The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced that the GROB training plane of the Royal Jordanian Air Force crashed in Jordanian city of Irbid at 09:00 am in local time due to a technical malfunction. JAF stated that 2 pilots died as a result of the plane crash during training. In addition, JAF told that those who lost their lives were Major Pilot Bilal Al-Shoufien and Captain Pilot Baha Abu Ghanmi, and that the deceased were taken to King Abdullah I University Hospital. The Jordanian Armed Forces also expressed its condolences to the comrades and the families of the 2 pilots who lost their lives.