Morocco selects Israel's Elbit Systems as major weapons supplier
Morocco selects Israel's Elbit Systems as major weapons supplier
www.middleeasteye.net Morocco selects Israel's Elbit Systems as major weapons supplier
New purchase of Israeli-made artillery systems follows tensions between the kingdom and previous French arms supplier
Morocco has selected Israel's Elbit Systems as one of the kingdom's main weapons suppliers.
According to French newspaper La Tribune, the Moroccan army signed a contract to purchase 36 Atmos 2000 self-propelled artillery systems from the Israeli company.
Morocco and Israel signed a normalisation agreement in 2020 following negotiations overseen by then-US President Donald Trump. The move also saw the US recognising Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara region, which has been occupied by the kingdom since the 1970s.