KING HUSSEIN MAIN WORKSHOPS (KHMW)

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Al Hussein Main Workshops is a military industrial facility that was inaugurated on May 8, 1985 on an area of 1200 dunums, which includes an integrated infrastructure, in which specialized modern industrial equipment, machines, and systems manufactured locally are used, and its main and sub-groups undertake the maintenance, development, modification and reconstruction of many armored vehicles and systems operating in the armed forces

This facility is specialized in repairing, rebuilding, upgrading and modification of the military armored vehicles and its related components.

Manpower

An elite team of engineers and technicians applies high quality cost-effective standards to achieve workshops’ goals.

Production Machines and Equipment

Latest versions of lathes, planning, milling and mechanical restoration machines as well as a chemical restoration technology (metalizing and electro-plating systems).

Quality Control

Quality control branch guarantees that workshops’ products meet the required standards by using (computerized quality control systems, calibration devices, assemblies testing cells such as: dynamometers).

Recently completed projects

Since the foundation of King Hussein Main workshops several projects have been executed based on the requirements of General Headquarters, the most important of these projects include the following:

Upgrading

Centurion Main Battle Tank to "Tariq"

Armored personnel Carrier M113A1 to M113A2MK1

Rebuilding

Self-propelled Howitzer Carrier M109A1

Armored Personnel Carrier M13A1

Modifications

Khalid Main Battle Tank transmission gear box

Modifications of SAXON vehicles by making 3 shooting windows on each side of the vehicle

Manufacturing

Gunner Shield for M113, Hummer vehicles and MRAP vehicles

Swing Arm Mount for M60 machine gun

Heavy Maintenance & Preparations

Armored Personnel Carrier M13 & M577

Armored Personnel Carrier "Rattle vehicles"