The Royal Jordanian Air Force acquired Bell 505 trainers following a successful purchase arrangement.
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) plans to procure ten Bell 505s for training purposes, as per a signed agreement with the US manufacturer on November 1st.
“The agreement includes the delivery of the aircraft with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package,” Bell states. The introduction of this type will enable enhanced approaches to basic and advanced rotorcraft flight training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan, it adds.
Ammān will introduce ten Bell 505s under a November 1st deal.
“We look forward to… providing our pilots with one of the best possible aircraft for their training,” says RJAF commander Brigadier General Mohammad F. Hiyasat. “The addition of ten new aircraft will enable us to further expand our operations in the country, in turn increasing the capabilities of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.”
Amman has a fleet of more than 130 combat helicopters, including types such as Bell AH-1 attack and UH-1H transport platforms, as well as Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks, according to Cirium fleet data. It currently employs 12 Robinson R44s among its training assets.
Bell, in early August, delivered its 400th example of the 505, after launching the program in 2017. The type is increasingly securing a role with military operators: Cirium data shows current users to be the Indonesian Navy (two, plus another on-order pair), Jamaica (six), Montenegro (two), and the United Arab Emirates (12, plus two on order). South Korea’s army also has 40 examples of the single-engined model on order.
