Jordanian Air Force Receives First Five Bell 505 Training Helicopters

Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., has revealed the delivery of the initial batch of five Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) out of the total order of 10.

The purchase agreement, signed on July 6, 2022, includes aircraft delivery complete with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package to support basic and advanced rotorcraft flight training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan.

The Bell 505 is a five-seat aircraft designed for reliability and efficiency while using the most advanced technology to date. The platform uses a fully integrated Garmin G1000H NXi avionics suite and Safran Arrius 2R engine with a dual-channel FADEC.