Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah, Berber languages: ⵉⴷⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵔⴱⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵏ ⵏ ⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ, romanized: Idwasen Urbiben Igeldanen n Murakuc) 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.
| Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية | |
| Motto | "الله، الوطن، الملك" "God, Homeland, King" |
| Founded | 1088 |
| Current form | 1956 (1088) |
| 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 |
| Active personnel | 195,800 |
| Reserve personnel | 150,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 119.766 billion MAD $11.796 billion (2023) |
| Percent of GDP | 8.5% (2023) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | United States United Kingdom Spain Italy Turkey France People's Republic of China |
| 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 zellaqa battle al arak battle oued al makhazin battle oued lban battle |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Morocco |
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.
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