Royal Air Force officers and technicians are getting intensive training on the American Apache planes, using the latest technologies in the field and the expertise of a number of American officers.
The Royal Armed Forces are close to acquiring American AH-64 Apache helicopters, which will join the Royal Air Force squadron, after negotiations that brought together Moroccan officers from the General Command and American military commanders; The Kingdom is expected to acquire 24 helicopters, with a total value of $1.5 billion.
Tactical exercises include the use of simulation systems as well as carrying out operations that simulate reality and the use of various weapons and combat and defensive devices.
Abdelhamid Harfi, an expert in military affairs, points out, in his interview with Hespress, that “the entry of the Apache to Morocco was preceded by several measures, the first of which was training pilots and technical officers, since 2020, to keep pace with the uses of this air fleet,” adding that “visits were organized to an American facility in order to train Moroccan pilots and technicians.”
Harfi said, in a statement to Hespress that “Colonel Khaled Samit is the first Moroccan pilot to obtain a certificate of accreditation to pilot an Apache warplane, and he was appointed commander of a squadron of attack helicopters, including Apache helicopters.”
He also stressed that the Kingdom is preparing to receive these advanced helicopters by constructing an airbase for American Apache helicopters.
The Apache remains the best attack helicopter since it was first launched in 1989. The twin-engine army helicopters, developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), are used by Egypt, Greece, Israel, the Netherlands, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
These aircraft are technologically advanced and have tremendous coordination capabilities with drones, especially the Mq-c1 gray, allowing the Apache pilot to have great control over the landing operations, through a manned internal system consisting of the latest technologies of communication, navigation and sensor systems.
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