Bell Textron on November 1 announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) in Aqaba, Jordan.
The contract includes the delivery of the aircraft with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package to enable an enhanced approach to basic and advanced rotorcraft flight training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan.
The Royal Jordanian Air Force is undergoing a modernization push, and the Bell 505s will replace the Robinson R44 Raven II trainers. The RJAF plans to phase out its Bell UH-1H and MH-6 Little Bird helicopters.
Jordan; Air Force orders 10 Bell 505 training helicopters