2023-07-07 21:19:40
According to the same source, the Kingdom is in the negotiation phase with the Israeli company, Elbit Systems, to buy this missile, the first of its kind in the arsenal of the Moroccan army. “Delilah” an optoelectronic rocket with a long range of 250 km and carries a 30 kg warhead. It can be adapted to launch and helicopters, land and sea launchers.
The agreement proposed by Morocco has not yet been concluded, it is said, especially since “Israel wants to ensure that the technology of these weapons systems will not be disclosed in any way to a other country “.
According to Israeli sources cited by the source, the missile was originally developed as an aerial decoy to become one of Israel’s most advanced air-launched weapon systems.
As a reminder, Morocco would have considered strengthening its medium-range air defense system, opting for the Israeli Spyder system. The Spyder is an anti-aircraft defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, capable of defending strategic points, mobile forces and urban centers once morest all airborne threats, including ballistic missiles. It has a multi-target capability to deal with overrun attacks from prowl ammo, cruise missiles or hover bombs.
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