Morocco advances plan to bolster domestic weapons production
Morocco has approved the creation of a new state-backed company aimed at developing industrial zones dedicated to domestic defense production,
According to Moroccan media, citing the Atlantic Observatory for Defense and Armament (AODA) Algeria has built a new air base in Oum el Assel, around 45 miles from the Moroccan border. Satellite imagery reportedly from AODA shows two Russian-made MiG-29M2 fighter jets, extended runways, ammunition depots as well as an early warning radar station.
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