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Peninsula Shield Force Malaysia

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.

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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105.4 billion $
4.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.16 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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696,550
113,000

Reserve personnel

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520,000
51,600

Available for military

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11,870,201
14,817,517

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,767
48
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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16,249
1,276
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Total artillery

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3,040
250
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Self-propelled artillery

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739
0
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Rocket artillery

+
407
54

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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2,122
122
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Fighter

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141
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Multirole

+
255
26
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Attack

+
157
12
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Helicopters

+
793
54
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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205
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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11
3
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Corvettes

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21
6
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Submarines

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0
2

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

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.