Profile
- Type
- 4x4 armored personnel carrier / internal security vehicle
- Conflict side
- Yemeni government and coalition forces
- Origin
- Jordan
- Service note
- 2000s-present
Armored Vehicles
Al-Jawad armored vehicle
The Al-Jawad is a Jordanian 4x4 armored personnel carrier and internal-security vehicle developed by KADDB/JLVM with Jankel input around commercial heavy-duty chassis. In the Yemen Civil War context, open-source evidence identifies it in the Yemeni Army's pre-war infantry mobility inventory rather than as a newly supplied coalition vehicle.
- Conflict side
- Yemeni government and coalition forces
- Built in
- Jordan
Service History
- In service
- Documented in Yemeni Army pre-war inventory by 2015
- Used by
- Yemeni Army, Jordanian security forces, Palestinian Security Forces
- Wars
- Yemen Civil War
Production History
- Designer
- King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau and Jankel
- Designed
- 2000s
- Built in
- Jordan
- Unit cost
- Not publicly reported
- Produced
- 2000s-present
- Number built
- Not publicly reported
- Variants
- AB2 Al-Jawad, Al-Jawad Mk III, Al-Jawad Mk IV
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- 2 crew plus up to 8 passengers
- Configuration
- 4x4 armored troop carrier/internal security vehicle
- Gross vehicle weight
- 8,160 kg for the Mk IV
- Engine
- 6.7 L V8 turbo diesel rated at 330 hp for the Mk IV
- Maximum road speed
- 130 km/h
- Range
- 650 km on road
- Protection
- Advertised protection options include CEN B6, CEN B7, and STANAG Level II
- Armament provisions
- Roof weapon mount and optional armored/open cupola
Conflict Usage
- Yemen Civil War
- Side: Yemeni government and coalition forcesRole: Protected troop transport and internal-security mobility
Listed in 2015 as a Yemeni Army pre-war infantry mobility vehicle, making it part of the protected mobility inventory available to Yemeni parties after the Houthi takeover and coalition intervention.
Al-Jawad armored vehicle Images
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Al-Jawad Vehicle Mk IVPublisher: Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing | Note: Supports manufacturer background, Mk IV specifications, role options, and primary image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-06-20AB2 Al-JawadPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports background on the KADDB/Jankel design, older AB2 configuration, troop capacity, and protection context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing ProfilePublisher: Jordan Chamber of Commerce | Note: Supports JLVM background, KADDB/Jankel joint-venture context, and Al-Jawad Mk III Ford F-550 internal-security vehicle specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting VehiclesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports Yemen Civil War direct conflict-use context: fielded by the Yemeni Army before the Houthi takeover and listed as available to Yemeni parties on the battlefield; also supports the Yemen-specific gallery image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Jordan Delivers Al-Jawad Armored Vehicles to Palestinian Security ForcesPublisher: Al Defaiya | Note: Supports general Al-Jawad background, export-service context, and an additional description of 4x4 APC specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20