Spy satellite: Morocco chooses Israel and snubs France

The Israeli company “Israel Aerospace Industries” (IAI) chaired by the former Israeli minister Amir Peretz, native of Boujaâd (Moroccan city) will deliver a spy satellite to Morocco. This acquisition has reportedly already been concluded.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will manufacture a satellite for Morocco. The two parties have already sealed a deal with the Israeli company, reveals The galleryspecifying that the cost of the acquisition amounts to one billion dollars. IAI President Amir Peretz is said to have traveled to Morocco via a European country in recent days to sign the final agreement on the purchase. IAI will have to deliver the satellite to Morocco in about five years. It will replace the two satellites manufactured for Morocco by Airbus: Mohammed VI-A and Mohammed VI-B.