Royal Jordanian Air Force | |
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Founded | 25 September 1955 |
Country | Jordan |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 14,000 Active personnel[1] |
Part of | Jordanian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Amman |
Equipment | 231 aircraft |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigade General Mohammad Hyasat[2] |
Insignia | |
Roundel | |
Fin flash | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Air Tractor AT-802 |
Fighter | F-16 Fighting Falcon |
Helicopter | Mil Mi-26, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
Attack helicopter | Bell AH-1 Cobra |
Trainer | Grob G 120TP, Pilatus PC-21 |
Transport | C-130 Hercules, Airbus C-295 |
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; Arabic: سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, romanized: Silāḥ 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.