp., Rochester, New York, was awarded a $20,116,679 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar) contract for radios, spares, installation kits and continental U.S. unit-level test equipment training. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Morocco, Kuwait and Qatar, with an estimated completion date of February 2, 2021. Fiscal 2010 other procurement funds in the amount of $20,116,679 were obligated at the time of the award. The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-16-C-5015).

Harris to Provide Radios to Morocco, Kuwait and Qatar

Harris Corp., Rochester, New York, was awarded a $20,116,679 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar) contract for radios, spares, installation kits and continental U.S. unit-level test equipment training. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed...

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Harris wins North African military radio contract

Written by Oscar Nkala, Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Harris Corporation has received an $11 million order from a North African nation to supply its Falcon III multiband, multimission radios as part of an ongoing force modernization programme.

The contract also involves the supply of spares, installation kits and continental U.S. unit-level test equipment and training. The customer will receive thousands of RF-7800H-MP wide-band tactical man-pack radios, which has the capacity to deliver expanded data capabilities in long-range and Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) environments, Harris said.

The customer will also receive the RF-7850M-HH multi-band networking hand-held radio, which offers wide-band communications and mobile, ad-hoc networking along with legacy narrow-band waveforms as well as the RF-7800V-HH VHF Combat Net Radio (CNR).

“Harris’ Falcon III radios will support the customer’s need for simultaneous, secure voice and high-bandwidth data across a wide range of military missions. Our strong presence in the region, coupled with our ongoing investment in advancing Falcon solutions, enables us to transition customers from their legacy, voice-dominated tactical radios to networked wide-band tactical radios," said Harris Communication Systems President Chris Young.

Harris was earlier awarded a $20,116,679 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract for radios, spares, installation kits, and continental U.S. unit-level test equipment training to Morocco, Kuwait, and Qatar, according to the US Federal Business Opportunities website, which added that work will be completed in February 2021.

Given the fact that the North African contract was announced shortly after the Morocco, Kuwait and Qatar contract, it is likely that the $11 million order is for Morocco’s armed forces.

Harris Corp., Rochester, New York, was awarded a $405,500,000 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Morocco), indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINGARS) including ancillary items, spare parts, installation kits, training and fielding support services. One bid was solicited with one received, with an estimated completion date of April 21, 2021. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-16-D-5004).

Harris Corporation Awarded $405 Million Foreign Military Sales IDIQ Contract for Tactical Radios
Highlights:

Contract includes radios and associated equipment and support services
Products include SINCGARS and SpearNet™ radios
Contract awarded by U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 9, 2016 — Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a five-year, $405 million ceiling, single-award follow-on IDIQ contract from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. The follow-on contract was awarded under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The award was received during the fourth quarter of Harris' 2016 fiscal year.

Under the contract, Harris will provide a wide range of tactical communications equipment, including export versions of its Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); ground and airborne configurations of the SpearNet™ Team Member radio; associated products and spares; and training, installation, and field service support.

"Harris' SINCGARS and other tactical radios deliver situational awareness into the hands of the warfighter," said Chris Young, president, Harris Communication Systems. "This agreement expands the range of communications products and services Harris provides to international customers under FMS contracts."

Weighing less than 700g, the SpearNet team member radio is designed to provide soldiers with large amounts of voice, data and video communications over a self-forming and self-healing ad hoc network, improving their situational awareness (SA) in the battlefield.

The high-throughput, portable radio is capable of offering integrated GPS with SA reporting, and data transfer at up to 100-1500Kbps across dismounted networks covering 6km, even in tunnels, fast moving vehicles, ship cargo holds, as well as buildings.

Having undergone enhancements, such as enhanced call reliability to enable continuous communications without network reconfiguration, and increase in data transfer rate, the radio delivers two to eight times more voice, data and video transmission capability from dismounted soldier to the combatant commander compared to existing communication equipment.

The AES 256-bit encrypted Mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) radio can also be configured as an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) router to facilitate seamless interconnection of IP compliant computers, sensors, cameras, as well as other tactical networks in the theatre.

 

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M60 A3TTS

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VAB

 

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Sniper POD

 

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SIGMA - FLORÉAL FRIGATES

 

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Black Hawk Helicopter

 

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Moroccan Navy getting King Air 350s

by defenceWeb, December 11, 10:17 am

The Royal Moroccan Navy is taking delivery of two King Air 350ER aircraft configured for maritime surveillance.


The aircraft were manufactured in the United States in 2016 and subsequently transferred to France in 2017/18 to have their special mission equipment fitted. They are distinguishable by ventral fins and bubble observation windows.

Equipment for the maritime surveillance role includes the Leonardo ATOS (Airborne Tactical Observation and Surveillance) system, Seaspray 7300 radar, identification friend or foe system, Link 11 data link and EOST23 electro-optical sensor.

With an endurance, or time on station, of more than 5 hours, the Beechcraft 350ERs will be used for a number of roles including maritime surveillance, search and rescue and marine pollution detection.


According to Defensa, they will join three AS565 Panthers, which were delivered in 2002.

The Royal Moroccan Air Force already operates a dozen Beechcraft 100/200/300/350 aircraft, which will make maintenance easier. The Navy also operates two King Airs.

In July 2016 Leonardo announced it had been contracted to supply two King Air 350ER aircraft equipped with its ATOS mission system to an undisclosed African customer.

At the time, Leonardo said it was the third customer to have been provided with an ATOS system fitted to a Beechcraft King Air which has previously been selected by nations including Ecuador

 

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Marine Commando

 

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M1 Abrams X M60 A3TTS

 

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PHL03 MLRS

 

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Morocco test Skif Ukrainian ATGM

Le Maroc teste de nouveaux missiles antichars ukrainiens

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Selon des informations publiées par le blog de Diana Mihailova, reprises par le site spécialisé algérien Menadefense.net, le 4ème Bureau des Forces armées royales a passé commande en septembre dernier d’un kit de test de missiles antichars de type Skif à la firme ukrainienne Progress, filiale de la société d’Etat Ukrspetsexport. Cet achat est considéré comme le prélude à une commande conséquente de ces armes portatives redoutables sur les champs de bataille où sont engagées des unités de blindés.

Le missile anti-char à guidage laser Skif conçu par le bureau de design militaire Luch basé à Kiev « constitue une déclinaison du missile Barrier et la version export du Stugna. Il a une portée diurne de 5000 m et nocturne de 3000 m. Il pèse plus de 140 kg ce qui en fait un missile transportable par une petite équipe »,précise MenaDefense.net.
« Son principal avantage est de disposer d’un écran d’opérateur déporté, ce qui en fait une bonne arme de défense de positions ou d’embuscades », ajoute la même source.

Le 18 avril, le service de presse de Luch avait déclaré dans un communiqué qu’une version avancée du missile guidé antichar Skif avait été testée avec succès.

Selon Luch, la nouvelle version du système a subi une série de modifications et d’améliorations en fonction des besoins du client potentiel. Des changements importants ont été apportés aux lanceurs d’utilisation du système de missiles guidés antichars dans des conditions de sols meubles et de sable. .......................................

Le Maroc teste de nouveaux missiles antichars ukrainiens - Le Desk

Selon des informations publiées par le blog de Diana Mihailova, reprises par le site spécialisé algérien Menadefense.net, le 4ème Bureau des Forces armées royales a passé commande en septembre dernier d’un kit de test de missiles antichars de type Skif à la firme ukrainienne Progress, filiale de...

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Morocco approved to buy 25 F-16Vs and upgrade 23 others

March 26, 2019 (by Lieven Dewitte)

The U.S. State Department has cleared Morocco for a major increase to its F-16 fleet, including both the purchase of 25 F-16C/D Block 72s and upgrades of its existing 23 F‑16s to the more advanced F‑16V block 52+ configuration.


The two potential deals are estimated at respectively $3.787 billio and $985.2 million and could net American contractors roughly $4.8 billion.

Let's have a look at the shopping list from the Government of Morocco:

25 F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft;
29 Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines;
26 APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars;
26 Modular Mission Computers;
26 Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems – JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI Terminals;
26 LN260 Embedded Global Navigation Systems (EGI);
40 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS);
26 Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG);
30 M61 Al Vulcan 20mm Guns;
50 LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers;
40 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM);
40 AIM-120C-7 Guidance Sections;
3 GBU-38/54 JDAM Tail Kits;
50 MXU-650 Air Foil Group, GBU-49;
50 MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (CCG), GBU-49,-50;
36 FMU-139 D/B Fuzes;
6 FMU-139 D/B (D-l) Inert Fuzes;
2 GBU-39 (T-l) GTVs;
60 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB I);
10 MAU-169L/B Computer Control Group, GBU-10,-12,-16;
10 MXU-650C/B Air Foil Group, GBU-12;
12 MK82 Bombs, Filled Inert;
4 BLU-109 Practice Bombs;
10 MAU-169 CCG (D-2);
and 26 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods.



Also included are

26 AN/ALQ-213 EW Management Systems;
26 Advanced Identification Friend/Foe;
Secure Communications, Cryptographic Precision Navigation Equipment;
1 Joint Mission Planning System; twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS;
6 DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems;
communications equipment;
spares and repair parts;
support equipment;
personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical documentation;
support and test equipment, simulators;
integration and test;
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services;
and other related elements of logistics and program support.



The estimated cost is $3.787 billion. As with all DSCA announcements, the sale must pass through the Senate, at which point negotiations can begin; total quantities and dollar totals often change from the original DSCA announcement and final sale.

Per the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, this proposed sale will "contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major Non-NATO ally that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa."

It will also "improve interoperability with the US and other regional allies and enhance Morocco’s ability to undertake coalition operations, as it has done in the past in flying sorties against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Morocco already operates an F‑16 fleet and will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft and services into its armed forces."

The prime contractor for both the sale and the upgrades is Lockheed Martin, and will require the assignment of U.S. government representatives and contractors to Morocco.

International interest in the F-16 Fighting Falcon remains high.

The F-16 Block 70/72 is the newest and most advanced F-16 configuration to date, with a structural life more than 50 percent beyond that of previous F-16 aircraft, according to Lockheed Martin.

The F-16 Viper variant includes an active electronically scanned array radar, a new mission computer and electronic warfare suite, automated ground collision avoidance system, and various cockpit improvements. It first flew in October 2015.

In April, Greece announced it would upgrade 85 of its fleet of F-16 aircraft to the Viper configuration. Also in April, the U.S. State Department approved the sale to Slovakia of 14 F-16 Vipers.

In June, Lockheed was awarded a $1.1 billion contract to produce 16 F-16V fighters for Bahrain.

 

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Paratroopers Commando

 

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The Portuguese Navy will train the crews of future Moroccan submarines. Morocco is currently buying submarines according to this military review.

La marine portugaise formera les futurs marins de la marine marocaine

Le ministre portugais de la Défense, João Gomes Cravinho, a reçu son homologue marocain, Abdellatif Loudyi, au Fort de São Julião da Barra à Lisbonne vendredi (12), où ils ont parlé pendant environ une heure. Le ministre marocain a également rencontré l'Arsenal de Alfeite ainsi que la base navale de Lisbonne.

"Nous avons évoqué la possibilité d'intensifier la coopération entre nos marines ainsi que la partie maintenance de l'Arenal de Alfeite. Le ministre était conscient du fait qu'Arsenal développait de nouvelles capacités, notamment dans la réparation et la maintenance des sous-marins, et que le Maroc était intéressé par le développement d'une capacité sous-marine ", a déclaré le ministre de la Défense.

"Incidemment, il s'agit d'un domaine de coopération entre nous et nous allons travailler avec le Maroc au développement de sa capacité sous-marine et, par conséquent, l'Arsenal de Alfeite faisait partie de cette conversation", a déclaré le ministre portugais, soulignant que cette "relation est est déjà vieux "et que le gouvernement s'attend à" avoir une continuité ".

Concrètement, cette coopération implique la présence de "quelques sous-marins marocains" lors d'exercices à bord des sous-marins portugais Arpão et Tridente, a expliqué Gomes Cravinho.

"Le Maroc achète actuellement des sous-marins et a donc besoin de savoir comment fonctionnent les marines et les sous-marins des pays voisins et leurs amis", a déclaré le ministre de la Défense nationale, soulignant que "les sous-marins marocains sont conçus pour travailler dans des zones Il est donc très important qu'ils se connaissent bien et partagent leurs informations. "

Pour João Gomes Cravinho, "il existe des synergies évidentes à gagner pour les deux parties", car le Portugal et le Maroc partagent une "frontière maritime très étendue" et des "préoccupations similaires concernant Atlantique. "

S'adressant aux journalistes, le ministre de la Défense a également souligné les "préoccupations communes" entre le Portugal et le Maroc, notamment "sur les relations Europe-Afrique, le travail sur les flux migratoires" ou la "lutte contre le terrorisme". Ainsi, les principaux défis géostratégiques du Portugal "sont des défis importants pour le Maroc et inversement".

"Dans un contexte où la géostratégie mondiale évolue très rapidement", il existe "de nouveaux défis, de nouvelles difficultés, de nouveaux problèmes" qui nécessitent plus d'attention, et il est donc "extrêmement important" pour "un dialogue étroit avec le Maroc "Dit João Gomes Cravinho.

La présence des deux pays dans les missions des Nations Unies (ONU), en particulier en République centrafricaine (RCA), a également été abordée lors de la réunion entre les deux ministres.

"Nous avons discuté de la situation en RCA. Le Portugal et le Maroc ont des forces présentes dans la région et le ministre de la Défense marocain m'a confié leur intention de rester présent en RCA, ainsi qu'au Congo, où nous n'avons pas de forces pour le moment ", a déclaré le ministre de la Défense.

Bien que le Portugal ne puisse pas "être partout", le ministre a souligné "qu'il est très important que d'autres soient présents, car le Congo est également une zone de grande instabilité potentielle". Le Portugal continuera à rejoindre la mission de l'ONU, a déclaré le ministre.

"Nous continuerons à la MINUSCA. Actuellement, nos forces nationales sont déployées d'ici la fin de l'année. Nous travaillons maintenant sur les perspectives pour 2020 et estimons qu'il sera nécessaire de poursuivre le travail de notre FND [renforcé national] en République centrafricaine ", a-t-il déclaré.

https://www.defesa.tv.br/marinha-po...-futuros-submarinistas-da-marinha-marroquina/

 

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Morocco get the Sky Dragon 50 Air Defense System from China, alongside other weapons such as MBT2000 tanks, PHL-03 MLRS, ATGM's and AF902 FCS SHORAD System.

China doesn't sell MBT-2000 tanks anymore due to the supply issues of the Ukrainian engine.

 

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China doesn't sell MBT-2000 tanks anymore due to the supply issues of the Ukrainian engine.

We get them in 2010, with the 6TD ukrainian engine, a division of MBT2000.

Here in a recent exercice