North African rivals receive new tanksJeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 July 2016
Morocco has confirmed that it has taken delivery of the first of its new M1A1SA Abrams tanks, while it regional rival Algeria has received another instalment of T-90 tanks from Russia.
A photograph released via Morocco's state-owned Medi 1 TV shows one of the first M1A1 Abrams tanks to be delivered to the kingdom. (Medi 1 TV)
The Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) released photographs of the ceremony marking the arrival of its first Abrams to the state-owned Medi 1 TV news channel, which published them on 26 July and reported that the event had taken place at the Central Establishment for Management and Material Storage (ECGCM) in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. Medi 1 TV did not report how many tanks have been delivered, but one photograph showed the FAR now has at least six.
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