Morocco, US sign 10-year roadmap to strengthen defense cooperation

Morocco and the United States have signed a new 10-year Defense Cooperation Roadmap aimed at strengthening military and strategic ties between the two countries.

The agreement was signed on Thursday, April 16, at the Pentagon during a meeting between U.S. Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby and Abdellatif Loudiyi, Morocco’s Minister Delegate for National Defense, alongside Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.

I was pleased to meet today at the Pentagon with Mr. Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate for National Defense, and Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, to sign the new U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Roadmap. This Roadmap… pic.twitter.com/MqYceoccne

— Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby (@USWPColby) April 15, 2026

In a post shared on X, Colby said the roadmap «will guide our historic defense relationship for the next decade», adding that it will «build on a partnership that began 250 years ago when Morocco was the first nation to recognize the United States».