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Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

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A F-16 fighter aircraft.
A F-16 fighter aircraft. © DoD News/Flickr

The Moroccan air force has suspended its programme to modernise its fleet of fighter planes, which was negotiated last year with the Pentagon and US State Department, but the purchase of new aircraft still looks likely to go ahead.

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