Emmanuel Chiva, the General Delegate for Armaments in France, is currently in Morocco on an official visit. Yesterday, he held talks with Abdeltif Loudiyi, the minister delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration. Also in attendance were «the Inspector of the Royal Air Forces, along with representatives from the Army and the Royal Gendarmerie», Chiva shared on the X platform. Following these discussions, Chiva announced on the same social network that «Morocco has confirmed its intention to deepen ties with the DGA by agreeing to the establishment of an armaments committee proposed by the DGA. This initiative is designed to enhance industrial cooperation between France and Morocco, with a particular focus on advancing Morocco's Defense Industrial and Technological Base (BITD)». Emmanuel Chiva also participated in the signing ceremony of an agreement involving Naval Group, a leading French defense shipbuilder, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, and the Moroccan firm Maghreb Steel. This agreement seeks to «foster a research partnership on innovative materials and energy between our two nations», he highlighted. #Cooperation ???? | Signing of an agreement between @Navalgroup, Mohamed VI University – Polytechnic, and Maghreb Steel, to develop a research partnership on innovative materials and energy between our two countries ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/auCegCYdte — General Delegate for Armaments (@DG_Armement) July 16, 2025 For the record, a French military delegation, led by Colonel Frédéric Dodet, who heads the Africa and Middle East sub-directorate within the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA), visited Morocco from November 12 to 14, 2024.
