Royal Jordanian Air Force

Royal Jordanian Air Force
  • سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني
  • Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī
Royal Jordanian Air Force badge
Founded25 September 1955 (1955-09-25)
Country Jordan
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size14,000 Active personnel[1]
Part ofJordanian Armed Forces
HeadquartersAmman
Equipment231 aircraft
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigade General Mohammad Hyasat[2]
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
AttackAir Tractor AT-802
FighterF-16 Fighting Falcon
HelicopterMil Mi-26, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Attack helicopterBell AH-1 Cobra
TrainerGrob G 120TP, Pilatus PC-21
TransportC-130 Hercules, Airbus C-295

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; Arabic: سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, romanizedSilāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. The current commander of the RJAF is Brigadier General Mohammad Hyasat.

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. p. 335. ISBN 9781032508955.
  2. ^ "Jordanian military gets new chief". Janes. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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