Jordan modernises

AFM was granted an exclusive opportunity to interview Royal Jordanian Air Force commander Maj Gen Yousef A Al-Hnaity to discuss recent changes and the future of the air arm. Marco Dijkshoorn reports.

F-16AM serial 249 of 2 Squadron takes off from a hazy al-Azraq Air Base, locally named Shaheed Muwaffaq Al-Salti AB (abbreviated as MSAB). The jet is former Royal Netherlands Air Force J-057, delivered to Jordan in February. All photos Marco Dijkshoorn

The Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya (Royal Jordanian Air Force, RJAF) has undergone an array of projects to optimise its effectiveness since AFM’s last report on the service in February 2016. These have included modernising and standardising the aircraft inventory and overhauling training programmes and organisational structure. His Royal Highness King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is closely involved with the armed forces and, guided by his vision, the RJAF is quickly developing into a modern air arm in a region with no shortage of political, religious and economic pressures.

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