فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
In execution of the high directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), a ceremony was held on Wednesday to receive the first batch of six Apache AH-64E combat helicopters at the 1st Royal Air Force Base in Salé.
The ceremony was attended by the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone, Lieutenant General Mohammed Haramou, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, and Major General Mohammed Gadih, Inspector of the Royal Air Force, according to a statement from the General Staff of the FAR.
The ceremony also saw the participation of a high-level U.S. delegation led by General Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Aimee Cutrona, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Morocco.
The acquisition of the Apache helicopters is part of the high directives of His Majesty the King aimed at modernizing the FAR. This program also highlights the level of strategic cooperation and partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America in the fields of security and defense, the statement concluded.
