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NEWS Special

Above: Armed with a seven-shot rocket pod on the right-hand hardpoint, MD 530F serial 2806 (c/n 0708FF, ex N174SD) is still active with 28 Squadron of the Prince
Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade at KA2. Six of these ‘Little Birds’ were purchased via the US civilian sector in 2006 and are reportedly tasked with
support of special forces units. All have been o ered for sale. Below right: Although the RJAF’s entire UH-60L fleet was put up for sale in January last year, serial SO-

3007 (FMS 05-27033) remains active with 30 Squadron of the Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade at KA2. Eight of the L-model Black Hawks were
originally ordered to support special forces tasks and entered service from September 2006. The last examples had been delivered by the end of November 2007.

Above: A student and instructor on board G 120TP serial 455 prepare to depart for a training sortie.
These aircraft are flown by 4 Squadron of the King Hussein Air College at Zafraq. At least 12 of the
Grobs had been delivered by April 2017 to replace the Slingsby T-67Ms, with a total of 16 received
eventually. One of these was lost on December 10, 2017, before the final two aircraft were donated
by Germany the following month. Below: Serial 1174 is one of 12 PC-21s that serve with 11 Squadron
at Zafraq. Jordan ordered eight PC-21s plus four options in April 2016. Two options were taken up
in December that year and the final two in May 2017. The first eight of the Pilatus turboprops were
delivered from August 2017 to December 2017, while the final pair arrived last April. The PC-21 has
replaced the C-101CC Aviojet and Hawk Mk63 in the advanced and tactical training roles.

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