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Malaysia vs Peninsula Shield Force

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Malaysia Peninsula Shield Force

Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km2 (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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4.4 billion $
105.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.16 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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113,000
696,550

Reserve personnel

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51,600
520,000

Available for military

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14,817,517
11,870,201

Land Forces

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Tanks

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48
1,407
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,276
16,623
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Total artillery

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250
1,546
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
543
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Rocket artillery

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54
437

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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122
1,974
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Fighter

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0
62
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Multirole

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26
253
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Attack

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12
157
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Helicopters

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54
721
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
312

Navy

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Total naval

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111
211
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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3
11
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Corvettes

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6
23
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Submarines

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2
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Nuclear weapons

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Military service

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.

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available