Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration, revealed that Morocco began working during the current year on preparing a vision for the creation of industrial zones specialized in the field of defense industry, stressing that “the Kingdom has taken firm steps towards establishing an advanced defense industry, and it has a group of foreign requests for investment.”
Morocco took steady steps towards establishing an advanced defense industry,” through “partnerships and agreements that it concluded with a number of “The leading countries in this field, in order to develop the armed forces’ self-equipment.”
Abdellatif Loudiy also pointed out that “defense industries would encourage competition within Moroccan universities to develop scientific research,” pointing out that “in this context, a group of specialized companies has submitted applications for a license to invest in the field of defense industries, knowing that these applications are subject to a set of conditions.” Technical, economic, legal, and technological.”
Key points:
Manufacturing project between the armed forces, and Moroccan scientific research center as well as coordination with universities.
Creating an advanced ecosystem of different companies specialized in different fields.
Welcoming foreign companies to invest in Morocco, and share their expertise. This is already underway as we speak, without mentioning details
