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WHERE WE ARE NOW TRAINING SQUADRONS

NO. 11 SQUADRON NO. 5 SQUADRON

The 11th Squadron provides the final phase Based at King Hussein Air College, the 5th
of the advanced fixed-wing training before Squadron prepares helicopter pilots to fly attack,
pilots graduate and join other operational RJAF transport and support rotary-wing vehicles,
squadrons. Those assigned as fighter pilots, join including Cobra, Blackhawk and MI-26.
the 2nd Squadron at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in
Azraq for training on F-16s. The R44-Raven II, introduced in 2014, is currently
used for both basic and advanced training. This
Equipped with the Swiss-made PC21, the squadron two-bladed training helicopter is known for its
produces pilots qualified for jet aircraft after they high performance, reliability and low sustainment
pass basic training (55 flights) and 44 flights under cost.
tactical training on this aircraft. With PC21s and the
new technologies it features, those who make it as Basic training requires 90 flying hours, followed
fighter pilots do not need a transition or conversion by 28 flying hours in the advanced stage.
course to jets, eliminating a follow-on training
phase which used to be conducted on F-5s at Prince The 5th Helicopter Training Squadron was formed
Hassan Air Base. in 1981 and had been previously equipped with
the Hughes 500 for basic helicopter training and
At Squadron 11, more time and cost efficiency is UH-1H for advanced training.
achieved through a newly introduced simulator
and computerized training, including an up-to-date
electronic system to train pilots on mission brief
and debrief.

Squadron 11 was established originally as a fighter
squadron in January, 1978, equipped with F-5E
aircraft and mandated to carry out the roles of
air defense and air to ground attacks. Back then,
it was based at Prince Hassan Air Base in Safawi
and then redeployed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
in Azraq and in March, 1985, exchanged numbers
with Squadron 6. It became a training squadron
and was operating with the T37 until 1987 when the
Casa 101 came into service as the basic jet trainer
at King Hussein Air College.

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