The Morocco Royal Armed Forces and US Africa Command have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center (AMTEC).
AMTEC will be comprised of three primary elements: a multidomain training area, a drone academy and an innovation and experimentation centre located in Tan-Tan, Morocco by 2030.
The training area will support operations in the full electromagnetic spectrum as well as contested environments. Meanwhile, the academy will train operators, planners and instructors from Morocco and African partner nations to hone their counter-terrorism capabilities against threats in West Africa. There will be a focus on airspace deconfliction, multidomain integration, strike capabilities and intelligence, and surveillance and reconnaissance synchronisation.
The innovation and experimentation centre will develop, test and evaluate emerging capabilities with a focus on low-cost, scalable solutions for counterterrorism and regional security operations. Collaboration efforts will seek to partner with academia, embedding academic experts and institutions into cross-functional design teams.
According to the US military, AMTEC will serve as a testbed for future wireless and sensing technologies. The African Lion 2027 exercise will serve as a proof of concept for the centre. This annual exercise is a proving ground for integrating emerging technologies directly into operational environments. Industry partners work alongside service members to test AI-enabled systems, autonomous platforms and advanced communications tools.
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