Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
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The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah) are the military forces of the Kingdom of Morocco. They consist of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Royal Gendarmerie, and the Royal Guard.
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Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | |
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القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية | |
Motto | "الله، الوطن، الملك" "God, Homeland, King" |
Founded | 1088; 936 years ago (1088) |
Current form | 1956 (1088)[1] |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | Rabat |
Website | tajnid revue |
Leadership | |
Supreme Commander | Mohammed VI |
Minister of Defense | Abdellatif Loudiyi |
Inspector General | Major-General Mohammed Berrid |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Conscription | Yes[2] |
Active personnel | 195,800[3] |
Reserve personnel | 150,000[3] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | 119.766 billion MAD $11.796 billion (2023)[4] |
Percent of GDP | 8.5% (2023)[5] |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | United States United Kingdom Spain Italy Turkey France People's Republic of China[6] |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Morocco Ifni War Rif revolt Sand War Six-Day War October War Western Sahara War Gulf War Insurgency in the Maghreb Intervention in Yemen Western Saharan clashes |
Ranks | Military ranks of Morocco |
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The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces are large, expensive and well-trained with extensive experience in counter-insurgency, desert warfare and combined air-land operations. Further experience has come from participating in peace-keeping operations.[7]