Back القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية Arabic Fuercies Armaes del Reinu de Marruecos AST Königlich marokkanische Streitkräfte German Fuerzas Armadas del Reino de Marruecos Spanish نیروهای مسلح پادشاهی مراکش Persian Forces armées royales (Maroc) French הכוחות המזוינים של מרוקו HE Marokkó hadereje Hungarian Forze armate marocchine Italian モロッコ王立軍 Japanese
| Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية | |
 | |
| Motto | "الله، الوطن، الملك" "God, Homeland, King" |
| Founded | 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] |
| Expenditure | |
| 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 |
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.
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces have experience in counter-insurgency, desert warfare and combined air-land operations. Further experience has come from participating in peace-keeping operations.[7]
- ^ "La Garde royale marocaine". www.maghreb-observateur.qc.ca.
- ^ Fitch, Chris (26 October 2018). "Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco". Geographical. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2022). The Military Balance 2022. London: Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1032279008.
- ^ Dahir n° 1-22-75 of 18 Jumada I 1444 (December 13, 2022) promulgating the finance law No. 50-22 for the 2023 budget year.
- ^ "Morocco - gross domestic product (GDP) 1988-2028".
- ^ Kasraoui, Safaa (16 March 2021). "Morocco Among 40 Largest Importers of Major Arms Worldwide". Morocco World News. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ IISS 2013, pp. 394
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