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Starting a thread on Malaysian Armed Forces
Size
Total : 429,900
Active: 109,000
Reserve : 296,300
Para-Military: 24,600
Expenditures
Budget :$3.5 billion
Percent of GDP :0.9%
Malaysian Army
Motto: Strong and Loyal
Present strength of the Malaysian Army is approximately as follows:
Malaysian Army Active: 110,000 personnel
Active Reserve: 41,600 personnel
Paramilitary: 18,000 personnel
RELA People's volunteer corps: 596,799 personnel
5 infantry divisions, formed from 12 infantry brigades, 1 parachute brigade and 1 mechanised brigade. The 3rd Division ("Sehitam, Semerah") is converting to become the army's first combined arms formation.
26 Light Infantry Battalions
3 Airborne Infantry Battalions
3 Mechanized Infantry Battalions
5 Armoured Regiments (1 Tank Regiment)
16 Artillery Regiments (4 Low Level Air Defence)
3 Special Forces Regiments
Approximately 60 Infantry (Askar Wataniah) Battalions.
Royal Malaysian Navy
Motto:"Ready To Sacrifice"
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Motto:Always in the air
Size
Total : 429,900
Active: 109,000
Reserve : 296,300
Para-Military: 24,600
Expenditures
Budget :$3.5 billion
Percent of GDP :0.9%
Malaysian Army
Motto: Strong and Loyal
Present strength of the Malaysian Army is approximately as follows:
Malaysian Army Active: 110,000 personnel
Active Reserve: 41,600 personnel
Paramilitary: 18,000 personnel
RELA People's volunteer corps: 596,799 personnel
5 infantry divisions, formed from 12 infantry brigades, 1 parachute brigade and 1 mechanised brigade. The 3rd Division ("Sehitam, Semerah") is converting to become the army's first combined arms formation.
26 Light Infantry Battalions
3 Airborne Infantry Battalions
3 Mechanized Infantry Battalions
5 Armoured Regiments (1 Tank Regiment)
16 Artillery Regiments (4 Low Level Air Defence)
3 Special Forces Regiments
Approximately 60 Infantry (Askar Wataniah) Battalions.
Royal Malaysian Navy
Motto:"Ready To Sacrifice"
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Motto:Always in the air