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Jordanian Armed Forces

Jordanian Armed Forces
القوات المسلحة الأردنية
Emblem of the Jordanian Armed Forces
Emblem of the Jordanian Armed Forces
Founded 22 October 1920
Current form 1 March 1956
Service branches Royal Jordanian Army
Royal Jordanian Air Force
Royal Jordanian Navy
Headquarters Amman
Leadership
Commander-in-chief Abdullah II of Jordan
Chief of Defence Hani Al-Mulki
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mahmoud Freihat
Manpower
Military age 18–49 years old
Conscription Suspended indefinitely in 1992; all members are regular volunteers.
Active personnel 110,700 (ranked 44th)
Reserve personnel 60,000 Land Forces, 5,000 Joint (2013 est.)
Expenditures
Budget $2.5b (2015 est.)
Percent of GDP 7% (2015 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers KADDBlogo.png KADDB
Foreign suppliers  Argentina
 United States
 Germany
 Pakistan
 Poland
 Japan
 Russia
 Uruguay
 France
 China
 Egypt
 South Korea
 Serbia
 Taiwan
 Colombia
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 Croatia
 United Kingdom
 Israel
 Mexico
 Brazil
 Saudi Arabia
 Chile
 Italy
 Greece
 India
 Australia
 Venezuela
 Bulgaria
 Guatemala
Annual imports $300 million
Annual exports $72 million
Related articles
History Arab–Israeli War (1948-1949)
Retribution operations (1950s)
Six-Day War (1967)
War of Attrition (1967-1970)
Battle of Karameh (1968)
Black September (1970)
Yom Kippur War (1973)
Libyan Civil War (2011)
International military intervention against ISIL (2014-present)
2015 military intervention in Yemen (2015)
Ranks Jordanian military ranks

The Jordanian Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة الأردنية), also referred to as the Arab Army (الجيش العربي), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy and is under the direct control of the King of Jordan who is the Commander-in-Chief. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat, who is also the King's military adviser.

First organized army in Jordan was established on 22 October 1920, and was named the "Mobile Force", at the time it was 150 men strong. On its third anniversary in 1923, the force was renamed the Arab Legion, consisting of 1000 men. By the time Jordan became an independent state in 1946, Arab Legion numbered some 8,000 soldiers in 3 mechanized regiments. In 1956, all British generals were dismissed, and the name was finally changed into the Jordanian Army. The army fought in several wars and battles, mostly against Israel. In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the capture of the West Bank by Jordan and the decisive Battles of Latrun, proved that the Arab Legion was the most effective army during the war. Several confrontations followed with Israel; Retribution operations, Six Day War, War of Attrition and Yom Kippor War. Jordan also had to face the PLO and the Syrian Army during the events of Black September. The signing of the Israel–Jordan peace treaty in 1994 ended the state of hostility between the two countries, and allowed them to resume normal functioning.


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