Royal
Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) Mi-26T2
Jordan receives second Mi-26 heavy-lift
Gareth Jennings, London - Jane's Defence Weekly
28 December 2018
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has received into service the
second of four Mil Mi-26 'Halo' heavy-lift helicopters from Russia, the service
announced on 26 December.
An
image of the Mi-26T was posted on the RJAF's official website some 11 months
after the first was delivered to Amman in January.
Jordan
ordered four of the current production-standard Mi-26T helicopters in September
2016, with two more under option. Deliveries are to run from 2018 through to
the end of 2019, with the platforms to be operated jointly between the military
and civil services.
While
the first helicopter was shown at the SOFEX 2018 defence exhibition finished in
the RJAF's current multi-tonal camouflage colour scheme, this second aircraft
has been delivered in a low-visibility grey and is devoid of national markings.
It is unclear if the different schemes denote the different military or civil
roles.
The
Mi-26Ts will join the RJAF's current helicopter fleet of MD Helicopters Inc MD
500/530Fs; Bell AH-1F Cobras; Sikorsky UH-60L/M and S-70A Black Hawks; Airbus
Helicopters EC 635T1s, AS 332s, and AS 350s; AgustaWestland AW139s; and
Robinson R44s.
Source: www.janes.com
Published on Feb 27, 2018
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