List of equipment of the Royal Jordanian Army

This is a list of equipment used by the Royal Jordanian Army.

Small arms ModelImageOriginCaliberTypeDetails Pistols Caracal 9×19mm Parabellum Pistol Standard issue pistol. The hammerless Caracal pistol was developed by the Austrian handgun designer Wilhelm Bubits. 8,000+ acquired. Viper Jaws 9x19mm Luger Pistol Standard issue pistol for the Jordanian armed forces.The Viper Browning Hi-Power 9×19mm Pistol Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). . SER_08.pdf — www.sipri.org SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Pistol Glock 17Glock 19 9×19mm Pistol Used By Royal Guard.Kasler, 79 Beretta 92 9×19mm Parabellum Pistol Diez, Octavio (2000). Armament and Technology. Lema Publications, S.L. . Heckler & Koch USP 9×19mm Parabellum Pistol Assault rifles M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle, Carbine Standard issue carbine. Sold as part of a 2007 Foreign Military Sales package. Additional M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package. M16 rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle M16A4 used by Border Guard ForceJane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005) p. 446. Standard Issue Assault Rifle. T86 assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Used by Jordan Royal Guard.中華民國軍方證實國造T86步槍及T91步槍銷往約旦(T86 & T91 sold to Jordan confirmed by ROC army) T91 assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Used by Jordan Royal Guard Heckler & Koch G36 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle, Carbine Jordanian Special Operations Forces employ the G36C. Heckler & Koch HK416 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Used by Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan) only Shotguns Benelli M4 12 gauge Shotgun Standard shotgun. Sniper rifles DPMS Panther LR308 5.56×45mm NATO Designated marksman rifle Standard Issue for all Infantry Units.Special Operations Report -Spotlight Jordan McMillan TAC-50 .50 BMG Sniper rifle Standard issue for all Infantry Units. Sako TRG .260 Remington.338 Lapua Magnum Sniper rifle The TRG-22 and TRG-42 sniper rifles are used by Jordanian Special forces. Steyr SSG 69 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle Employed by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. Barrett 50 Cal/M82 .50 BMG Anti materiel sniper rifle Barrett M82A1 Versions.Shea, Dan (Spring 2009). "SOFEX 2008". Small Arms Defense Journal, p. 29. Barrett M95 .50 BMG Anti materiel sniper rifle Employed by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Submachine gun Used by Special Forces. Heckler & Koch MP7 HK 4.6×30mm Submachine gun Heckler & Koch UMP 9×19mm Submachine gun Used by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. Machine guns Heckler & Koch HK21 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose medium machine gun HK21A1 variant. M60 machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose medium machine gun M240 machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose medium machine gun Standard issue general-purpose machine gun. M2 Browning Machine Gun .50 BMG Heavy machine gun 1,261+ acquired. In use on tripods and as flexible gun on M113A2 Mk 1J armoured personnel carrier and other armoured vehicles. Grenade launcher Mk 19 40mm Grenade machine gun Milkor MGL 40mm Grenade launcher Used by Jordanian Special Forces. M203 40mm Grenade launcher

Heavy equipment

Main battle tanks PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Main battle tanks (in service) Leclerc Main battle tank 80 Donated by the United Arab Emirates in September 2020.(2020) United Arab Emirates To Donate 80 French Made Leclerc MBTs To Jordan armyrecognition.com Al-Hussein (in service) (in storage) United Kingdom supplied Jordan with 400 Challenger 1 tanks as part of a government-to-government deal in 2002. Currently there are 190 tanks in service. M60A3 Patton 182 Jordan upgraded four battalions of total 225 M60A3 tanks with IFCS by Raytheon.M60A3 Main Battle Tank – Army Technology Main battle tanks (in storage) M60A1 Patton Main battle tank 8236 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 and the remaining in storage. Khalid 274+90 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. 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).

Infantry carrier vehicle PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Infantry fighting vehicle Marder 1A3 Infantry fighting vehicle 75 Secondhand from Germany YPR-765 441 290+ YPR-765 pri 25mm IFV from Netherlands13 AIFV-B-C25 25mm IFV from Belgium FNSS ACV-15 Infantry fighting vehicle 130 Bought from Turkey 130 units Armoured personnel carrier M113A2MK-1J Armoured personnel carrier 370 Upgraded to Jordan configuration, including 70 M106A2, 93 M901 ITV, 7 M1059 YPR-765 105 192 YPR-765 pri.50 including YPR-806 prbrg ARV from NetherlandsNetherlands Sells Army Vehicles to Jordan Army materiel to be delivered to Jordan | Ministry of Defence 48 AIFV-B from Belgium M577 Command vehicle 269 Command vehicle based on the M113, 200 M577A2 received from the United States in 2012. FV103 Spartan Armoured personnel carrier 100 In storage

Reconnaissance vehicles PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes FV101 Scorpion Armoured fighting vehicle 26 50 Scorpions received from Belgium in 2001, 4 × AT-14 Kornet-E Ready to launch (upgraded By JERSCO).jresco.com FV107 Scimitar 75 Jordan had 75 Scimitar and obtained over 100 Scimitars in a 2006 deal that netted the British $20 million B1 Centauro Wheeled tank destroyer 141 141 B1 Centauro (all ex Italian Army); some donated as Italian military aid and modernized with upgrade kits.

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes MaxxPro MRAP Medium Mine Protected Vehicle 200 200 MaxxPro MRAP received through US EDA. Cougar CAT II MRAP 131 131 Cougar MRAP received through US EDA.RG-33L MRAP South Africa 200 200 RG-33L MRAP from the United States in 2018. Matador 50 Mbombe 6 50+ Delivered to Jordan some sent to Libya.Jordan armed forces to sign a contract for production of 50 Mbombe armoured fighting vehicles – Armyrecognition.com, 8 May 2014

Artillery PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Rocket artillery HIMARS Rocket artillery 12 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-120 MLRS 24 The system has a maximum range of 120 km (it appeared in a military drill conducted by JAF).Russia said the international market, China began to sell WM-120 multiple rocket launchers | Military of China, force comment 约旦大赞我WM-120火箭炮 称其为战略武器 – 铁血网 Cyclone 36 produced by Jordan Design and Development BureauThe system entered service in the army in 2024 SR-5 12 Entered service in 2023 Self-propelled artillery M109A2 Self-propelled howitzer 358 78 M109A2 purchased from the United States, and 121 M109A2-90 purchased from the Netherlands. M110 Self propelled howitzer 120 In service Towed howitzer M119 howitzer Towed howitzer 12 The United States has donated 12 howitzers and 24 Humvees to the Jordan Armed forces (JAF). The howitzers are used by the QRF Brigade. M102A1 50 Small number in service, majority in storage M114 18 In storage Mortar M252 mortar Mortar 267 JAF planned to completely replace the M29 mortar with M252 mortar in all units under Jordan Operational Engagement program (JOEP). M29 mortar 1,450 W-86 200 200 W-86 120 mm mortar For JSOCNo longer in use. In storage WW-90 375 375 WW-90 60 mm mortar No longer in use. In storage PPT89 1275 1275 PPT89 60 mm mortarNo longer in use. In storage M106A2 Mortar Carrier 70 Bought from the USA. Artillery-locating radars TPQ-36 Weapon locating system 21 TPQ-37 5 COBRA 5United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2016 sipri.org 5 COBRA Counter Battery Radars were donated from UK in 2016. Precision-guided munitions M982 Excalibur Guided artillery shell 901+DeMasi, Peter (December 2015) Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) Defense Acquisition Management More orders placed in 2018 and 2020. M712 Copperhead Precision-guided munitions 1000+

Air defense PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Air defense missile system 9K35 Strela-10 Surface-to-air missile 92 Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1978 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran. MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-air missile 3-6 Jordan operates 3-6 units some donated from Germany MIM-23 Hawk Surface-to-air missile 24 Acquired from the USA, 24 units. Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4 Shilka Anti-aircraft gun 48 Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1982 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran. M163 Vulcan 100 81 VADS transferred to Jordan in 2005 Man-portable air-defense systems Igla-S Man-portable air-defense system 182 182 Dzhigit launchers (2x Igla-S) with Sagem vision on light vehicles. SA-18 Igla 100 Replaced SA-16 Igla-1 and SA-14 Strela-3

Ground radar and surveillance system PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Distant SentryDRS Technologies Surveillance system Border Control System (Including Ground Radars, Towers, Sensors, IR Cameras and Aerostats)

Utility vehicles PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Humvee Multipurpose utility vehicle 600+ 250 M998A0 HMMWVs, 50 M1165A1B3 HMMWVs received from the United States in 2013 Jeep J8 350 Jordanian Armed Forces are set to receive an undisclosed number of Jeep J8 Patrol Nimr 255 Desert Iris 450 Al-Thalab (Fox) LRPV 1,200Al-Thalab Long-Range Patrol Vehicle – Army Technology AB2 Al-Jawad 289 LTATV All terrain vehicle 345 KADDB has already received orders for 50 ATVs. Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) Light utility vehicle 101 Used in large numbers and numerous variants with border security forces and some army units

Anti-tank weapons PhotoNameOriginTypeNumberNotes Tank destroyer M901 ITV Tank destroyer 93+ Numbers of M901 ITV might be much higher than 93. YPR-765 prat 155+ Received with Tow Under Armor (TUA) from Netherlands Anti-tank guided missile BGM-71 TOW 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. FGM-148 Javelin 192+ 192 CLUs with 1924 missiles delivered. More systems ordered in 2017.The Javelin replaced the M47 Dragon and currently its the standard issue for all infantry battalions. 9M133 Kornet 200 200 launchers and 2,000 missiles Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-32 Rocket-propelled grenade 25,000 15,000 training units (Jordan will manufacture 60,000 Nashab units annually),Eurasian Development Bank :: News of the Region :: RPG-32 Hashim plant due to be opened in Jordan in May 2012 – official the system name has been changed from Hashim to Nashab.Standard issue for all infantry battalions. RPG-26 3,000 Used mainly for anti-structure by infantry units RPG-27 6,000 RGW-90 AS Recoilless rifle anti-structure 385 Jordan received 385 RGW-90 AS from Germany.Used by special forces, QRF and special mission brigade.

Logistic and engineering vehicles