[kasperl]

Ok. some genius decided it was a good idea to go to a Model United Nations conference in the middle of exam time, and through a series of meetings in which I was not there, or not awake, I got shuffled of with being Jordans delegate for the disarmement committee. The whole thing is supposed to be a training on formal English, but you need a ****eload of information to be of any use.
Finding anything useful on Jordans military is a bloody hell, all I can get at is the CIA world factbook entry mirrored 20 times, or wikipedia mirrors that are a couple revisions behind.
Basicly, I need a few numbers. (Like how many planes, what type, pretty general stuff. An F16 will be an F16, nevermind what revision. I just need to know how many they've got.)

Any bright idea's?

Also, I'll take anything like a general picture of what kind of military it is. I know they're volunteer based instead of conscripts, but that's about it.

[Splinter]

Jordan still has a military after we spanked them?...

[phatosealpha]

As a monarchy, it's  a right royal ***** to find reliable statistics on the jodranian military.  the military branch doesn't even have a website, and the most recent report I could come up with had them with zero f-16s, looking into french mirage fighters.

[kasperl]

I've got reports calling 17 F16's, and others saying 24. And nevermind the artillery....

Splinter: Apparently, yes.

[phatosealpha]

Well, maybe I'm just a profiteering **** here, but from my viewpoint, you could probably claim they had 14 hercules-II and 3 caputred Maras and no one would be able to say they didn't.

[Singh]

not too sure if this may be of use to you...


http://www.travelblog.org/World/jo-mil.html

http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/government5.html

http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/c13ffdefa34cf02285256fea005cb5d5?OpenDocument

http://www.balgawi.com/Jordan/facts.htm


Scroll down towards the end of the page in this one. Theres a table indicating the military statistics compared to other nations.

http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue2/jv5n2a2.html

http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/countryprofiles/217173.htm?v=details




For a more thourough search, try typing and looking for 'Jordanian Military Statistics' or such....

[Singh]

here we go, this may be of some use!

http://www.scramble.nl/jo.htm

[kasperl]

4 out of 6 are things I've seen already, but the http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue2/jv5n2a2.html link is going to help me, I think. The Marines link is new, too.

Thanks a lot.

[Rictor]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41538&highlight=jordan
http://www.hyperstealth.com/jsf.htm

I don't know how helpful this is, but it's got purdy pictures.

also

Washington DC (AFP) Nov 25, 2004

The Pentagon is to sell 50 US-made air-to-air missiles to Jordan, along with supporting equipment, in a deal worth about 39 million dollars, despite objections from Israel. In a statement released Tuesday, the Defense Department said it had notified lawmakers of the intended sale of 50 AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
"The proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a key regional partner who has proven to be a vital force for political stability and peace in the Middle East," the Pentagon statement said.

The Defense Department said Jordan needs the missiles to improve the capabilities of its F-16 jets and to work better with US forces.

[Rictor]

Here's a good one

http://armyrecognition.com/moyen_orient/Jordan/Index_Military_equipment_Jordan.htm

[kasperl]

The army recognition thing is great, thanks. Now, if only it listed aircraft and smallarms too......

[Rictor]

Read my first link. They talk about the Jordanian assualt rifle in there. As for the numbers, I say just wing it. I seriously doubt anyone else will be able to get as much info as you've got, or challenge the accuracy, unless their dad works for Janes or something.

[kasperl]

I was hoping someone here had a Janes subscription, actually. As for the rifle, M4 for SF, but AK (I geuss) for everyone else?

EDIT: Just noticed that that thread as 3 pages, instead of one. I'll be of, reading.

So they're all using the Korean gun, or just the SF?

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by Splinter
Jordan still has a military after we spanked them?...

I don;t know why, but that comment really irked me.

You're not helping the Israelis = ****s stereotype.

[Kosh]

www.globalsecurity.org

Great place for that sort of thing.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Black Wolf


I don;t know why, but that comment really irked me.

You're not helping the Israelis = ****s stereotype.

You too, eh? Like Israel is a little ray of sunshine in the sandstorm off the middle east.

[Rictor]

Originally posted by Kosh
www.globalsecurity.org

Great place for that sort of thing.

Checked there already. They don't have an entry for Jordan, unless it's for the specific technologies which make up the military, which are mostly Western in any case.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Raa


You too, eh? Like Israel is a little ray of sunshine in the sandstorm off the middle east.

Mmmm... sandstorms...

[vyper]

Since everyone else has been so helpful it's probably ok for me to ask why no one has made any boobies jokes yet!



Jordan's Military!

[aldo_14]

Insert bazooka gag here.