Lebanon Welcomes M113 Armored Personnel Carriers from Jordan: A Strategic Alliance in Action
At the behest of His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, Monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a vessel transporting 62 M113 armored troop carriers docked at the port of Beirut.
This consignment is a generous gesture from the Kingdom to the Lebanese Armed Forces.
The contribution was accepted in the presence of a delegate from the Jordanian Embassy alongside a representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Joseph Aoun. It will bolster the capabilities of the military, especially regarding operational deployment and missions executed across various regions of Lebanon, amid the unprecedented challenges the nation is facing.”
The M113 armored troop carrier stands as one of the essential assets of the Jordanian Armed Forces, utilized for decades in the pursuit of modernizing and upgrading its military capabilities. Jordan procured these carriers through defense collaboration programs with the United States and other nations, and they have been customized to meet the demands of the Jordanian Army and regional challenges.
The M113 armored troop carrier is regarded as one of the most extensively deployed armored personnel carriers globally, having been introduced to service with the U.S. Army in the early 1960s. Engineered to safeguard ground forces while traversing battlefields, it has earned notable acclaim for its adaptability and dependability.
