Stinger sale to Royal Moroccan Army cleared by US State Department

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Morocco of FIM-92K Stinger Block I manportable surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 15 April 2025.

The proposed sale, which worth an estimated USD 825 million (EUR 725 million), has been passed to the US Congress for final approval.

Morocco has requested to buy up to 600 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles in a package that also includes engineering, logistics, technical programme support.

The Royal Moroccan Army is not a current user of the Stinger system and has a manportable air defence weapon inventory that currently features Soviet-designed 9K32 Strela and 9K38 Igla systems. However, the 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters that Morocco has on order, the first of which was delivered in March 2025, will be armed with AIM-92H air-launched Stinger missiles.

“Morocco intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces and expand its existing army short-range air defense options,” the DSCA stated. “This will contribute to the Moroccan Army’s goals of updating capability and further enhancing interoperability with the US and other allies.”

The principal contractors for the sale will be RTX Corporation, out of its facilities in Tucson, Arizona; and Lockheed Martin, out of its facilities in Syracuse, New York.