DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Jordan of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternate Warhead (AW) Unitary Rocket Pods and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-to-buy-guided-multiple-launch-rocket-systems-77874/

JORDAN: U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company,1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252 Armor Regiment (1-252 AR), 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) known as, “Old Hickory,” North Carolina Army National Guard (NCANG), in collaboration with Military Engagement Team-Jordan (MET-J), 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), Arizona Army National Guard (AZANG), conducted a two-week Subject Matter Expert Exchange […]

DefenceTalkCAMP TAJI, Iraq: The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) welcomed Soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), Task Force Spartan, to participate in a bi-lateral aviation exchange in Jordan, Feb. 21 to March 1. This exchange was one of many scheduled visits to Jordan for the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment (Assault) and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/task-force-spartan-aviation-brigade-exchanges-troops-with-jordanian-air-force-71611/

DefenceTalkAMMAN, Jordan: A radio crackles to life on what seems like another routine security patrol in a remote village. 1st Lt. Brent Lemler, of Bravo Company “Bushmasters,” 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, keys his hand-held radio and responds. While listening to the communication, he motions for his squad leaders. After a moment, 1st Lt. Lemler […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-soldiers-sharpen-tactical-anti-terrorism-skills-in-jordan-71462/

DefenceTalkThe US delivered another two Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan on Sunday to help protect the kingdom’s borders and counter the threat from militants. The helicopters were handed over at the King Abdullah II Air Base in northeast Jordan. They were the last batch of 12 Black Hawks delivered to Jordan since March 2017. An […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-gets-more-us-black-hawks-to-bolster-defenses-71366/

DefenceTalkJordan and the United States kicked off annual military exercises on Sunday known as Eager Lion with about 7,400 troops from more than 20 nations taking part. US and Jordanian officials said the manoeuvres would include border security, cyber-defence, and “command and control” exercises to bolster coordination in response to threats including “terrorism”. “Joint efforts […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-us-launch-major-military-exercises-69926/

DefenceTalkTOW missiles provide affordable accuracy to US, international forces AMMAN, Jordan: Jordan’s Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, missiles made by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN). Raytheon will begin deliveries this year. “Our international partners rely on the kind of extended-range […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-to-acquire-raytheons-tow-missiles-67445/

DefenceTalkThe United States has delivered eight UH-60A Blackhawk helicopters to Jordan to help its coalition partner secure its border from Daesh terrorists, the US Embassy in Jordan announced on Thursday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Photos on the US Embassy’s social media account showed Wells with Jordanian military officials jointly inspecting the Blackhawk helicopters during the handover […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-uh-60a-blackhawk-helicopters-to-jordan-66937/

DefenceTalkArmed forces from 20 countries have begun manoeuvres in northeastern Saudi Arabia that the official Saudi Press Agency described as one of the world’s biggest military exercises. Troops from Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Sudan are among those participating in the “Thunder of the North” exercise, which began on Saturday and involves ground, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thunder-of-the-north-military-exercise-begins-in-saudi-66884/

DefenceTalkJOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan: Soldiers with U.S. Army Central’s 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, partnered with soldiers of the Jordanian Armed Forces, or JAF, to plan and execute an ongoing mission readiness exercise, or MRX, near the JAF’s Joint Training Center, Jordan, that began, Jan. 17. JAF […]https://www.defencetalk.com/5-4-cav-partners-with-jordans-3rd-mech-brigade-66609/