Jordan is keeping mum on details of the latest shipment of US military aid, which comes in the framework of the American annual aid to Amman, Middle East News Online reported Thursday.
Officials announced that a US shipment of military equipment, which included military equipment, machinery and ammunition arrived in the kingdom over the last week, it said, noting that no other details were given.
Over the past four years, Jordan has received surplus F-16 warplanes, M-60 tanks and M-110 self-propelled artillery from the United States.
Jordan’s official news agency (Petra) said that the US shipment arrived in the Jordanian port of Aqaba a week ago. The agency said the US aid aims to "enhance Jordan's defense capabilities and cement security, stability and peace in the region – Albawaba.com
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