List of aircraft and armament of the Royal Moroccan Air Force

A list of all past and current aircraft in service with the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF). Sources are Flightglobal 2014 report [1] INSS report 2013[2] and Farmorocco webpage[3]

Current aircraft

Aircraft Type Versions Quantity Notes
Combat aircraft
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Multirole Fighter Aircraft F-16C Block 52+
F-16D Block 52+
15
8
F-16 Block 52+ Version

One F-16C was lost during the 2015 Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.[4]

Dassault Mirage F1 Fighter Aircraft Mirage F1
MF2000
12
27
F1CH/EH/EH-200

1 F1 lost to bird strike 2015.[5]


Upgraded. Local designation MF-1EM-VI

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter Fighter Aircraft F-5B/F T III
F-5E TIII
4
22
Used for advanced training
Fighter aircraft
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet Light Attack, CAS & COIN Alpha Jet E+ 24 Used as advanced trainer and Ground-attack aircraft [6][7]
Trainer aircraft
T-6 Texan II Trainer T-6C 24
Transport aircraft & Aerial refueling
Alenia C-27J Spartan Transport aircraft C-27J 4
CASA CN-235 Transport aircraft CN-235M 7
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Transport aircraft C-130H 12
Lockheed KC-130 Tanker KC-130H 2
Surveillance, Electronic warfare & Others
Lockheed RC-130 Surveillance aircraft for reconnaissance RC-130H 1
Dassault Falcon 20 Electronic warfare Falcon 20 2 ECM/ELINT platforms
Bombardier 415 Amphibious aircraft CL-415 5
BN-2T Defender Maritime patrol and reconnaissance BN-2T Defender 13
CAP 232 Aerobatic CAP 232 8
Helicopters
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle Attack helicopter SA 342M/L 24
Eurocopter SA 330 Puma Transport Helicopter SA 330C
SA 330L
12
25
Original imported version
25 Upgraded by EC Romania
Agusta-Bell 205 multi-role helicopter Bell 205 31
Agusta-Bell 206B Utility helicopter Bell 206 26
Agusta-Bell 212 Utility helicopter Bell 212 3
Boeing CH-47 Chinook Transport Helicopter CH-47C
CH-47D
9
3
Unmanned aerial vehicles
BAE SkyEye UAV Skyeye R4E-50 UN
RQ-1 Predator UAV Predator A 4 [8][9][10][11]
GNAT UAV I-GNAT ER UN [12]
IAI Heron UAV At least 3 [13]
VIP transport
Cessna VIP transport Cessna 4 1 Cessna 414 +1 Cessna 421 +1 Cessna Citation V +1 Cessna Citation XLS
Beechcraft Super King Air VIP transport and Trainer Super King Air 16 6 Beech A100 +4 Beech B200 +3 Beech B300 +3 Beech 350
Boeing 737-BBJ2 VIP transport Boeing 737 2
Dassault Aviation VIP transport Dassault 2 1 Dassault Falcon 50
1 Dassault Falcon 100
Gulfstream Aerospace VIP transport Gulfstream 5 2 Gulfstream II
1 Gulfstream III
1 Gulfstream V
1 Gulfstream G550
AgustaWestland AW139 VIP transport AW139 1

Previous aircraft

Armament

Name Type Picture
Air to Ground Missiles and Bombs
AGM-65 Maverick D/G/H Air-to-surface missile
AGM-88 HARM B/C Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
HOT I/II Anti-tank missile
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank missile
GBU-10 Paveway II Precision-guided munition
GBU-12 Paveway II Precision-guided munition
GBU-24 Paveway III Precision-guided munition
AASM GPS/INS
AASM GPS/INS+IIR
Precision-Guided Munition
JDAM
LJDAM
Precision-Guided Munition
Mk-82 General purpose bomb
Mk-84 General purpose bomb
CBU-52
CBU-58A/B
CBU-71A/B
Mk 20 Rockeye II
cluster bombs

Air to Air Missiles
AIM-9L/M/M-9/X-2 air-to-air missile
Matra R530 D air-to-air missile
R550 Magic II air-to-air missile
MBDA MICA IR/EM air-to-air missile
AIM-120 C7 air-to-air missile

Others

Name Aircraft Picture
Targeting pods
Lockheed Martin Sniper XR F-16C/D Block 52+
ASTAC Elint Pod Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage MF2000
Thales Damocles Pod Dassault Mirage MF2000
LITENING II Pod F-16C/D Block 52+
F-5 TIII
AMIN Hares pod [14][15] Dassault Mirage F1
F-5 TIII
Goodrich DB-110 reconnaissance pod [16] F-16C/D Block 52+

References

  1. World Air Forces 2014 - FlightGlobal.com
  2. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/11/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0NW0SQ20150511
  3. "Un avion Mirage F1 monomoteur des Forces Royales Air s'est écrasé lundi au sud de la Base aérienne de Sidi Slimane (communiqué)". lemag.ma.
  4. The basic Predator-A is used in small numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey
  5. Multiple sources confirme de purchase of UAV Predator for the RMAF
  6. General Atomics has already received export licenses to sell an unarmed export version of the Predator to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, U.A.E. and Morocco
  7. Base production Predators (not XP models) are already operated in limited numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey.
  8. Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, March 2013
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