Illustrative photo ‹ › Between 2020 and 2024, Morocco emerges as a key beneficiary of the U.S. program for transferring surplus defense equipment, known as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). This revelation comes from a report released by the Pentagon on December 16, 2025. Along with Morocco, Greece and Israel are among the top international partners engaged in this initiative. The selection of these countries followed an assessment by the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), a division of the U.S. Department of Defense. Pentagon officials noted that this evaluation aimed to identify how the proposed transfers align with U.S. security priorities on both national and regional levels. For Morocco, U.S. authorities specifically assessed how Rabat's requests under the EDA program «support interoperability objectives» between the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the U.S. military. However, the report does not detail the military equipment transferred to the kingdom under this program. It is worth recalling that Morocco and the United States signed a military cooperation agreement in Rabat in October 2020. Since June 2004, Morocco has also held the status of a major non-NATO ally of the United States. In parallel, data released in January 2025 by the U.S. Department of State reveals that Washington has $8.545 billion in active government-to-government sales with Rabat under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system. This program functions as a security assistance tool, facilitating the acquisition of American armaments, defense equipment, design and construction services, as well as military training.
