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Morocco’s Defense Model
The Turkish experience shows that cooperation with Israel in the 1990s went beyond weapons upgrades to include technology transfer and local production. Under a $687.5 million project to upgrade 170 M60 tanks, most of the work was carried out at the Kayseri plant. The upgrade of 54 F-4 fighters also involved Turkish facilities and engineers. Morocco is pursuing a similar path through the production of SpyX drones in Benslimane, as well as projects involving combat turrets and ammunition, with turret deliveries targeted to begin in March 2027. But Rabat is diversifying its partners: Tata’s WhAP 8×8 plant initially aims for 35 percent local content, rising later to 50 percent. This makes Morocco’s experience similar in its localization of production, but not an exact replica of Turkey’s trajectory.
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