Amman -- His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, directed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, in a letter, to devise a comprehensive strategy and roadmap to achieve a structural transformation in the armed forces over the course of the next three years.

I extend my greetings to you and to the servicemen and women of our valiant Armed Forces, in every rank and position, and express my pride in their dedicated efforts to safeguard this homeland and its resources.

Our Arab Army is a national institution that every Jordanian is proud of. Its personnel continue to serve Jordan with courage, distinction and dedication, bravely countering any threats to its borders and the security of its citizens, and setting the greatest examples of bravery and devotion.

Driven by our commitment to bolstering the capabilities of our Arab Army and ensuring the continuous development of its capacities and tools, we direct you to devise a comprehensive strategy and a clear roadmap to achieve a structural transformation in the Armed Forces over the next three years, with the goal of enabling them to counter the current and future threats, as well as rapid changes and emerging challenges brought on by technological developments and expanding areas of operations.

We must examine the requirements for modernising and developing our Armed Forces, while restructuring them to keep pace with combat demands within various environments of operation. This should be done in a way that ensures mastery of modern warfare techniques, as well effective utilisation of capabilities in keeping with the nature of modern hybrid and untraditional wars.

We aspire to have efficient, adaptable, and highly qualified Armed Forces, which we must continue to arm, train, and equip to handle modern combat methods, ensuring they remain at maximum.

professionalism and combat readiness to achieve strategic deterrence. Precise and well-developed combat doctrines must govern all army formations, characterised by lean simplicity, efficiency, and applicability through optimum utilisation of defensive and offensive capabilities. Moreover, plans should be developed for training and armament that serve tactical operations.

Our Armed Forces must have the ability to protect their key strategic and operational centres. In order to establish a proficient, trusted and secure command, control, and communication apparatus, the army must be able to employ modern defence technology in coordination with specialised directorates and research and development centres within its ranks. It must also be able to cooperate with defence industry companies locally and in friendly countries.

We must also work to ensure a competitive edge in one or more areas of operational combat, prioritise investing and capacity-building in cyber defence and offence operations to guarantee competitiveness, and employ drone and artificial intelligence technologies across every level of the Armed Forces’ units.