# List of equipment of the Royal Jordanian Army

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

## Small arms

| Model | Origin | Caliber | Type | Details |
| Pistols ||||||
| Caracal | Austria United Arab Emirates | 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 | United States Jordan | 9x19mm Luger | Pistol | Standard issue pistol for the Jordanian armed forces. |
| Browning Hi-Power | Belgium | 9×19mm | Pistol | [4] [5] |
| SIG Sauer P226 | Germany Switzerland | 9×19mm | Pistol | |
| Glock 17 Glock 19 | Austria | 9×19mm | Pistol | Used By Royal Guard. |
| Beretta 92 | Italy | 9×19mm Parabellum | Pistol | |
| Heckler & Koch USP | Germany | 9×19mm Parabellum | Pistol | |
| Assault rifles ||||||
| M4 carbine | United States | 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 | United States | 5.56×45mm NATO | Assault rifle | M16A4 used by Border Guard Force Standard Issue Assault Rifle. |
| T86 assault rifle | Taiwan | 5.56×45mm NATO | Assault rifle | Used by Jordan Royal Guard. |
| T91 assault rifle | Taiwan | 5.56×45mm NATO | Assault rifle | Used by Jordan Royal Guard |
| Heckler & Koch G36 | Germany | 5.56×45mm NATO | Assault rifle, Carbine | Jordanian Special Operations Forces employ the G36C. |
| Heckler & Koch HK416 | Germany | 5.56×45mm NATO | Assault rifle | Used by Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan) only |
| Shotguns ||||||
| Benelli M4 | Italy | 12 gauge | Shotgun | Standard shotgun. |
| Sniper rifles ||||||
| DPMS Panther LR308 | United States | 5.56×45mm NATO | Designated marksman rifle | Standard Issue for all Infantry Units. |
| McMillan TAC-50 | United States | .50 BMG | Sniper rifle | Standard issue for all Infantry Units. |
| Sako TRG | Finland | .260 Remington .338 Lapua Magnum | Sniper rifle | The TRG-22 and TRG-42 sniper rifles are used by Jordanian Special forces. |
| Steyr SSG 69 | Austria | 7.62×51mm NATO | Sniper rifle | Employed by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. |
| Barrett 50 Cal/M82 | United States | .50 BMG | Anti materiel sniper rifle | Barrett M82A1 Versions. |
| Barrett M95 | United States | .50 BMG | Anti materiel sniper rifle | Employed by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. |
| Submachine guns ||||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | 9×19mm | Submachine gun | Used by Special Forces. |
| Heckler & Koch MP7 | Germany | HK 4.6×30mm | Submachine gun | |
| Heckler & Koch UMP | Germany | 9×19mm | Submachine gun | Used by Jordanian Special Operations Forces. |
| Machine guns ||||||
| Heckler & Koch HK21 | Germany | 7.62×51mm NATO | General purpose medium machine gun | HK21A1 variant. |
| M60 machine gun | United States | 7.62×51mm NATO | General purpose medium machine gun | |
| M240 machine gun | United States | 7.62×51mm NATO | General purpose medium machine gun | Standard issue general-purpose machine gun. |
| M2 Browning Machine Gun | United States | .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 | United States | 40mm | Grenade machine gun | |
| Milkor MGL | South Africa South Africa | 40mm | Grenade launcher | Used by Jordanian Special Forces. |
| M203 | United States | 40mm | Grenade launcher | |

## Heavy equipment
### Main battle tanks

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Main battle tanks (in service) ||||||
| | Leclerc | France | Main battle tank | 80 | Donated by the United Arab Emirates in September 2020. |
| | Al-Hussein | United Kingdom | Main battle tank | c. 190in service) c. 210 (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 and they are being replaced entirely by the new Leclerc tank donated from United Arab Emirates. |
| | M60A3 Patton | United States | Main battle tank | 182 | Jordan upgraded four battalions of total 225 M60A3 tanks with IFCS by Raytheon. |
| Main battle tanks (in storage) ||||||
| | M60A1 Patton | United States | Main battle tank | 82 | 36 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 | United Kingdom | Main battle tank | 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 | United Kingdom | Main battle tank | 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

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Infantry fighting vehicle ||||||
| | Marder 1A3 | Germany | Infantry fighting vehicle | 75 | Secondhand from Germany |
| | YPR-765 | Netherlands | Infantry fighting vehicle | 441 | 290+ YPR-765 pri 25mm IFV from Netherlands 13 AIFV-B-C25 25mm IFV from Belgium |
| | FNSS ACV-15 | Turkey | Infantry fighting vehicle | 130 | Bought from Turkey 130 units |
| | BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 110 | Donated by Soviet Union 110 Units |
| Armoured personnel carrier ||||||
| | M113A2MK-1J | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 370 | Upgraded to Jordan configuration, including 70 M106A2, 93 M901 ITV, 7 M1059 |
| | YPR-765 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 105 | 192 YPR-765 pri.50 including YPR-806 prbrg ARV from Netherlands 48 AIFV-B from Belgium |
| | M577 | United States | Command vehicle | 269 | Command vehicle based on the M113, 200 M577A2 received from the United States in 2012. |
| | FV103 Spartan | United Kingdom | Armoured personnel carrier | 100 | In storage |
| | BTR-94 | Ukraine | Armoured personnel carrier | 50 | Bought from Ukraine 50 units. |

### Reconnaissance vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| FV101 Scorpion | United Kingdom | Armoured fighting vehicle | 26 | 50 Scorpions received from Belgium in 2001, 4 × AT-14 Kornet-E Ready to launch (upgraded By JERSCO). |
| FV107 Scimitar | United Kingdom | Armoured fighting vehicle | 75 | Jordan had 75 Scimitar and obtained over 100 Scimitars in a 2006 deal that netted the British $20 million |
| B1 Centauro | Italy | 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

| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| MaxxPro MRAP | United States | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 200 | 200 MaxxPro MRAP received through US EDA. |
| Cougar CAT II MRAP | United States | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 131 | 131 Cougar MRAP received through US EDA. |
| RG-33L MRAP | South Africa | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 200 | 200 RG-33L MRAP from the United States in 2018. |
| Matador | South Africa | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 50 | |
| Mbombe 6 | South Africa | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | 0 (50+) | On order. |

### Artillery

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Self-propelled artillery ||||||
| | M109A2 | United States | Self-propelled howitzer | 358 | 78 M109A2 purchased from the United States, and 121 M109A2-90 purchased from the Netherlands.$^{:467}$ |
| | M110 | United States | Self propelled howitzer | 120 | In service |
| Towed howitzer ||||||
| | M119 howitzer | United States | 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 | United States | Towed howitzer | 50 | Small number in service, majority in storage |
| | M114 | United States | Towed howitzer | 18 | In storage |
| Rocket artillery ||||||
| | HIMARS | United States | 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 | China | Rocket artillery | 24 | The system has a maximum range of 120 km (it appeared in a military drill conducted by JAF). |
| | Cyclone | Jordan | Rocket artillery | 36 | produced by Jordan Design and Development Bureau The system entered service in the army in 2024 |
| | SR-5 | China | Rocket artillery | 15 | Entered service in 2023 |
| Mortar ||||||
| | M252 mortar | United States | Mortar | 267 | JAF planned to completely replace the M29 mortar with M252 mortar in all units under Jordan Operational Engagement program (JOEP). |
| | M29 mortar | United States | Mortar | 1,450 | |
| | W-86 | China | Mortar | 200 | 200 W-86 120 mm mortar For JSOC No longer in use. In storage |
| | WW-90 | China | Mortar | 375 | 375 WW-90 60 mm mortar No longer in use. In storage |
| | PPT89 | China | Mortar | 1275 | 1275 PPT89 60 mm mortar No longer in use. In storage |
| | M106A2 Mortar Carrier | USA | | 70 | Bought from the USA |
| Artillery-locating radars ||||||
| | TPQ-36 | United States | Weapon locating system | 21 | |
| | TPQ-37 | United States | Weapon locating system | 5 | |
| | COBRA | Germany | Weapon locating system | 5 | 5 COBRA Counter Battery Radars were donated from UK in 2016. |
| Precision-guided munitions ||||||
| | M982 Excalibur | United States | Guided artillery shell | 901+ | More orders placed in 2018 and 2020. |
| | M712 Copperhead | United States | Precision-guided munitions | 1000+ | |

### Air defense

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Air defense missile system ||||||
| | 9K35 Strela-10 | Soviet Union | Surface-to-air missile | 92 | Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1982 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran. |
| | MIM-104 Patriot | United States | Surface-to-air missile | 6 | Acquired from Germany 6 units. |
| | SA-22/Pantsir S-1 | Russia | Surface-to-air missile | 12 | Brought from Russia in 2003, 12 units. |
| | 9K33 Osa | Soviet union | Surface-to-air missile | 52 | Brought from the Soviet Union 52 units |
| | MIM-23 Hawk | USA | Surface-to-air missile | 24 | Acquired from the USA 24 units |
| Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ||||||
| | ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | Surface-to-air missile | 48 | Financed by Saddam Hussein in 1982 as reward for Jordanian volunteer unit fighting against Iran. |
| | M163 Vulcan | United States | Surface-to-air missile | 100 | 81 VADS transferred to Jordan in 2005 |
| | Flakpanzer Gepard | West Germany | Surface-to-air missile | ? (60) | 60 have been bought from withdrawn Dutch surplus for 21 million dollars. |
| Man-portable air-defense systems ||||||
| | Igla-S | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system | 182 | 182 Dzhigit launchers (2x Igla-S) with Sagem vision on light vehicles. |
| | SA-18 Igla | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system | 100 | Replaced SA-16 Igla-1 and SA-14 Strela-3 |

### Ground radar and surveillance system

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| | Distant Sentry | Italy United States | Surveillance system | | Border Control System (Including Ground Radars, Towers, Sensors, IR Cameras and Aerostats) |

### Utility vehicles

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

### Anti-tank weapons

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Tank destroyer ||||||
| | M901 ITV | United States | Tank destroyer | 93+ | Numbers of M901 ITV might be much higher than 93. |
| | YPR-765 prat | United States | Tank destroyer | 155+ | Received with Tow Under Armor (TUA) from Netherlands |
| Anti-tank guided missile ||||||
| | BGM-71 TOW | United States | 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 | United States | Anti-tank missile | 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 | Russia | Anti-tank missile | 200 | 200 launchers and 2,000 missiles |
| Rocket-propelled grenade ||||||
| | RPG-32 | Russia Jordan | Rocket-propelled grenade | 25,000 | 15,000 training units (Jordan will manufacture 60,000 Nashab units annually), the system name has been changed from Hashim to Nashab. Standard issue for all infantry battalions. |
| | RPG-26 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 3,000 | Used mainly for anti-structure by infantry units |
| | RPG-27 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 6,000 | Used mainly for anti-structure by infantry units |
| | RGW-90 AS | Germany | 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

| Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Armoured recovery vehicle ||||||
| | AL Monjed ARV | Jordan | Armoured recovery vehicle | 20 | AL-Monjed ARV based on M-60A1 tank |
| | FV4204 ARV | United Kingdom | Armoured recovery vehicle | 49 | |
| | Leopard 1 ARV | West Germany | Armoured recovery vehicle | 5 | Five Leopard 1 armoured recovery vehicles will be handed over to Jordan from Netherlands together with two Leopard 1 main battle tanks (MBT), which will be used for spare parts. |
| | M88 Recovery Vehicle | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | 52 | 22x M88A2 purchased from the U.S. Anniston Army Depot in April 2012 (to be rebuilt and, potentially, upgraded either at Anniston Army Depot or at the King Hussein Maintenance Facility in Jordan). |
| | M578 Light Recovery Vehicle | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | 30 | Used with M110A2 Howitzer |
| | YPR-806 and M806 | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | 90+ | 24 M113 ARV received from Belgium in 2008/2010. Additional 17 YPR-806 ARV received from Netherlands in 2012. |
| Cargo truck ||||||
| | HEMTT | United States | 8x8 off-road heavy cargo truck | ≈ 100 | |
| | FMTV | United States | Cargo truck | ≈ 300 | M1078, M1083, M1085A1, M1089, M1091 Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. |
| | Navistar 7000-MV | United States | Cargo truck | 100 | Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. |
| | Mercedes-Benz Zetros | Germany | Cargo truck | 70 | Germany donated 20 Zetros 2733 A 6×6 trucks and 50 Zetros 1833 A 4×4 trucks.Daniel, Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. |
| | DAF Trucks | Netherlands | Cargo truck | 967 | 467 various DAF trucks (DAF4442 and YAK/YAS2300) received from Netherlands. Another 500 Military DAF Trucks ordered from Netherlands in 2018 (250 type YAD, 250 type YAS). Replaces M35, M800 and M900 cargo trucks. |
| Engineering vehicle ||||||
| | Caterpillar D9 | United States | Heavy armored bulldozer | NA | |
| | Caterpillar D8 | United States | Heavy armored bulldozer | NA | |
| | Caterpillar D7G | United States | Heavy armored bulldozer | NA | |
| | Caterpillar CAT 924, 930, 950 & 966 | United States | Loader | NA | |
| | Caterpillar 349E | United States | Large excavator | NA | |
| | Caterpillar 12G, 14M & 120M | United States | Motorgraders | NA | |
| | Komatsu D155A, D275A | Japan | Heavy bulldozer | NA | |
| | Komatsu PC400 | Japan | Large excavator | NA | |
| | Husky 2G | United States | Vehicle-mounted mine detection | NA | Jordan placed an order in 2017. |
| | M58 MICLIC | United States | Mine clearing | NA | |
| | Aardvark JSFU | United Kingdom | Mine clearing | 12+ | Aardvark Mk 2/3 flail |
| | Pearson Combat Dozer UDK1 | United Kingdom | Combat dozer | 60+ | For Challenger-1 tank |
| Heavy Equipment Transport System ||||||
| | Oshkosh M1070 | United States | Heavy Equipment Transport System | 110 | Jordan received 50 M1070A0 with 635NL semi-trailers in 2004. 60 M1070P1 with 50 M1000 semi-trailers delivered in December 2018 through US EDA. |
| | M915A2 | United States | Heavy Equipment Transport System | 60 | 60 M915A2 received from the United States in 2012. |
| | Scammell Commander | United Kingdom | Heavy Equipment Transport System | 100 | No longer in use, replaced with Oshkosh M1070. |