Homicho Ammunition Engineering Complex is one of the military production facilities of the Ethiopian Defense Industry

Defense Industry Sector (Ethiopia)

The Ethiopian Defense Industry sector is an office under the Ministry of Defense responsible for administering several defense industries. Its objective is to provide for and support the Ethiopian National Defense Force.-History:...

 Sector. It specializes in producing wide range of ammunition for use by the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

History

The Complex was established around 1987 under the name Tatek Engineering Factory with the goal of producing ammunition for medium and heavy weapons. It initially produced mortar shells but was later greatly expanded to produce a wide range of ammunition. In addition, the light weapons ammunition production line was transferred from Hibret Machine Tools Engineering Complex

Hibret Machine Tools Engineering Complex

Hibret Machine Tools is military-civil engineering complex of the Ethiopian Defense Industry. It specializes in production of medium weapons for the Ethiopian National Defense Force.-History:...

 in a restructuring to house all ammunition production under one organization. The new organization was renamed Homicho Ammunition Engineering Complex in 2004.

Structure

The complex has four departments with 1,480 personnel out of which 192 of them are military and 1,288 are civil.

Research and Development

The Complex collaborates closely with the Defense Engineering College and various higher learning institutes. It has undertaken various works to improve the quality of military ammunition.

Products

The center produces wide range of ammunition ranging from light weapons to heavy mortars and artillery. It also produces various metal products that are inputs to civil industries.