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A Jordanian M113 armored ambulance is offloaded at King Hussein Airport, September 1987. In addition to providing domestic and border security for the country, the Jordanian Armed Forces have assumed a prominent regional and international role as a provider of humanitarian assistance and military training.
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. It has seen combat against Israel in 1948, 1956 ...
The TRG-22 and TRG-42 sniper rifles are used by Jordanian Special forces. [12] [15] Steyr SSG 69 Austria: 7.62×51mm NATO: Sniper rifle: Employed by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. [4] Barrett 50 Cal/M82 United States.50 BMG: Anti materiel sniper rifle: Barrett M82A1 Versions. [16] [12] Barrett M95 United States.50 BMG: Anti materiel ...
Jordan provided with an integrated, real-time air picture across multiple command centers and many remote sites to better protect the country's airspace. The system, known as Omnyx™, will combine sensor, voice and data communications to provide interoperability throughout the Royal Jordanian Air Force and other elements of Jordan's armed forces.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Jordanian armed forces thwarted an attempt by a drone to cross the kingdom's territory, Jordan's state news agency Petra said on Tuesday, without clarifying the direction from ...
With the need for surrounding countries to develop modern forces, Jordan has become a centre of experience and specialized training for special forces. As an established regional centre for special forces training, Jordan has trained forces from Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen.
Jordan's Special Royal Guard Command is a part of the Jordanian Armed Forces, and is composed of two infantry combat brigades, one ceremonial bodyguard, one training center, and a Horse mounted unit. The combat Brigade‘s are divided into armored infantry and fire support battalions as well as a special Air defense battalion.
The Royal Jordanian Navy is the 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 ...