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.
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.
When Maj Gen Yousef became RJAF commander in 2016, the King expressed his desire to restructure, reorganise and further professionalise the air force.
“The goal of the King is to make the RJAF more efficient and effective while adhering to the budgets”, Maj Gen Yousef explained. “Based on the vision of our Royal Highness, I created a two- to three-year plan to be able to fight the threat inside and outside Jordanian border…
