Morocco has purchased advanced Chinese military drones, called the Wing Loong II unit, reported the Spanish news outlet Okdiario on Sunday.
The modern unit was captured while flying over Morocco, and the video went viral on social media earlier this week.
Wing Loong II en el cielo de Marruecos ??. Marruecos potencia sus capacidades militares con la segunda versión del avión chino Wing Loong ?? y poseerá unos arsenales de drones UAV más grande y diverso que haya existido en África.http://pic.twitter.com/8DPubx1E3i
— Drones de guerra (@dronesdeguerra) September 27, 2022
“The Wing Loong II is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle based on the Wing Loong (Pterodactyl). It is larger and more capable — with significantly greater payload — than its predecessor. The Wing Loong II has been described as being in the same class as the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper.
The Wing Loong II can conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; electronic warfare; search-and-rescue; strike; peacekeeping; and border patrol missions.
The air vehicle features six hard points, compared to two on the Wing Loong, with four that can carry double payloads. As a result, the Wing Loong II can carry up to 10 air-to-ground bombs and missiles.”
Additionally, Spanish military intelligence has taken note of the latest acquisition, including cutting-edge Chinese strategic drones with air-to-ground attack capability and a range of more than 7,000 kilometers.
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) had long been interested in these Wing Loong II drones and had even considered acquiring them to replace an earlier Chinese model of drone that they had already used in defense specified the same source.
The Moroccan bill for multi-million dollar weapons purchases over the last decade is massive: billions of dollars (estimated $20,000) in frigates, modernized F-16 fighters, Abrams armored vehicles, and Predator drones, added the same source.
“Another weapon undermining the balance of forces for control of the Strait, as Spain continues to supply police equipment to Rabat,” further stated the same source.
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