New planes for the Royal Air Forces

While waiting for the American F-35s, the Royal Air Forces should soon receive a fleet of 30 French Mirage 2000-9 fighter-bombers from the United Arab Emirates, a country with which Rabat maintains excellent relations.

According to The confidentialdelivery is scheduled for 2027, a year in which the Moroccan Air Force should also receive 25 American F-16 Block 70/72Viper aircraft, ordered in 2019 for 3.59 billion euros. In total, the Royal Air Forces will have 55 new aircraft and will see their capacity increase by 62%. “The new aircraft will be added to the 40 Mirage F1s, 26 F-5s and 24 F-16s that they already operate. This air combat power will allow it to better compete with its great adversary, Algeria,” reports the Spanish media.