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Morocco wants AH-64 Apache and T-129 ATAK helicopters

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Morocco wants AH-64 Apache and T-129 ATAK helicopters

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Morocco currently negotiats with US and Turkish government of buying new Atack helicopters.

Morocco wants to buy both AH64 and T129 ATAK.

No orders were made yet.
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Well they can't have the T-129 as nobody has modelled it yet.
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Firebird wrote: 26 Jul 2018, 12:52 Well they can't have the T-129 as nobody has modelled it yet.
Ha, and the NBAI Apache has not been converted to P3D yet! The logistics of supporting two completely different types of airframes always surprises me, especially ones that have similar battlefield missions.
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Like a lot of air forces it comes down to cost and the pair will probably work in tandem, with the dearer more capable Apaches taking charge in the field of operations guiding the cheaper T-129s. The concept is the hi-lo mix.
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Since a few years morocco is showing interest to AH64 Appache.

The T129 was new to me.

According to wikipedia only Pakistan is using T129 out of Turkey
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Morocco is going to get first AH-64 in two years according to morocco world news.
No info about how many examples will be delivered also no news about T-129.
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Morocco has oficially requested 24x AH-64 Appachee from the US government.

The total order value including support and training ect should be around 1.5 billion $.
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The US government has approved the sale of

36x AH-64E Apache of the latest version.

The value of the contract will be 4.25 billion$.

I am not sure if the costs of the ordered F-16V and upgrades of the current F-16 fleet is included.

Morocco will be the second customer for the AH-64 in africa.
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Last week it was announced that morocco is in advanced negotions with turkey to order the ATAK helicopter.

Morocco wants to order 22x T-129.

Also morocco will get 36x AH-64E Apache.
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The RMAF plans to base the ordered AH-64E in

Khouribga Airbase GMMK.

Two squadrons will be based there and the first delivery is expected in 2023.
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Thanks, I am guessing they will wear standard desert camo similar to other RMAF airframes. Google seems to think Qatari Apaches are RMAF versions with the camo confusion. I've seen a RMAF repaint on the DCS AH-64.
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