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Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (MSAB, Arabic: قاعدة الشهيد موفق السلطي الجوية, ICAO: OJMS) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force air base located in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. History
Military installations of the United States in Jordan (2 P) Pages in category "Military installations of Jordan" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Jordan also hosts SOFEX, the world's fastest growing and region's only special operations and homeland security exhibition and conference. [12] Jordan is a regional and international provider of advanced military goods and services. [13] A KADDB Industrial Park was opened in September 2009 in Mafraq. It is an integral industrial free zone ...
In 1969, the airfield was opened as a military base, being named after Prince Hassan bin Talal, then Crown Prince of Jordan. [4] No. 9 Squadron RJAF was established at the base, operating Lockheed F-104A/B Starfighters. [4] In 1994, the Fighter Weapons Instructor School was moved to the base. [4] [clarification needed]
Jordan gained independence in 1946, but its first air bases were established as early as 1931 by the Royal Air Force to protect British interests and maintain stability in the region. [19] Initially, Jordan’s air defense was limited to observation and reconnaissance, with British personnel assisting in the development of this early force.
The base, known as Tower 22, sits near the demilitarized zone on the border between Jordan and Syria along a sandy, bulldozed berm marking the DMZ's southern edge. The Iraqi border is only 10 ...
Construction for the base began in 1974, with the first aircraft landing on 27 November 1980. The base was officially opened by King Hussein of Jordan on 24 June 1981. [3]A 1983 report indicated that the base was used to assemble parts of Chinese Shenyang J-6 fighter aircraft for subsequent delivery to Iraq.
Tower 22 holds a strategically important location in Jordan, at the most northeastern point where the country's borders meet Syria and Iraq. PURPOSE Little is publicly known about the base.