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This is a list of equipment used by the Royal Jordanian Army.
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Main battle tanks (in service) | ||||||
Leclerc | France | Main battle tank | 80 | Donated by the United Arab Emirates in September 2020. [18] | ||
Al-Hussein | United Kingdom | c. 190in service) [19] c. 210 (in storage) [19] | United Kingdom supplied Jordan with 400 Challenger 1 tanks as part of a government-to-government deal in 2002. [20] [21] Currently there are 190 tanks in service and they are being replaced entirely by the new Leclerc tank donated from United Arab Emirates. | |||
M60A3 Patton | United States | 182 [19] | Jordan upgraded four battalions of total 225 M60A3 tanks with IFCS by Raytheon. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] | |||
Main battle tanks (in storage) | ||||||
M60A1 Patton | United States | Main battle tank | 82[ citation needed ] | 36 captured from Iran during the Iran–Iraq War and transferred by Saddam Hussein to Jordan in 1980. In storage, 20+ Converted to Al-Monjed A2 ARV by King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (now Jordan Design and Development Bureau), 30 tanks donated to Lebanon [27] and the remaining in storage. | ||
Khalid | United Kingdom | 274+90 [20] | The Khalid is essentially the Chieftain FV4030/2 MBT with minor modifications to suit Jordanian requirements. Jordan received 90 captured Iranian Chieftain tanks from Iraq after Iran–Iraq War but never used. [28] Currently all in storage. | |||
Tariq | 300-400 | In storage, some converted to MAP II Heavy Armoured APC by King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (now Jordan Design and Development Bureau). |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Infantry fighting vehicle | ||||||
Marder 1A3 | Germany | Infantry fighting vehicle | 75 [19] | Secondhand from Germany | ||
YPR-765 | Netherlands | 441 [19] | 290+ YPR-765 pri 25mm IFV from Netherlands [20] [29] [30] 13 AIFV-B-C25 25mm IFV from Belgium [20] | |||
FNSS ACV-15 | Turkey | Infantry fighting vehicle | 130 | Bought from Turkey 130 units | ||
BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 110 | Donated by Soviet Union 110 Units | ||
Armoured personnel carrier | ||||||
M113A2MK-1J | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 370 | Upgraded to Jordan configuration, including 70 M106A2, 93 M901 ITV, 7 M1059 [31] [32] [33] | ||
YPR-765 | 105 | 192 YPR-765 pri.50 including YPR-806 prbrg ARV from Netherlands [20] [29] [30] 48 AIFV-B from Belgium [20] | ||||
M577 | Command vehicle | 269 | Command vehicle based on the M113, [20] 200 M577A2 received from the United States in 2012. [34] | |||
FV103 Spartan | United Kingdom | Armoured personnel carrier | 100 | In storage | ||
BTR-94 | Ukraine | Armoured personnel carrier | 50 | Bought from Ukraine 50 units. |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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FV101 Scorpion | United Kingdom | Armoured fighting vehicle | 26 | 50 Scorpions received from Belgium in 2001, 4 × AT-14 Kornet-E Ready to launch (upgraded By JERSCO). [20] [35] [36] | |
FV107 Scimitar | 75 | Jordan had 75 Scimitar and obtained over 100 Scimitars in a 2006 deal that netted the British $20 million [20] [37] | |||
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. |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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MaxxPro MRAP | United States | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 200 | 200 MaxxPro MRAP received through US EDA. [38] | |
Cougar CAT II MRAP | 131 | 131 Cougar MRAP received through US EDA. [38] [39] | |||
RG-33L MRAP | South Africa | 200 | 200 RG-33L MRAP from the United States in 2018. [39] | ||
Matador | 50 | ||||
Mbombe 6 | 0 (50+) | On order. [40] |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
M109A2 | United States | Self-propelled howitzer | 467 | 78 M109A2 purchased from the United States, and 121 M109A2-90 purchased from the Netherlands. [20] [29] [30] [41] [42] : 467 | ||
M110 | United States | Self propelled howitzer | 120 | In service | ||
Towed howitzer | ||||||
M119 howitzer | United States | Towed howitzer | 12 | The United States has donated 12 howitzers and 24 Humvees to the Jordan Armed forces (JAF). [43] The howitzers are used by the QRF Brigade. | ||
M102A1 | 50 | Small number in service, majority in storage | ||||
M114 | 18 | In storage | ||||
Rocket artillery | ||||||
HIMARS | United States | Rocket artillery | 12 [44] | 12 launchers with 72 M31A1 GMLRS Unitary pods and 24 M30A1 GMLRS-AW pods (each pod contains six missiles), option for additional 12 launchers. | ||
WM-80 MLRS | China | 24 | The system has a maximum range of 120 km (it appeared in a military drill conducted by JAF). [45] [46] [47] [48] | |||
Cyclone | Jordan | 36 | produced by Jordan Design and Development Bureau [20] [49] [50] The system entered service in the army in 2024 | |||
SR-5 | China | 15 | Entered service in 2023 | |||
Mortar | ||||||
M252 mortar | United States | Mortar | 267 [51] | JAF planned to completely replace the M29 mortar with M252 mortar in all units under Jordan Operational Engagement program (JOEP). [52] | ||
M29 mortar | 1,450 | |||||
W-86 | China | 200 | 200 W-86 120 mm mortar For JSOC [53] No longer in use. In storage | |||
WW-90 | 375 | 375 WW-90 60 mm mortar [54] No longer in use. In storage | ||||
PPT89 | 1275 | 1275 PPT89 60 mm mortar [54] No longer in use. In storage | ||||
M106A2 Mortar Carrier | USA | 70 | Bought from the USA | |||
Artillery-locating radars | ||||||
TPQ-36 | United States | Weapon locating system | 21 [20] | |||
TPQ-37 | 5 [20] | |||||
COBRA | Germany | 5 [55] | 5 COBRA Counter Battery Radars were donated from UK in 2016. [55] | |||
Precision-guided munitions | ||||||
M982 Excalibur | United States | Guided artillery shell | 901+ [56] | More orders placed in 2018 and 2020. | ||
M712 Copperhead | Precision-guided munitions | 1000+ [57] |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Air defense missile system | ||||||
9K35 Strela-10 | Soviet Union | Surface-to-air missile | 92 [19] | Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1982 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran.[ citation needed ] | ||
MIM-104 Patriot | United States | Surface-to-air missile | 4 | Acquired from Germany 4 units. | ||
SA-22/Pantsir S-1 | Russia | Surface-to-air missile | 12 | Brought from Russia in 2003, 12 units. | ||
9K33 Osa | Soviet union | Surface-to-air missile | 52 | Brought from the Soviet Union 52 units | ||
MIM-23 Hawk | USA | Surface-to-air missile | 24 | Acquired from the USA 24 units | ||
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | ||||||
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | Surface-to-air missile | 48 [19] | Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1982 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran.[ citation needed ] | ||
M163 Vulcan | United States | 81[ citation needed ] | 81 VADS transferred to Jordan in 2005 | |||
Flakpanzer Gepard | West Germany | ? (60) [19] | 60 have been bought from withdrawn Dutch surplus for 21 million dollars. [58] [59] All 60 sold to the US for $118m (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative) at least 30 would be sent before 2024 estimated completion by May 2024. | |||
Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
Igla-S | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system | 182[ citation needed ] | 182 Dzhigit launchers (2x Igla-S) with Sagem vision on light vehicles.[ citation needed ] | ||
SA-18 Igla | 100[ citation needed ] | Replaced SA-16 Igla-1 and SA-14 Strela-3 [ citation needed ] |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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Distant Sentry [60] | Italy United States | Surveillance system | Border Control System (Including Ground Radars, Towers, Sensors, IR Cameras and Aerostats) [61] [62] |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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Humvee | United States | Multipurpose utility vehicle | 600+ | 250 M998A0 HMMWVs, [34] 50 M1165A1B3 HMMWVs [63] received from the United States in 2013 | |
Jeep J8 | 350 | Jordanian Armed Forces are set to receive an undisclosed number of Jeep J8 Patrol [64] | |||
Nimr | United Arab Emirates | 255 | |||
Desert Iris | Jordan | 450 [65] [66] | |||
Al-Thalab (Fox) LRPV | 1,200 [67] [68] | ||||
AB2 Al-Jawad | 289 | ||||
LTATV | All terrain vehicle | 345 | KADDB has already received orders for 50 ATVs. [69] [70] | ||
Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) | Japan | Light utility vehicle | 101 | Used in large numbers and numerous variants with border security forces and some army units |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Tank destroyer | ||||||
M901 ITV | United States | Tank destroyer | 93+ [20] | Numbers of M901 ITV might be much higher than 93. | ||
YPR-765 prat | 155+ | Received with Tow Under Armor (TUA) from Netherlands [29] [30] | ||||
Anti-tank guided missile | ||||||
BGM-71 TOW | United States | Anti-tank missile | 300 | Jordan received 300 Tow-2A Wireless RF systems in 2016 to replace all old TOW-2 units. 1132 BGM-71E TOW-2A missiles and 400 BGM-71F TOW-2B missiles. [39] | ||
FGM-148 Javelin | 192+ | 192 CLUs with 1924 missiles delivered. More systems ordered in 2017. [71] [61] The Javelin replaced the M47 Dragon and currently its the standard issue for all infantry battalions. | ||||
9M133 Kornet | Russia | 200 | 200 launchers and 2,000 missiles [20] [72] | |||
Rocket-propelled grenade | ||||||
RPG-32 | Russia Jordan | Rocket-propelled grenade | 25,000 | 15,000 training units (Jordan will manufacture 60,000 Nashab units annually), [73] the system name has been changed from Hashim to Nashab. Standard issue for all infantry battalions. | ||
RPG-26 | Soviet Union | 3,000 [74] | Used mainly for anti-structure by infantry units | |||
RPG-27 | 6,000 [75] | |||||
RGW-90 AS | Germany | Recoilless rifle anti-structure | 385 | Jordan received 385 RGW-90 AS from Germany. [76] [77] Used by special forces, QRF and special mission brigade. [78] |
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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Armoured recovery vehicle | ||||||
AL Monjed ARV | Jordan | Armoured recovery vehicle | 20 | AL-Monjed ARV based on M-60A1 tank [79] | ||
FV4204 ARV | United Kingdom | 49 [20] | ||||
Leopard 1 ARV | West Germany | 5 [59] | Five Leopard 1 armoured recovery vehicles will be handed over to Jordan from Netherlands together with two Leopard 1 main battle tanks (MBT), which will be used for spare parts. [59] | |||
M88 Recovery Vehicle | United States | 52 | 22x M88A2 purchased from the U.S. Anniston Army Depot in April 2012 (to be rebuilt and, potentially, upgraded either at Anniston Army Depot or at the King Hussein Maintenance Facility in Jordan). [80] | |||
M578 Light Recovery Vehicle | 30 | Used with M110A2 Howitzer | ||||
YPR-806 and M806 | 90+ [29] [30] | 24 M113 ARV received from Belgium in 2008/2010. [20] Additional 17 YPR-806 ARV received from Netherlands in 2012. | ||||
Cargo truck | ||||||
HEMTT | United States | 8x8 off-road heavy cargo truck | ≈ 100 [81] | |||
FMTV | Cargo truck | ≈ 300 | M1078, M1083, M1085A1, M1089, M1091 [82] [83] Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. | |||
Navistar 7000-MV | 100 [84] | Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. | ||||
Mercedes-Benz Zetros | Germany | 70 [85] | Germany donated 20 Zetros 2733 A 6×6 trucks and 50 Zetros 1833 A 4×4 trucks.Daniel, [86] Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. | |||
DAF Trucks | Netherlands | 967 | 467 various DAF trucks (DAF4442 and YAK/YAS2300) received from Netherlands. [29] [30] Another 500 Military DAF Trucks ordered from Netherlands in 2018 (250 type YAD, 250 type YAS). | |||
Engineering vehicle | ||||||
Caterpillar D9 | United States | Heavy armored bulldozer | NA | |||
Caterpillar D8 | NA | |||||
Caterpillar D7G | NA | |||||
Caterpillar CAT 924, 930, 950 & 966 | Loader | NA | ||||
Caterpillar 349E | Large excavator | NA | ||||
Caterpillar 12G, 14M & 120M | Motorgraders | NA | ||||
Komatsu D155A, D275A | Japan | Heavy bulldozer | NA | |||
Komatsu PC400 | Large excavator | NA | ||||
Husky 2G | United States | Vehicle-mounted mine detection | NA | Jordan placed an order in 2017. [87] [88] | ||
M58 MICLIC | Mine clearing | NA | ||||
Aardvark JSFU | United Kingdom | 12+ | Aardvark Mk 2/3 flail | |||
Pearson Combat Dozer UDK1 | Combat dozer | 60+ | For Challenger-1 tank [89] | |||
Heavy Equipment Transport System | ||||||
Oshkosh M1070 | United States | Heavy Equipment Transport System | 110 | Jordan received 50 M1070A0 with 635NL semi-trailers in 2004. [90] 60 M1070P1 with 50 M1000 semi-trailers delivered in December 2018 through US EDA. [91] [38] | ||
M915A2 | 60 | 60 M915A2 received from the United States in 2012. [34] | ||||
Scammell Commander | United Kingdom | 100 | No longer in use, replaced with Oshkosh M1070. |
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