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The Jordanian Armed Forces ( JAF) ( Arabic: القوات المسلحة الأردنية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya ), also referred to as the Arab Army ( Arabic: الجيش العربي, Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi ), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy.
Prince Hassan Air Base. Categories: Military installations by country. Royal Jordanian Air Force. Buildings and structures in Jordan by type.
Royal Jordanian Air Force. The Royal Jordanian Air Force ( RJAF; Arabic: سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, romanized : Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. The current commander of the RJAF is Brigadier General Mohammad Hyasat .
Royal Jordanian Army. The Royal Jordanian Army (Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة; lit. 'Jordanian Ground Forces') is the ground force branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). It draws its origins from units such as the Arab Legion, formed in the British Mandate of Transjordan in the 1920s.
The Royal Jordanian Navy is naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Jordan.As Jordan is landlocked except at its southern extremity, with only 26 kilometres (16 mi) of shoreline along the Gulf of Aqaba providing access to the Red Sea, its Naval Force comprises 27 patrol boats, and has a total complement of more than 700 personnel, excluding the 77th Marines Reconnaissance ...
M. Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Categories: Military installations of the United States by country. Military installations of Jordan. Jordan–United States relations.
Construction started that same year and in November, 1980, No 1 ( Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter) and No 11 Squadrons (F-5E/F Tiger II) were deployed there. The air base was officially opened on May 24, 1981. It was named after Lieutenant Muwaffaq Salti who died in battle with the Israeli Air Force on November 13, 1966, during the Battle of Samou.
Jordan had 75 Scimitar and obtained over 100 Scimitars in a 2006 deal that netted the British $20 million [20] [39] B1 Centauro. Italy. Wheeled tank destroyer. 141. 141 B1 Centauro (all ex Italian Army); some donated as Italian military aid and modernized with upgrade kits.