Editing Abdullah II of Jordan (section)

===Military===
Due to his military background, Abdullah believes in a powerful military and has followed a "quality over quantity" policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan%E2%80%99s-stability-hinges-unity-people-national-coherence%E2%80%99|title='Jordan's stability hinges on unity of people, national coherence'|work=The Jordan Times|date=6 June 2017|access-date=14 January 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615190957/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan%E2%80%99s-stability-hinges-unity-people-national-coherence%E2%80%99|archive-date=15 June 2017}}</ref> During the first year of his reign he established the King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (now [[Jordan Design and Development Bureau]]), whose goal is to "provide an indigenous capability for the supply of scientific and technical services to the Jordanian Armed Forces".<ref name="kaddb">{{cite news|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/kaddb-become-main-provider-army%E2%80%99s-weapons-defence-equipment%E2%80%99|access-date=16 June 2016|date=28 April 2015|title=KADDB to become main provider of army's weapons, defence equipment|work=The Jordan Times|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103221216/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/kaddb-become-main-provider-army%E2%80%99s-weapons-defence-equipment%E2%80%99|archive-date=3 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-inaugurates-kaddb-joint-venture-turkish-company|title=King inaugurates KADDB joint venture with Turkish company|date=16 December 2014|access-date=14 January 2018|work=The Jordan Times|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001509/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-inaugurates-kaddb-joint-venture-turkish-company|archive-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> The company manufactures a wide variety of military products, which are presented at the biennial international [[Special Operations Forces Exhibition]] (SOFEX)—Abdullah is SOFEX's patron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-inaugurates-sofex-2016-tours-expo|title=King inaugurates SOFEX 2016, tours expo|work=The Jordan Times|access-date=14 January 2018|date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001337/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-inaugurates-sofex-2016-tours-expo|archive-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> Abdullah modernized the army, leading Jordan to acquire advanced weaponry and increase and enhance its [[F-16]] fighter-jet fleet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/64396/jordan-s-king-orders-military-shake-up|title=Jordan's king orders military shake-up|first=Mohammad|last=Najib|work=Janes|access-date=22 February 2017|date=6 October 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111111/http://www.janes.com/article/64396/jordan-s-king-orders-military-shake-up|archive-date=22 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="ardid">{{cite web|work=Defense Industry Daily|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/jordan-buys-20-f16-mlu-from-holland-belgium-updated-02176/|title=Jordan Buys 20 F-16 MLU from Holland, Belgium (updated)|date=14 February 2007|publisher=Watershed Publishing|access-date=14 February 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617044329/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/jordan-buys-20-f16-mlu-from-holland-belgium-updated-02176/|archive-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> The King occasionally trains with the Jordanian army in live ammunition military drills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alghad.com/articles/1561222-His-Majesty-Partakes-in-Live-Ammo-Military-Drill|title=His Majesty Partakes in Live Ammo Military Drill|work=Al Ghad|date=17 April 2017|access-date=3 January 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206071126/http://www.alghad.com/articles/1561222-His-Majesty-Partakes-in-Live-Ammo-Military-Drill|archive-date=6 February 2018}}</ref>