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Left top: No 8 Squadron of the
Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah
II Royal Aviation Brigade at
King Abdullah II AB includes
examples of the UH-60M
(serial 862 seen here), as well
as the older UH-60A (ex US
Army) and UH-60L (o ered for
sale in January 2019). A total
of 12 UH-60Ms were ordered
for the RJAF; deliveries
commenced in March 2017 and
were completed in January
2018. Left below: Wearing
both the serial 2601 and the
code ‘06819’, this Mi-26T2
from 26 Squadron wears
flamboyant falcon artwork
on the forward fuselage. Two
of these enormous rotorcraft
were noted at their new
home of Zarqa. On April 17,
2016, Russian Helicopters
was awarded a contract to
supply two Mi-26T2s (plus two
options) to the RJAF via the
King Abdullah II Design and
Development Bureau (KADDB).
The first ‘Halo’ arrived at
Amman-Marka on January
17, 2018, and the second was
delivered in December that
year. The last two Mi-26s (to
make a total of four) were
delivered during December
last year. Jordan became
the second foreign military
customer of the Mi-26T2, after
Algeria. A full capabilities
study is now under way to
define the future roles of the
‘Halo’ with the RJAF, which
will include heavy-lift tactical
transport and firefighting. AFM
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