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Israel has "donated" 16 of its retired Bell AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters to Jordan, the helicopters refurbished gratis by the USA. Official sources state that not all Cobras had been put into operational service with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), 'some' being used purely for spares. It is believed up to 12 are active, with at least four being used for parts. The RJAF took delivery of 24 AH-1S Cobras in 1985, while nine AH-1Fs were delivered from September 2000. A batch of 16 of the older RJAF AH-1S variants were transferred to the Pakistan Army on 16 March 2010. Prior to the latest arrivals from Israel, it is believed the RJAF had only around a dozen AH-1F/S Cobras in operational service.