Royal Moroccan Air Force
Morocco's air Arm; flies Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 armed drones, now getting Emirati guided bombs.
The Royal Moroccan Air Force's drones will drop Emirati glide bombs: EDGE Group agreed on 9 October 2026 to supply DESERT STING 16 bombs, THUNDER P-31 guidance kits and long-term support. EDGE disclosed no value.
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The Royal Moroccan Air Force's armed drones are to carry Emirati weapons. On 9 October 2026 EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates agreed with Morocco's defence administration to supply DESERT STING 16 glide bombs and THUNDER P-31 kits, plus integration and long-term support. EDGE disclosed no value.
EDGE named no airframe, but Baykar confirmed in January 2025 that it had delivered Bayraktar TB2 drones to Morocco, first ordered in 2021. Hespress, citing the Spanish site Defensa, reported in June 2026 that satellite images show Baykar Akinci drones at the Sixth Air Base in Ben Guerir, operating alongside the TB2s.
The EDGE deal gives Turkish-built drones Emirati precision munitions. Moroccan drone strikes in Western Sahara, the territory Morocco disputes with the Polisario Front, appear as allegations in an October 2023 UN report.
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