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Prince Hassan Air Base. Categories: Military installations by country. Royal Jordanian Air Force. Buildings and structures in Jordan by type.
M. Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Categories: Military installations of the United States by country. Military installations of Jordan. Jordan–United States relations.
Royal Jordanian Army. 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.
Jordan had 75 Scimitar and obtained over 100 Scimitars in a 2006 deal that netted the British $20 million [20] [39] B1 Centauro. Italy. Wheeled tank destroyer. 141. 141 B1 Centauro (all ex Italian Army); some donated as Italian military aid and modernized with upgrade kits.
The Jordanian Armed Forces ( JAF) ( Arabic: القوات المسلحة الأردنية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya ), also referred to as the Arab Army ( Arabic: الجيش العربي, Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi ), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy.
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates . The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
J. Jordan Royal Guard. Jordanian Central Command. Jordanian Northern Command. Jordanian Royal Medical Services.
The air base was officially opened on May 24, 1981. It was named after Lieutenant Muwaffaq Salti who died in battle with the Israeli Air Force on November 13, 1966, during the Battle of Samou. It was initially home to Nos 1 and 25 Mirage squadrons. Between 1997 and 2007 Mirage squadrons were based here.