The U.S. Department of Defense, in its announcement of the contracts awarded on Sept. 25, has listed Morocco among the countries benefiting from Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, as part of major contracts signed with U.S. companies to provide technical support and logistical services.
According to the announcement, Morocco was named in a modification worth $26.8 million awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems for technical support of Abrams tank systems. The contract also covered countries such as Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, funded from fiscal year 2025 sources.
Morocco also appears again in the announcement under a separate contract modification with DiGiFlight Inc., valued at just over $9 million, for integrated logistics services. The kingdom was listed alongside other countries including Egypt, Poland, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, with funding attributed to an FMS program dating to fiscal year 2010.
It is worth noting that the United States is the primary supplier of arms to Morocco, accounting—by some accounts—for more than 80 percent of the military equipment Morocco has acquired in recent years; this upward trend is expected to continue, with reports indicating Morocco’s plans to procure additional U.S. systems, including drones and fifth-generation fighters.
It is also notable that the Royal Armed Forces have begun officially taking delivery of batches of M1117 Guardian ASV armored vehicles contracted as part of a military deal with the United States.
According to the Arabic site Defense-Arab, Morocco’s receipt of these armored vehicles is part of efforts to modernize and strengthen its ground fleet and its internal security and support capabilities.
Defense-Arab also quoted the Utah Army National Guard saying that Morocco successfully completed comprehensive inspection and acceptance of 597 M1117 Guardian vehicles. The process reportedly took place under the FMS framework and the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program, and included detailed technical inspections to ensure the vehicles were ready for entry into service.
The platform (the M1117), Tata (sic) said, is highly adaptable and scalable: its equipment can be modified to meet a variety of missions and operating conditions—direct combat, troop transport, reconnaissance and surveillance—reflecting the tactical flexibility required by Moroccan forces.
