Military power of Indonesia & Malaysia
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Country: | Indonesia (ID) | Malaysia (MY) |
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Capital: | Jakarta | Kuala Lumpur |
Population: | 270,203,917 | 32,730,000 |
Area: | 1,904,569 km2 | 330,803 km2 |
More: | Indonesia military forces description | Malaysia military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 9.2 billion $ | 3.6 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.7% | 1.16% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 400,000 | 110,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 400,000 | 296,300 |
Available for military: | 52,000,000 | 14,817,517 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 408 | 48 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,249 | 1,386 | |
Total artillery: | 356 | 295 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 141 | 30 | |
Rocket artillery: | 86 | 54 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 426 | 221 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 11 | 10 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 64 | 39 | |
Attack aircraft: | 15 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 164 | 63 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 147 | 66 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 8 | 5 | |
Corvettes: | 24 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 5 | 2 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Indonesia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Malaysia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Indonesia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Malaysia
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.