According to information published on the Czech news website “Novinky.CZ”, on December 5, 2022, T-72B Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) modernized by the Czech company Excalibur Army for Morocco will be delivered to Ukraine. Under negotiations with the United States and Europe Union, the Czech Ministry of Defense decided to supply the upgraded T-72 tanks for Morocco to Ukraine.
Citing information from the “Novinky.CZ” a Czech online news website, the modernization of the T-72B Main Battle Tanks by the Czech company Excalibur army was ordered by an African country. The final customer approved the request of the Czech Republic and considers this agreement as help for the Ukrainian government.
Following information published on the “ActuDéfense Maroc” Twitter account on December 13, 2022, the modernization of T-72 tanks had been ordered by Morocco. In fact, according to military open source information, Morocco had 40 Russian-made operational T-72B tanks and 62 in store. Instead of T-72 tanks, Morocco could order other military equipment produced by the Czech company Excalibur army.
On November 4, 2022, the United States announced a new military aid for Ukraine including 45 refurbished T-72B tanks modernized with new optics, communication systems, and armor packages. On November 5, 2022, the Czech Ministry of Defense confirmed that the local defense industry will renovate 90 Soviet-made T-72B Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) with the support of the Netherlands and the United States that will be supplied to Ukraine.