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WHERE WE ARE NOW HIGHLIGHTS

HAWK MISSILE UNIT 30

KEEPING THE NORTHERN
BORDER SAFE

Based in Mafraq, the Hawk Missile Unit 30 was The unit's arsenal also includes portable anti-aircraft
established in 2014 in response to the crisis in 20-mm Vulcan cannons.
Syria. Its mission is to safeguard Jordan's skies
within the designated geographical area, which The latest upgrades to Hawk missiles are supplied
is, in this case, the northern border. The unit, with a track radar.
which serves as an in-land border guard station,
is 7-12 km away from the border with Syria, Although RJAF's workshops can prolong the life of
deploying a surface-to-air defense system that Hawk missiles, the ambition is to introduce a wholly
covers the governorates of Irbid and Mafraq new air defense system.
(north and northeast, respectively), in addition
to King Hussein Air College in Mafraq. The system works perfectly in coordination with
the command and control units, especially with
The unit started as an anti-aircraft battery before the introduction of the C3 (command, control and
it was merged with the RJAF in 1978. In 1982, all communication), a data transfer platform used to
RJAF air defense units were equipped with Hawk synchronize air defense missions.
missiles, with a 40 km-range, and which have a
89km-range track radar and a 67km-range low
detection radar.

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