Jordanian Defense Ministry will remove from service British tanks

The military leadership of Jordan has decided to deactivate Challenger 1, reports bmpd with reference to Jane's Defense Weekly.

Tanks Challenger 1 (Al Hussein) Jordanian Army.

“The Royal Jordanian Army now has eight regular tank battalions, four of which are equipped with a total of 182 received from the US main tanks M60A3, upgraded with the installation of the Raytheon Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS). Four other battalions are equipped with the former British main tanks Challenger 1, referred to in Jordan Al Hussein ", - stated in the material.

In 1999-2004, Jordan bought almost the entire fleet of obsolete tanks from the British army, receiving a total of 404 units. Now it has been decided to phase out all the Challenger 1 tanks, leaving only the upgraded M60А3 tanks in service.

In exchange, it is planned to equip two battalions with Canta armored Centauro 1 armored vehicles with the wheel formula 8 x8 acquired from the presence of the Italian army. Total will be purchased 141 machine.

Another mechanized battalion will arm the Marder 1A3 BMP, which were decommissioned in Germany. As an aid, the Bundeswehr plans to transfer 50 machines.

In addition, Jordan received a total of 500 Caiman, Cougar and RG-33L armored wheeled vehicles from the United States from among those who had been operated by Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Comments

[Giant thought]

Jordan’s habit of buying used armored vehicles remained, which is a bad habit.

[ancestors from Don]

This is a lifestyle, all the garbage from the lordly table is considered the best for them. My question is, who are they going to fight with this amount of iron?

[just exp]

Well, the challenge is not so trash.
what delivered me is that they remove the challengers and leave the M60. this is how to remove the T-72 from armament and leave the T-55 (although it will be more accurate to compare with the T-62)

[Seaman77]

Quote: just explo

they remove the Challengers, and leave the M60. this is how to remove the T-72 from armament and leave the T-55 (although it will be more accurate to compare with the T-62)

They rent tanks buy BMP. It seems that they decided to save a little.

[Andrey Yuryevich]

Quote: Giant thought

Jordan’s habit of buying used armored vehicles remained, which is a bad habit.

mean! and it’s unlikely that they will fork out for our tanks ... they will buy second-hand abrams again ... at an expensive price.

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: Andrey Yurievich

mean! and it’s unlikely that they will fork out for our tanks ... they will buy second-hand abrams again ... at an expensive price.

They are not rich.

[Chertt]

BMP Marder 1A3, decommissioned in Germany. The Bundeswehr plans to transfer 50 vehicles as an aid.
In addition, Jordan received a total of 500 wheeled armored vehicles MRAP types Caiman, Cougar and RG-33L from the USA.
Only Ukrainians do not tell this news. From so many freebies they have massive heart attacks

[An60]

And there are Humvees, and English armored cars (that is yours) .And assault rifles will also be mine. Rest in peace.

[Chertt]

Quote: sveta2016.grigoreva

in foreign countries with their (world) do not climb

We don’t need someone else’s. We do not give our

[Abel]

Quote: sveta2016.grigoreva

we (Oplot) and (Bulat) have-

And how many do you have?

[sveta2016.grigoreva]

Come count, do you know the address? -

[KVU-NSVD]

It seems that not the poorest country, but the military second-hand constantly grazes. After all, anyway, the result is not very cheap ...

[Kars]

My favorite western tank))
It is unlikely that the Cuban will fuss and buy a couple for exposure.

[Chertt]

A few years ago, you did a review of the best MBT. Do you want to please readers yet ?. Or are you afraid that the "bones will wash"

[Kars]

So I didn’t do it, I just copied it) until I came across an interesting rating.

[Chertt]

Quote: Kars

So I didn’t do it, I just copied it)

But honestly

[san4es]

TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BASIC BATTLE TANK “CHALLENGER-1”
Crew, people. 4
Combat weight, t 62
Dimensions, mm:
body length 8327
length with cannon forward xnumx
width 3518
height 2500
Armament (caliber) mm:
gun 120
machine gun 2x7,62
Ammunition, pcs .:
shots 52
rounds 4000
Engine power, hp Xnumx
Maximum speed, km/h 56
Fuel reserve, km 500

[gukoyan]

Heh, Challenger 1 is considered a very unsuccessful car ... The British at one time were not so bad they shoved them)))
The same Chieftains were many times better than him)

[Professor]

“The Royal Jordanian Army now has eight regular tank battalions, four of which are equipped with a total of 182 received from the US main tanks M60A3, upgraded with the installation of the Raytheon Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS). Four other battalions are equipped with the former British main tanks Challenger 1, referred to in Jordan Al Hussein ", - stated in the material.

In 1999-2004, Jordan bought almost the entire fleet of obsolete tanks from the British army, receiving a total of 404 units. Now it has been decided to phase out all the Challenger 1 tanks, leaving only the upgraded M60А3 tanks in service.

It is a logical decision to halve the atavism park. The remaining ones are enough to fight with the neighbors (if at all), and it’s bad to drive barefoot against them. In this case, wheeled vehicles are much more useful. The Jordanians understood this well by the example of the Assad fiasco.

[Kars]

Assad or Emirate fiasco in Yemen?

[Professor]

Quote: Kars

Assad or Emirate fiasco in Yemen?

All together still believe in these endangered mammoths.

[Kars]

Strange) but how many 4 mercans a year does Israel do? 50?

[Professor]

Quote: Kars

Strange) but how many 4 mercans a year does Israel do? 50?

Money for fish again? How many armored brigades did Israel have? How many Abrams are producing a closed plant in the USA? How many Armats are planning to purchase?

[Kars]

I don’t know how many brigades) but I saw the Old about purchases of tanks and armored personnel carriers by Israel. Although if you should be taken off as truth) and the plant in Lima is not closed, plus why did you buy your Trophy, and what’s the main thing t80 and t90 are modernized and purchased.

[Professor]

Quote: Kars

How many brigades I do not know)

You do not know, but you are trying to argue.

Quote: Kars

and here I saw the information on purchases of tanks and armored personnel carriers by Israel. although if you have to be taken for the truth, there should be a write-off) yes

You look at the line at the bottom of the table. How many have written off and how many have adopted it in the table itself. Interesting in "Total."

Quote: Kars

Yes, and the plant in Lima is not closed

Yah? And when did the last new Abrams get off his conveyor? And when was the last turbine on Abrams released (and where)?

Quote: Kars

, plus for some reason, your Trophies were bought for Abrams, and the Glavone Armata that T80 and T90 are being modernized and are being purchased.

Why did they buy Trophy? What would give a tank worth millions of dollars any chance to survive in a battle with a barefoot rebel armed with a cheap penny RPG, CEP. Why is Armat so small? Not enough for one fight.

[An60]

So admit that it’s cheaper to build a fence than a Chariot.

[Abel]

Armata has been undergoing military trials since 2018, stay tuned

[Zaurbek]

In exchange, it is planned to equip two battalions with Canta armored Centauro 1 armored vehicles with the wheel formula 8 x8 acquired from the presence of the Italian army. Total will be purchased 141 machine.

What a hat! Imagine wheeled tanks in Syria .... when all the bandits have either TOU or Cornets and bassoons ... and many other types of S-60 57mm ...

[A. Privalov]

Everything is easier. Jordan has no one to fight. They drive away Bandyukov from their border with Syria quite successfully - there were several incidents, nothing happened. There are no special problems with Iraq. The king supports the Iraqis, receives refugees. 25 years of peace agreement with Israel. No complaints. It is strictly observed. By the way, Israel, for its part, is the guarantor of the security there: under the agreement, each country is obliged to prevent any hostile actions against the other side. For the United States, Jordan is one of the main allies outside of NATO. So, in which case, there is someone to not offend them. The army is small. They are trying to spend money not on weapons, but on citizens. There is subsidized bread. Refugees from Syria and Iraq are also not cheap. Abdullah the Second is not just there, the country is not rich, but as they say, "holds the head proudly."

[Zaurbek]

Arabs always have a danger of internal unrest. (As in Syria). Syria was also quite an independent country. The water weakened and went into the hut.

[A. Privalov]

Quote: Zaurbek

Arabs always have a danger of internal unrest. (As in Syria). Syria was also quite an independent country. The water weakened and went into the hut.

Bashar al-Assad is his own evil Pinocchio. Got power from the hands of dad. He brought his people to the handle. Half a million dead, 100 000 toll on their dungeons, 5 million refugees. He is Alavite and hated by local Sunnis / Shiites, etc. Nowadays he is supported only by Russian bayonets.
The king is in a similar position. He is a Bedouin and is not loved by his own citizens. But Avdallah is the heir to the Throne and, as a true monarch, treats his people better. Instead of buying expensive tanks, Avdalla believes that it is better to feed his people. There are no political repressions, a dinar in price, tourism is booming, Jordanians cannot be found among refugees.

[Zaurbek]

A leader may not be good at all - Saddam, for example. The strength of his hands and power is important. The power weakened and the tribes went for a walk. Good Arabs will start supplying them with neighbors from different sides such as Qatar and the Saudis ... and away we go ...
My fellow tribesmen basically form the basis of the military elite and the personal guard of the King of Jordan. And not just like that.

[A. Privalov]

Quote: Zaurbek

A leader may not be good at all - Saddam, for example. The strength of his hands and power is important. The power weakened and the tribes went for a walk. Good Arabs will start supplying them with neighbors from different sides such as Qatar and the Saudis ... and away we go ...
My fellow tribesmen basically form the basis of the military elite and the personal guard of the King of Jordan. And not just like that.

The personal protection of the Jordanian monarchs is traditionally engaged in the Circassians.
By the way, what kind of wind brought the Circassian to Finland?

[An60]

Surely the Circassian was tired of the Jews.

[LASVEGAS]

If the king is not loved, the tanks will not help him. Or they will help, only they will "not love" him even more. no firm hand - no power. There are a lot of examples from history, and even quite a “recent” history.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: A. Privalov

Bashar al-Assad is his own evil Pinocchio.

Quote: A. Privalov

He Alavite

I see ...

[andrewkor]

Let me remind distinguished interlocutors that Jordan is the only operator in the world of two serial IL-76MF!

[k_ply]

Not the worst Jordanian tank, when compared with the same M60A3 with a 105-mm gun, against a 120-mm rifled L11. In my opinion, better armor, a lower silhouette and two-l more powerful (1200 hp). Although the "Leopard-2A1-A4" and does not reach the SLA and reliability. The Arabs' closure is more likely with spare parts, shells and qualified maintenance, and it’s not Israel who knows how to modernize.

[gorenina91]

- So they "bought" at the "second hand" price ...
-And Russia generally has a "habit" ... -to put military equipment on credit ... -and then "write off debts" ...

[Valery Saitov]

So it was in the USSR, and now the grandmother’s contract, and then they begin to manufacture an export batch. Look through the MO website.

[Kent0001]

It is touched by such a ROYAL ARMY, which collects all the scrap around the world, and continues to collect ... not far from the Sumerians, the current would also be for Freebies ......

[Dukat22]

Quote: Kent0001

It is touched by such a ROYAL ARMY, which collects all the scrap around the world, and continues to collect ... not far from the Sumerians, the current would also be for Freebies ......

they took it directly and wrote it off, they wrote to their militants, it’s not for nothing that the Amer’s base in the north is standing there, there’s a war nearby and they are writing off, they will burn this old one in Syria, but they will take it later, there is a reason.

[Valery Saitov]

... armed BMP Marder 1A3, decommissioned in Germany)))
They’re buying up scrap ... but for what? If only it was? Especially not adapted to the sand. Unless clan showdowns suggest.