reportedly recently built an air defense missile position 50 kilometers outside the Moroccan capital by the Moroccan capital air defense air force. The position adopts a typical "main air defense position" style. It is speculated that it should be used to deploy long-range air defense missiles or long-range missiles in the area. Anti-aircraft missiles. Considering Morocco’s purchase orders for air defense missile systems in recent years, there is no other order except for the Hongqi 9B foreign trade model FD-2000B air defense system. Therefore, the outside world speculates that the medium- and long-range air defense missile system deployed by the Moroccan Air Defense Air Force near the capital is the FD-2000B air defense missile. The
FD-2000B air defense system is an upgraded version of the FD-2000 air defense system. The maximum air defense range has been increased from 125 kilometers in the past to more than 150 kilometers. At the same time, the maximum low-altitude interception height has dropped from 25 meters in the past to about 10 meters, which has a good interception effect for low-altitude penetration drones, cruise missiles and precision guided munitions. For some tactical missiles such as Scud, the FD-2000B air defense system can also effectively intercept. In fact, there are still many missile systems like Scuds in Africa and the Middle East, especially after the disintegration of Soviet Russia, all kinds of missiles were stolen and sold.
In addition to the FD-2000B air defense system, Morocco has also purchased other Chinese air defense weapon systems, such as the Tianlong 50 mid-range and short-range air defense system, and the DK-9 short-range air defense system. They all have them, and they have formed corresponding operations through integration. system. Spending so much energy to build such an advanced air defense capability is also directly related to the current situation in Morocco. First of all, Morocco and Algeria border, the two countries themselves have territorial disputes and historical grievances, and there are some differences in other aspects. All this has led to the never-ending dispute between the two countries. In addition, Morocco guards the Strait of Gibraltar from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean and faces Spain across the sea. Spain has strong air power, and Morocco has to guard against this.
In fact, these Chinese-made air defense missile systems purchased by Morocco are mainly targeted at European countries like Spain, especially the 2011 military operation against Libya. The aviation forces played the leading role throughout the entire process. The Libyan ground forces that lost cover suffered heavy losses. At that time, Libya's domestic air defense systems were mostly old equipment from the Soviet-Russian era, with poor performance, short range, and lack of complete systemization, making them vulnerable to superior air power. Because of this, Morocco pays so much attention to the systematic construction of air defense forces. It can be said that Morocco's systematic air defense capability is in Africa and can reach the top three standards. In addition to the anti-aircraft missile system, Morocco has also purchased 36 AR-2 long-range rockets produced in China. The rockets have a long range, high accuracy, and strong firepower. The maximum range can reach 130 kilometers. If equipped with guided rockets, AR-2 can even attack ships cruising in the sea, temporarily acting as an "anti-ship missile". Of course, it has also been said that Morocco will purchase some other Chinese-made weapons for naval operations, such as anti-ship missiles, tactical missiles and UAV systems, which are all reliable options. However, it is not certain what Morocco will buy.
