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WHERE WE ARE NOW SQUADRONS
SQUADRONS
Squadrons in Royal Jordanian Air Force are divided into the following categories,
according to their roles and functions:
. Training squadrons
. Fighting squadrons
. Transport, support and utility squadrons
. Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) squadrons
. The Royal Squadron
. The Royal Falcons aerobatic team
TRAINING SQUADRONS
No. 4 SQUADRON
Dedicated for basic fixed-wing training, the 4th The squadron is responsible for the screening
Squadron is now using the German-made Grob of new pilot recruits and those who get selected
G120TP, a single engine turboprop training receive the basic pilot training, for those who
aircraft. make it through the screening phase before they
go to the advanced fixed-wing aircraft training
In addition to the academic study, the squadron at the 11th Squadron.
provides the first real flying experience for student
pilots, who complete around 80 flights over a
course of seven months.
The 4th Squadron was formed in 1960 with
Chipmunks and deployed at King Hussein Air
Base in Mafraq for initial flying training. In
November 1978 it was disbanded, reformed and
equipped with the British trainer, Bulldog, which
was later replaced by another British trainer, the
Firefly which continued to be RJAF initial fixed
wing trainer until 2016 when the German-made
Grob G120TP was introduced at King Hussein Air
College.
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