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Morocco introduced a new air defense system into the arsenal of the Royal Armed Forces, the medium-range air defense system "Sky Dragon 50" from China was introduced .
The system was brought in last December, after last year Morocco sent a number of officers and technicians from the Royal Artillery, radar specialists and air defense systems to China to train on the Chinese system, one of the most modern defense systems in the world.
The Chinese system can engage with 12 targets at the same time from 50 kilometers and height up to 20 kilometers.
The system consists of a three-dimensional search radar with a range of 150 kilometers, a command and control unit, a reloading unit and three missile launchers, each capable of firing four surface-to-air missiles.
The system is especially used to protect vital installations and land formations from various air threats such as attack helicopters, drones, fighter jets and cruise missiles, especially since the system can strike a very low target at a height of only 30 meters.
Military cooperation between Morocco and China is growing significantly, with the latter, along with medium-range air defense, incorporating more sophisticated systems.
Since the pre-recent deal, which has also included short-range air defense systems, medium-range missile launchers, tanks and radars, the Moroccan-Chinese military relations have become more strategic and will also include the transfer of some of China's military technology to Morocco.
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[URL='https://www.hespress.com/orbites/379536.html']* The radar is most likely the IBIS-200 with 200 km range, because it was displayed with the system last year during the time of the deal..[/URL]