We are excited to announce a landmark collaboration between Transnamib Holdings Limited, Namibia’s national railway operator, and Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (WMF). This strategic partnership, initiated last year, centers around the repair and extension of the railway line leading to WMF’s workshop in Windhoek, setting the stage for enhanced operational efficiencies and future synergies. Click here to…

As part of the cooperation agreement between WMF and TransNamib in the Manufacturing, assembly, Repair and the maintenance of Locomotives, Wagons and Carriages to commence in January 2024.

We are pleased to announce the new appointment of Col. P Anton as Managing Director of Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik. Col. P Anton will assume the position from 01 January 2023 and has been appointed for a period of 5 years. WMF (1998) (Pty) Ltd would herewith like to congratulate Col. P Anton on his appointment and…

South Africa’s Paramount and Namibia’s Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (WMF) are currently engaged in armoured vehicle trials in India. A photo has emerged showing a Paramount Mbombe 4 armoured personnel carrier and Maverick internal security vehicle alongside a WMF Werewolf undergoing trials in India near Ladakh late last month. Read More

The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) is believed to be testing a Chinese copy of the US High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly known as the Humvee, amid indications that the army intends to acquire it to boost its vehicle fleet. Read More

The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) has ordered 141 Marrua utility vehicles from Brazil’s Agrale, with deliveries already underway. Agrale sales director Flavio Crosa said in a release late last month that several Marruas were sent to Namibia in 2013 for demonstration purposes and that the Namibia Defence Force ordered the vehicle due to its robust…

Namibian company Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (WMF) is busy developing a 6×6 armoured recovery vehicle and an 8×8 armoured vehicle and has put its new Mk III armoured personnel carrier into production. Magarete van Niekerk, the Sales and Marketing representative for Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik, told defenceWeb that the Mk II vehicle underwent testing last year, including blast tests…