Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries

Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries is an Egyptian government joint-stock defense-industry company also known as Military Factory 300. It operates under the National Authority for Military Production, which is affiliated with Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production. The company was established by Minister of Military Production Resolution No. 37 of 2016 and is located in the Abu Zaabal area of Qalyubia Governorate. The factory occupies approximately 371 acres and forms part of Egypt’s military-production industrial base. Its reported manufacturing scope covers small and medium weapons, ammunition, and associated military materials. Publicly described small-arms products include a 7.62×51 mm multipurpose machine gun, the Maadi 40×53 mm grenade launcher, the Helwan 920 pistol, a 40 mm grenade launcher, and the Misr automatic rifle chambered for 7.62×39 mm ammunition. The company is also described as producing ammunition for small and medium arms, as well as bombs, ball ammunition, detonators, and related reagents. Available public information identifies the organization primarily through its institutional role rather than through a consumer-facing brand strategy. It is a state-linked industrial manufacturer whose apparent customers and operating markets are not publicly detailed in the supplied reference material. No verified public information was provided on export sales, commercial revenue, stock-market status, senior executives, private ownership, or a standalone corporate website. The company’s production profile nevertheless places it within Egypt’s broader effort to maintain domestic capabilities for military equipment and ammunition manufacturing. Because the available reference material is limited, details about production volumes, procurement contracts, technology partnerships, export activity, workforce, certifications, and current operational status remain unverified here. The company should therefore be understood as an Egyptian military-production facility and defense-industrial entity, rather than as a broadly marketed international arms brand.

Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries, also called Military Factory 300, was established in 2016 under Minister of Military Production Resolution No. 37. The company was created within Egypt’s state military-production system and operates under the National Authority for Military Production, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Military Production. The factory is located in the Abu Zaabal area of Qalyubia Governorate and occupies approximately 371 acres. Its establishment placed the facility within Egypt’s network of military factories dedicated to producing defense equipment and supplies. Public descriptions characterize its role as the manufacture of small and medium weapons, ammunition of various types, and other military materials. The reported product portfolio includes a 7.62×51 mm multipurpose machine gun, the Maadi 40×53 mm grenade launcher, the Helwan 920 pistol, a 40 mm grenade launcher, and the Misr automatic rifle using 7.62×39 mm ammunition. The factory is also described as manufacturing small-arms and medium-arms ammunition, bombs, ball ammunition, detonators, and reagents. These categories indicate an integrated role spanning weapon production and ammunition-related manufacturing, although the available reference does not provide technical specifications beyond the listed calibers and product names. There is limited publicly verified information about the company’s commercial organization, leadership, contracts, export markets, financial performance, or relationships with other Egyptian defense manufacturers. The supplied material does not establish whether individual products are currently in production, nor does it document specific procurement programs or international sales. Accordingly, the company’s documented history is best summarized as the development and operation of a state-affiliated Egyptian military factory created in 2016 to support production of small and medium weapons and military ammunition.

1. 2016Established as Military Factory 300

   Minister of Military Production Resolution No. 37 of 2016 established Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries within Egypt’s state military-production system.

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A state-affiliated Egyptian defense manufacturer focused on domestic production of small and medium weapons, ammunition, and related military materials.

• 7.62×51 mm multipurpose machine gunMachine gun

  A multipurpose machine gun identified in public descriptions of the factory’s small-arms portfolio. The cited caliber is 7.62×51 mm; additional design, performance, production, and service details are not established by the supplied source.

• Maadi 40×53 mm grenade launcherGrenade launcher

  A Maadi-design grenade launcher listed among the company’s products and associated with the 40×53 mm grenade category. The available reference does not provide further information about variants, users, production dates, or current availability.

• Helwan 920 pistolPistol

  A pistol identified as the Helwan 920 in descriptions of Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries’ small-arms output. No additional verified specifications or information about its production history are provided in the reference material.

• 40 mm grenade launcherGrenade launcher

  A 40 mm grenade launcher included in the factory’s reported weapons portfolio. The source does not distinguish whether this is a separate model from the Maadi 40×53 mm launcher or identify its technical configuration.

• Misr automatic rifleAutomatic rifle

  An automatic rifle chambered for 7.62×39 mm ammunition and listed among the company’s small-arms products. Publicly supplied information does not establish its production dates, variants, procurement users, or current status.

• Small- and medium-arms ammunitionAmmunition

  The factory is described as manufacturing ammunition for both small and medium arms. The available source does not specify the complete caliber range, annual capacity, customers, or whether all listed ammunition types remain in production.

• Bombs, ball ammunition, detonators, and reagentsMilitary materials

  The reported materials portfolio includes bombs, ball ammunition, detonators, and reagents. These categories suggest capabilities beyond complete small arms, but the reference provides no detailed product specifications or production information.

1. Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries