Israel to sell missiles to Morocco

The Israeli state-run company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide Morocco with advanced air and missile defense system, after they signed a $600-million deal, Israeli media reported.

IAI will provide Morocco with the Barak MX system, in a deal that began to take shape during Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s visit to Morocco in November last year, according to Israel’s Channel 12 TV news and financial website Globes.

Barak MX provides a single integrated solution for multiple simultaneous aerial threats from different sources and ranges in several mission types and battle conditions, the reports said.

These threats include fighters, sea-skimming and cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, drones, helicopters and gliding bombs, and the system offers three-interception ranges of 35, 70 and 150 km.

Morocco and Israel signed a historic agreement for the establishment of full diplomatic relations in December 2020.