KADDB to expand ammo factory

AMMAN — The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) on Sunday announced that it had signed an agreement with a major international company seeking to expand the bureau’s ammunitions factory, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The agreement is also set to increase the factory’s production capacity for various types of light ammunition to 30 million bullets annually.

KADDB Director General Maj. Gen.Mohammad Farghal said the production of ammunition and weapons is a key strategy for countries wishing to enhance their autonomy and authority, adding that bureau’s plan is to expand horizontally and vertically to yield most types of ammunition used by the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army.