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Malaysian Armed forces

Malaysia
Population
33,871,431
Military budget
4.4 billion $
Active personnel
113,000
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Area: 330,803 km2
Population: 33,871,431
Etnic groups: Malay 50.1%, Chinese 22.6%, indigenous 11.8%, Indian 6.7%, other 0.7%, non-citizens 8.2%.
Religions: Muslim 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%.

Military branches

(Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM) Malaysian Army , Royal Malaysian Navy , Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Military service

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription.

Military expenditures

Military budget
4.4 billion $
Percent of GDP
1.16

Manpower

Active personnel
113,000
Reserve
51,600
Available
14,817,517

Land Forces

Tanks
48
AFV
1,276
Artillery
250
Self-propelled guns
0
Rocket artillery
54
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
PT-91M Pendekar 48

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- Guardian 9
- AV-VBL 10
- Ejder Yalcin 20
- Condor APC 316
ACV 300 Adnan 267
- AV8 Gempita 257
- SIBMAS 186
- K-200 KIFV 111
- Bandvagn 206 80
- AV4 Lipanbara 20

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
Astros II MLRS 54

Air Forces

Total aircraft
122
Fighters
0
Multirole
26
Attack
12
Helicopters
54
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- BAE Hawk 12

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- MD 500 Defender 6
UH-60 Black Hawk 4
Eurocopter EC 725 Super Cougar 12
- Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King 3
- AgustaWestland AW139 7
- Westland Lynx 6
- Eurocopter Fennec 6
- AgustaWestland AW109 10

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
111
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
3
Corvettes
6
Submarines
2
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Maharaja Lela 1
- Lekiu 2

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- Kasturi 2
- Laksamana 4

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- Scorpéne 2

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.