Royal Maintenance Corps (Jordan)

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Jordanian Armed Forces
القوّات المسلّحة الاردنيّة
FoundedOctober 1920
Current formMarch 1956
Service branches
Leadership
Commander
Jordanian military ranks

The Royal Maintenance Corps "silah al siyana al-malaki" (سلاح الصيانة الملكي) is a branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. It must furnish continuous operation to the field and is responsible for flow of parts, and for every vehicle being operational and ready for battle. The corps' engineers are also responsible for upgrading the tanks in use.

Role in improving the Jordanian military

The maintenance corps role in improving Jordanian ground units, is to apply enhanced targeting systems on the

Chieftain tank in a redesign called Khalid ibn al-Walid.[2]
The Jordanian engineers were able to revolutionise the
Britain
for advanced training.

History

In 1972, the

M60. This move was revolutionary for the Jordanian military. It made it possible for the cavalry to balance power with its neighbors.[clarification needed
]

Commanders

The king of Jordan selected the commanders of the corps. A list follows:

  1. Brigadier General Engineer Nael AL-Ragad 2009–present
  2. Major General Abdilwahab Kharabsheh ? - 1992
  3. Major General Mosleh AlMuthanna AlYamani 1988-1992
  4. Brigadier General
    Waleed a. Samkari
    1992 - ?
  5. Major General Engineer Fadel Mohammed Ali 2000 - 2001

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