A US congressional defense document has explicitly referenced Pentagon plans to establish a regional drone training center in Morocco, describing the facility as a hub for training partner nation forces, improving interoperability and strengthening counterterrorism capabilities across Africa.
The reference appears in the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual legislation that authorizes U.S. defense programs and sets military policy.
The committee said it had taken note of the Defense Department’s recently announced plans to establish a regional drone training center in the Kingdom of Morocco and acknowledged initial training activities conducted during Exercise African Lion.
According to the document, the initiative is intended to serve as a central location for training partner forces and to build scalable, long term unmanned aircraft system capabilities with African and international partners.
The committee also directed the U.S. Secretary of Defense to brief lawmakers on the Department of Defense’s strategy for developing and maintaining regional unmanned aircraft system training programs for partner forces operating within the area covered by U.S. Africa Command.
The provision does not authorize funding for the center or approve its construction. Instead, it places the initiative under congressional oversight and requires the Pentagon to provide additional details on how regional drone training programs will be organized, supported and sustained.
The congressional reference follows remarks made earlier this year by General Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, who announced plans to establish Africa’s first U.S. led regional drone training hub in Morocco.
The project was presented as part of broader efforts to expand military cooperation with African partner nations and accelerate the adoption of unmanned systems across the continent.
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