During the 1970s and 1980s, Moroccan Pumas saw combat service against Polisario Front separatists and helped exert greater control over the Western Sahara region; use of air power by Moroccan forces was severely curtailed after several aircraft were lost or damaged due to the presence of Soviet-provided 2K12 Kub anti-aircraft missiles in rebel hands in the early 1980s.
Durante os anos 70 e 80 os Puma marroquís combateron contra o Fronte Polisario e axudaron ter un maior control sobre a rexión do Sáhara Occidental; o uso do poder aéreo marroquí reducíuse severamente despois de que varias aeronaves se perdesen ou fosen danadas debido á presenza de mísiles terra-aire 2K12 Kub de procedencia soviética en mans rebeldes a principios dos 80.