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Jordan signs for new Little Bird
Jordan signs for new Little BirdWitnessed by His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, Major General Malek Habashneh, the Royal Jordanian Air Force commander, signed a letter of intent yesterday for Jordan to acquire the Boeing AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter. Signing on behalf of Boeing was Al Winn, VP Apache programs vice-president.
12 May, 2010


Hellfire ‘Romeo’: one warhead fits all
Hellfire ‘Romeo’: one warhead fits allLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has qualified its latest AGM-114R ‘Romeo’ version of the Hellfire II guided missile, and is now awaiting a production contract, expected later this year. The ‘Romeo’ greatly simplifies the Hellfire II family, with a single multi-purpose warhead replacing the four current options.
12 May, 2010


KASOTC hosts Warrior
In the three days leading up to SOFEX, the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center hosted the second annual Warrior competition, which tests the skills of special forces teams from several nations.
12 May, 2010


KADDB signs contracts
Yesterday, the Jordanian Armed Forces signed a deal with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) for military equipment worth US$102 million. The range of equipment comprises command and control vehicles, mobile hospitals, armoured command posts, 60mm mortars, automated 120mm mortars, militarised Land Cruisers, gunner shields on Humvees, J8 armoured vehicles, Stallion vehicles, Scimitars with machine guns, heavy infantry fighting vehicles, the 70mm MLRS, Viper multi-calibre pistols, bulletproof vests and ready-to-eat meals.
12 May, 2010


Silent spy in the sky
Silent spy in the skyIf a demonstration of a very small unmanned aerial system (UAS) has not been a showstopper at SOFEX, it could be because the remarkable four-rotor craft is silent, yet remarkably agile. Nevertheless, many visitors have stopped by Tactical Electronics’ Stand C119 in Hall 1 to learn more of its capabilities.
12 May, 2010