Morocco and Israel discuss developing Morocco’s defence industry at talks in Rabat

In Rabat on 9 November 2026, Abdeltif Loudyi, Morocco’s minister delegate in charge of the National Defence Administration, met Amir Baram, director general of Israel’s Defence Ministry. They discussed the development of a defence industry in Morocco. The Israeli ministry confirmed the visit on 10 November and highlighted projects that companies from the two countries are pursuing together ¹²³.

Two meetings in Rabat

Baram led the Israeli delegation. He and Loudyi reviewed work already under way and discussed how to expand it. Morocco wants in particular to strengthen its domestic manufacturing capacity. The Israeli ministry describes partnerships with Moroccan industry as one outcome of the renewal of relations in 2020 ¹²³⁴.

That same day, General Mohammed Berrid, inspector general of Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces, met Baram. According to a joint statement by the Moroccan authorities, the talks also covered training and exchanges between the two countries’ armed forces. The Israeli ministry likewise reported that the two militaries had discussed training ¹²³.

From the Rabat agreement to the Marrakech Airshow

In November 2021, a year after they resumed diplomatic relations, Morocco and Israel signed a memorandum on defence in Rabat. It provided a framework for exchanges between the two administrations and opened the way for joint projects. The Israeli ministry cites that agreement as the starting point for the cooperation reviewed during the November 2026 visit ¹²⁴.

In October 2026, Israel’s Defence Ministry organised a national pavilion at the Marrakech Airshow for the first time. It led a delegation of Israeli companies, and Moroccan officials visited the pavilion. A month later in Rabat, the possibility of expanding manufacturing in Morocco was on the agenda for officials from both countries ¹³⁵⁶.

Sources

1. Administration de la défense nationale et état-major général des Forces armées royales, communiqué relayé par Médias24, « Maroc-Israël : une base industrielle de défense au cœur des échanges », 9 novembre 2026, https://medias24.com/2026/11/09/maroc-israel-une-base-industrielle-de-defense-au-coeur-des-echanges-1789138/
2. Ministère israélien de la Défense, « Communiqué public sur la visite d’Amir Baram au Maroc (en hébreu) », 10 novembre 2026, https://t.me/s/hadshothadover/3718
3. Le Desk et Maghreb Arabe Presse, « Abdeltif Loudyi et Mohammed Berrid reçoivent le DG du ministère israélien de la Défense », 9 novembre 2026, https://ledesk.ma/encontinu/abdeltif-loudyi-et-mohammed-berrid-recoivent-le-dg-du-ministere-israelien-de-la-defense/
4. Reuters, via Euronews, « Morocco and Israel sign defence memorandum in Rabat », 25 novembre 2021, https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/25/morocco-israel
5. Ministère israélien de la Défense, « For the First Time in Morocco: Israel MOD Opened a National Pavilion and Led an Israeli Delegation to Marrakech Airshow 2026 », 8 octobre 2026, https://www.mod.gov.il/en/press-releases/press-room/for-the-first-time-in-morocco-israel-mod-opened-a-national-pavilion-and-led-an-israeli-delegation-to-marrakech-airshow-2026
6. Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, « Israel debuts national defense pavilion at Marrakech Airshow 2026 », 8 octobre 2026, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-911093

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1. On 9 November 2026, Abdeltif Loudyi and Mohammed Berrid met Amir Baram, director general of Israel’s Defence Ministry, in Rabat.
2. On 10 November, Israel’s Defence Ministry confirmed the visit and the talks on developing Morocco’s defence industry.
3. In October 2026, Israel’s Defence Ministry organised its first national pavilion at the Marrakech Airshow.

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