Jordan expands Armed Forces modernization as a force Multiplier
King Abdullah: We are dedicated to providing the Armed Forces with the most modern weaponry
Amman, Oct. 3, 2007 (Petra) His Majesty King Abdullah II said "in order that the Arab Army and the Jordanian Security Institutions remain, as they have always been, a model in competency and efficiency in executing their duties and shouldering their great responsibilities, we are dedicated to providing them with the most modern weaponry and to diversifying the sources they come from."
During meeting tens of thousands of the Armed Forces' personnel on Wednesday after the Iftar banquette which was hosted by the Arab Army at the Royal Military Collage in honor of the King, His Majesty unveiled comprehensive plans for modernizing and upgrading all military units in terms of arming, administration, and training.
King Abdullah announced that there are plans and project to enhance the living standards of families of the armed forces and security apparatuses, personnel, retired and martyrs, especially in the field of providing decent houses for them, pointing at the projects the Armed Forces will implement to combat the poverty and unemployment in all governorates.
Jordan now has 55 F-16 jet fighters
"I am here today to see how you are, and to tell you how proud I am of each one of you, how honored I am to have served in this army and how proud I am of the many years that I lived with you, and among you, in every battalion, every camp and every field of the fields of honor and gallantry for which you stand as a symbol. You are always and forever a symbol of honor, bravery, sacrifice and belonging," King Abdullah said.
"I want you to be sure that you are always in my thoughts and conscience, and that I am keen to be with you and among you every day, and on every occasion. When I am not with you, I am always busy working for you and for your kin and brothers, the Jordanian people, who deserve whatever we can do for them, and that we complete the building process of this homeland and all that we own, for which we are ready to sacrifice our souls and blood," added the King.
Jordan M-60 Phoenix: Project Improvements include: True shoot-on-the-move capability, day/night target acquisition, and improved first round hit probability are achieved with Raytheon's Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS) upgrade. Replacement of the M60 105-mm rifled gun with RUAG land Systems L50 120-mm smooth-bore Compact Tank Gun (CTG). Improvements in M60 acceleration and cross-country capability are achieved with the mobility upgrade provided by L3 Communications. Survivability is improved through the addition of the armor protection scheme for both the M60's turret and hull. This project is being carried out by the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB)
His Majesty said "as for you, comrades-in-arms, the chivalrous members of the Arab Army and the Security Institutions, you are the source of our pride. To you we convey our respect and appreciation; your excellent reputation around the world adds to our pride in you," adding " on this occasion, I want to salute with pride your brothers and colleagues in the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, who raise Jordan's flag and bring honor to Jordan's name throughout the world; I wish them and the homeland many happy returns of the day."
His Majesty the King, accompanied by Their Royal Highness Princes Hussein Bin Abdullah, Faisal Bin Al Hussein, Ali Bin Al Hussein, Hamzah Bin Al Hussein, was received by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Khaled Jameel Sarayreh and his assistants as well as a number of the Armed Forces' officers.
//Petra// Ashkar
03/10/2007 22:12:28
Jordanian Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)
404 Al-Hussein 120mm MBT United Kingdom/ Jordan[5]
274 Al-Khalid 120mm Upgraded MBT United Kingdom
188 Phoenix (Upgraded M60A3) 120mm MBT United States/ Jordan
82 M60A1 Converted to Al-Monjed ARV United States
293 Tariq (converted to MAP II Heavy Armored APCs) United Kingdom\ Jordan
[edit]APCs
+1,300 M113A2MK1 (upgraded to Jordan configuration, including 70 M106A2, 91 M901 ITV, 18 ARV, 7 M1059)[6][7] [8]) United States/ Jordan
100 FV103 Spartan United Kingdom
82 M577 (command vehicle based on the M113) United States
[edit]IFVs
502 AIFV (489 YPR-765 IFV, 13 YPR-765 APC) from Netherlands/Belgium [9][10] Holland
341 Ratel IFV Twin Gun 20mm / 23mm South Africa
35 BMP-2 Russia
[edit]Reconnaissance
103 FV107 Scimitar United Kingdom
50 FV101 Scorpion CVRT United Kingdom
140 Improved Daimler FV-702 Ferret United Kingdom
[edit]Light Armored Vehicles
14 AB5 Defender 110 Jordan
65 AB2 Al-Jawad Jordan
50 Ferret Hybrid United Kingdom\ Jordan
250 Humvee United States
+100 Desert Iris Jordan
+100 Al-Thalab Jordan
Nimr I/II 4X4 Jordan/ United Arab Emirates
40 RG-12 South Africa/ Jordan
50 Matador (Mine Protected Vehicle) Azerbaijan\ South Africa
25 Marauder (Mine Protected Vehicle) Azerbaijan\ South Africa
[edit]Artillery Vehicles and Weapons
355 M109A2 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (121 M109A2-90 From Netherlands)[9][10] United States
120 M110A2 203mm self-propelled howitzer United States
70 M106A2 107mm self-propelled mortar carrier United States
40 M114 155 mm towed howitzer United States
54 M102A1 105 mm towed howitzer United States
330 M40 106 mm recoilless rifle United States
[edit]Anti-tank missile
285 M41 ITAS anti-tank launchers, transferred from USA to Jordan in 2004.[11] United States
393 TOW-2A anti-tank launchers (includes 91 M901 ITV), 9861 BGM-71C/D, 1189 BGM-71E, 400 BGM-71F missiles. United States
310 M47 Dragon anti-tank Launchers, 3080 MAP missiles (will be replaced by Hashim) United States
2,300 APILAS 122 mm anti-tank Launchers (will be replaced by Hashim) France
6,000 RPG-27 105mm anti-tank Launchers (will be replaced by Hashim) Russia
3,000 RPG-26 72.5mm anti-tank Launchers (will be replaced by Hashim) Russia
192 FGM-148 Javelin CLUs (30 CLUs with 116 missiles delivered,162 CLUs with 1808 missiles being delivered) United States[12][13]
200 AT-14 Kornet Launchers, 2,000 missiles Russia[14]
100 M712 Copperhead (Precision-guided munitions) United States[15]
25,000 Hashim Launchers, 15,000 training units (Jordan will manufacture 60,000 Hashim units annually) Russia\ Jordan
Unknown Milan France\ Germany
[edit]MGs
FN Minimi Belgium
FN MAG Belgium
M60 machine gun United States
M240 machine gun United States
Browning M2HB United States
Zastava M84 Serbia[16]
[edit]AGLs
MK19 Dot-II United States
Colt M203 United States
[edit]Anti-Aircraft Vehicles and Weapons
48 ZSU-23-4 Shilka Soviet Union
181 M163 Vulcan (81 VADS transferred from Belgium to Jordan in 2005) United States
50 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) Soviet Union
50 9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) Soviet Union
Unknown No SA-22 Pantsir-S1E Russia
300 SA-14 Strela-3 Russia
100 SA-18 Igla received in 2001 Russia
364 Igla-S 182 Dzhigit launchers (2x Igla-S) on light vehicles Russia
300 FIM-43C United States
[edit]Mortar
300 Brandt 120 mm mortar France
60 M30 mortar 107 mm mortar United States
450 M29 mortar 81 mm mortar United States
300 W-86 120mm mortar China
375 WW-90 60mm mortar China
1275 PPT-89 60mm mortar China
[edit]MRLS
32 AB-19 107 mm (increasing) Jordan[17]
12 HIMARS United States[18][19]
24 WM-120 China WM-120 has a maximum range of 120km. (It appeared in one of the military drill conducted by Jordanian Armed Forces[20])[21][22][23][24][25]
20 LOGIR 70mm MRLS produced by Hanwha & KADDB[26][27] Jordan
[edit]Logistic and Engineering Equipment
Armored recovery vehicles
49 Chieftain ARV United Kingdom
40 M578 Light Recovery Vehicle United States
30 M88 Recovery Vehicle United States
20 AL-Monjed ARV based on M-60A1 tank Jordan
20 M60 ARV
YPR-806 Holland[9][10]
AFV transporters
215 Heavy Equipment Transport System.
100 Scammell Commander Heavy Equipment Transport System.
Mine clearing
12 Aardvark Mk 2/3 flail United Kingdom
Bridges British model United Kingdom
British mine-clearing plows and dozers United Kingdom
UDK-1 bridge United Kingdom
[edit]Ground Radar
12 TPQ-36 Firefinder Counter-Radar United States
6 TPQ-37 Firefinder Counter-Radar United States
Border Control System (Including Ground Radars, Sensors, IR Cameras and Aerostats)
[edit]Handguns
Viper pistol
Heckler & Koch USP Germany
M9 pistol Italy
FN Browning HP-35 Belgium/ USA
CZ99 Serbia[16]
[edit]Assault rifles
M16 assault rifle United States
T91 assault rifle Taiwan
T86 assault rifle Taiwan
Heckler & Koch G3 Germany
Zastava M21 Serbia [16]
Zastava M70 Serbia [16]
Zastava M92 Serbia[16]
M4 carbine United States sold as part of a 2007 Foreign Military Sales package.[28] Additional M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.[29]
Heckler & Koch G36 Germany, the Royal Special Forces and Jordanian Special Operations Forces both employ the G36C.[30]
Jordan in recent days has bought some new MRLS what Jordan really needs to do is get tanks and more Fighter planes is should have at least 200 Fighter Planes in its Air Force
