Jordanian Army
| Jordanian Armed Forces القوات المسلحة الأردنية |
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Emblem of the Jordanian Armed Forces
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| Founded | 22 October 1920 |
| Current form | 1 March 1956 |
| Service branches |
 Royal Jordanian Army Royal Jordanian Air Force Royal Jordanian Navy
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| 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 |
 KADDB
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| 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
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| Annual imports | $300 million |
| Annual exports | $72 million |
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| 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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