The Royal Maintenance Corps "silah al siyana al-malaki" (سلاح الصيانة الملكي) is a branch of the

Jordanian Armed Forces The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الأرْدُنِية, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army ( ar, الْجَيْشُ الْعَرَب� ...

. 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

M60 Patton The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially ...

, the full reconstruction of several other vehicles such as the Centurion tank and to upgrade the 274

Chieftain tank The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s–1990s. A development of the Centurion, the Chieftain introduced the supine (reclining) driver position to British design allowing a heavily sloped hull with r ...

in a redesign called Khalid ibn al-Walid. The Jordanian engineers were able to revolutionise the Challenger 1 turret system with an auto loader and a 120 mm smooth-bore gun.Jordan unveils new turret for Al Hussein main battle tank - Jane's Land Forces News
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and

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for advanced training.

History

In 1972, the

Chieftain Tank The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s–1990s. A development of the Centurion, the Chieftain introduced the supine (reclining) driver position to British design allowing a heavily sloped hull with r ...

needed enhancement in order to meet changing military needs. The Corps Commander, Major General Kharabsheh, installed the new laser targeting system on several tanks including the M60. This move was revolutionary for the Jordanian military. It made it possible for the cavalry to balance power with its neighbors.

Commanders

The king of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

selected the commanders of the corps. A list follows: # Brigadier General Engineer Nael AL-Ragad 2009–present # Major General Abdilwahab Kharabsheh ? - 1992 # Major General Mosleh AlMuthanna AlYamani 1988-1992 # Brigadier General Waleed a. Samkari 1992 - ? # Major General Engineer Fadel Mohammed Ali 2000 - 2001

References

External links

Royal Jordanian maintenance corp

Jordanian armed forces
{{Military of Jordan Maintenance Corps Military administrative corps Military units and formations established in 1920