AMMAN — Jordan joined more than 38 other nations at
the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (
SOFEX), which opened
in the Red Sea port of Aqaba, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
SOFEX is the
world’s preeminent Special Operations exhibition and conference, which is being
held at the Aqaba Gate Aviation, King Hussein International Airport on October
31–November 3, according to a US Embassy statement.
Brig. Gen. Ayman
Al-Batran, CEO of the Jordan Design and Development Bureau, and head of the
Jordanian Special Operations exhibition and conference, praised SOFEX in the
opening meeting.
He said that
SOFEX “provides a platform for decision-makers, and military leaders and
officials to exchange practical and theoretical expertise to transform
opportunities into real partnerships to neutralize future threats,” according
to Petra.
In his opening
remarks, US Ambassador
Henry T. Wooster said that the US Security and Defense
Pavilion “showcases the strength of US industry, ranging from innovations in
tactical equipment and weaponry to military vehicles and communications
systems,” according to the embassy statement.
“The US and
Jordan enjoy a longstanding partnership that includes a robust military
assistance program, through which American firms are well positioned to support
Jordan’s defense capabilities,” Wooster said.
The embassy
statement said the US “values its strategic partnership with Jordan and its
regional allies, and SOFEX provides yet another opportunity to interact on an
international stage with partners and industry professionals across the special
operations forces to advance our regional objectives and security against
emerging and hybrid threats.”
Founded in 1996
by His Majesty
King Abdullah, SOFEX-22 is the 13th iteration of this
exhibition, and has been a biennial event since its conception, growing in
scale every time.
Petra said more than 300
international firms, including 28 US companies, are taking part in the
exhibition. The embassy statement said on display is a wide-range of US
military capabilities, ranging from imagery surveillance and
reconnaissance platforms, joint tactical air controllers, thermal optics, a
UH-60G helicopter, high mobility artillery rocket system, to include
capabilities associated with several different units currently stationed within
the
CENTCOM area of operations, including Jordan.
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