Overview
- Airbus said the Royal Moroccan Air Force helicopters will receive double hoists, a searchlight, a Safran Euroflir 410 sensor, mounts for machine guns and an electronic warfare self-protection suite.
- The contract includes a support and connected-services package tied to expanding existing facilities in Morocco into an MRO center intended to serve West Africa.
- Airbus declined to disclose the contract value, and the reporting does not detail a delivery schedule.
- The order begins replacing Morocco’s ageing Puma fleet, but the Royal Moroccan Air Force operates about 24 Pumas, so 10 H225Ms do not provide a one-for-one replacement.
- Airbus has operated in Morocco for decades and opened a customer center in 2024 to support roughly 60 Airbus helicopters across Moroccan services, a footprint the company plans to scale with the new deal.