Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Sunday inaugurated the Prince Faisal Main Workshops, affiliated with the Royal Maintenance Corps, at their new location, as part of ongoing efforts to develop the maintenance system and logistical support. He was received by the Director of the Royal Maintenance Corps and the workshops’ commander.

Hunaiti listened to a briefing delivered by the workshops’ commander, outlining the technical and logistical tasks carried out by the workshops in supporting various formations and units of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF), in addition to the available technical and technological capabilities and modernization and development plans aimed at keeping pace with operational requirements and enhancing performance efficiency.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the presence of a number of senior JAF officers, stressed that developing military maintenance workshops represents a strategic direction toward military industrial empowerment, granting the armed forces greater flexibility in maintenance and modernization, and enhancing operational responsiveness and readiness of field units under various conditions. He pointed to the workshops’ vital role in localizing knowledge, transferring technology, and preparing specialized cadres in military industries and technologies.

This step comes within comprehensive plans implemented by JAF's General Command to modernize technical facilities in line with technological developments and to build a modern national defense base that enhances overall readiness and sustains efficiency and effectiveness.

The Prince Faisal Main Workshops were established in accordance with the latest technical and engineering specifications, over an area of 165 dunums, under the supervision and execution of the Arab International Construction and Contracting Company, contributing to improved efficiency of maintenance and sustainment operations, faster completion rates, and higher levels of technical reliability of military vehicles and equipment.