▁its ▁co operation ▁with ▁American , ▁British ▁intelligence ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁director ate ▁can ▁protect ▁Jordan ▁and ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁people . ▁ ▁Through ▁a ▁complex ▁sp ying ▁system , ▁it ▁plays ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁pres erving ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Def ense ▁industry ▁▁ ▁Jordan ▁is ▁a ▁recent ▁entr ant ▁to ▁the ▁domestic ▁defense ▁industry ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁Design ▁and ▁Development ▁Bureau ▁( K AD DB ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁defense ▁industrial ▁initi ative ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁jump start ▁industrial ization ▁across ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁se ctors . ▁With ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁defense ▁exp end it ures ▁at ▁ 8 . 7 % ▁of ▁G DP , ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁authorities ▁created ▁the ▁defense ▁industry ▁to ▁util ize ▁defense ▁budget ▁sp ending ▁power ▁and ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁economic ▁growth ▁without ▁placing ▁additional ▁dem ands ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁budget . ▁Jordan ▁also ▁hosts ▁SO F EX , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fast est ▁growing ▁and ▁region ' s ▁only ▁special ▁operations ▁and ▁hom eland ▁security ▁exhibition ▁and ▁conference . ▁Jordan ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁provider ▁of ▁advanced ▁military ▁goods ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁A ▁K AD DB ▁Indust rial ▁Park ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁M af ra q . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁industrial ▁free ▁zone ▁special ized ▁in ▁defense ▁indust ries ▁and ▁vehicles ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁manufact uring . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁expected ▁to