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Nordic Defence Cooperation vs Malaysia

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Nordic Defence Cooperation Malaysia

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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26 billion $
4.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.16 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
70,850
113,000

Reserve personnel

+
941,300
51,600

Available for military

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4,299,331
14,817,517

Land Forces

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Tanks

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412
48
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,644
1,276
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Total artillery

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1,133
250
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Self-propelled artillery

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180
0
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Rocket artillery

+
71
54

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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469
122
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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174
26
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Attack

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0
12
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Helicopters

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118
54
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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397
111
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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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4
3
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Corvettes

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15
6
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Submarines

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11
2

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

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.