Army chief visits Al-Hussein Main Workshops


Army chief visits Al-Hussein Main Workshops


Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Huneiti visited on Monday the Al-Hussein Main Workshops Command of the Royal Maintenance Corps, where he was welcomed by the Director of the Corps and the Commander of the Workshop.

Al-Huneiti was briefed by the commander of the workshops on their tasks and duties, in addition to the efforts they provide in supporting the units and formations of the Armed Forces and the continuous efforts in maintaining and modernizing military equipment and vehicles to enhance their combat capabilities and enable them to effectively perform their tasks in various field conditions.

In the presence of a number of senior army officers, Al-Huneiti toured the Production and Restoration Division, where he was briefed on the stages of rebuilding and restoring the Al-Hussein tank and other weapons through the rehabilitation of equipment and mechanisms in order to enhance their operational efficiency with the best economic feasibility and the highest level of reliability.

The army chief lauded the Royal Maintenance Corps Directorate’s distinguished professionalism and advanced level achieved in the fields of military manufacturing and maintenance, stressing that these efforts contribute significantly to facing challenges and conducting missions with high efficiency, in addition to ensuring their readiness to deal with various scenarios and future challenges.

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