Royal Jordanian Navy

Royal Jordanian Naval Force
القوة البحرية الاردنية
Naval Ensign of Jordan
Founded1951
Country Jordan
RoleNavy
Garrison/HQAqaba
Equipment27 patrol craft
Commanders
Commander-in-chiefKing Abdullah II
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffAir Vice Marshal Yousef Huneiti
Commander of the NavyBrig. General Ibrahim Salman al-Naimat

The Royal Jordanian Navy is naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Jordan. As Jordan is landlocked except at its southern extremity, with only 26 kilometres (16 mi) of shoreline along the Gulf of Aqaba providing access to the Red Sea, its Naval Force comprises 27 patrol boats, and has a total complement of more than 700 personnel, excluding the 77th Marines Reconnaissance Battalion. The Naval Force is under the command of the army.[1]

As of July 2016 the Commander of the Navy is Brigadier General Ibrahim Salman Al-Naimat.[2]

The Royal Jordanian Navy also cooperates with other nations in the region, being part of the maritime Combined Task Force 152 that provides security in the Persian Gulf.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Jordan Armed Forces". country-data.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)" (PDF). inss.org.il. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ^ Kuwait hands over Command of CTF 152 to Jordan. Combined Maritime Forces
  4. ^ Jordan Hands Over to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in CTF152 Change of Command Ceremony. Combined Maritime Forces, 14 September 2017

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