Equipment of the Malaysian Armed Forces

The Equipment of the Malaysian Armed Forces can be subdivided into: ammunition, weapons, vehicles and attire.

Ammunitions

Large caliber Ammunitions

Weapons

Weapons
Name Type Caliber Branches Notes Picture
Small arms
M16A1 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard Virtually phased out, still in limited service
M4 Carbine Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Army, Navy, Air Force Standard service rifle of the Malaysian armed forces
HK416 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO PASKAL
SG 553 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Grup Gerak Khas, PASKAU, STAR
M14 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Navy Limited service
AW Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Navy, Air Force
SR-25 Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Navy, Air Force
R93 Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army
DSR-1 Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Navy, Air Force
M95 Sniper Rifle .50 BMG GGK
M107 Anti-material rifle .50 BMG PASKAU
500 MILS Shotgun 12-gauge Air Force also 500M MILS
M870 Shotgun 12-gauge Army, Navy, Air Force
FP6 Shotgun 12-gauge PASKAL
MP5 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Army, GGK, PASKAL, PASKAU, Coast Guard
MP7 Submachine gun 4.6×30mm HK PASKAL
M240 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army
M60 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army, GGK
M249 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO PASKAU
MG4 Light Machine Gun 5.56×45mm NATO PASKAL
Glock Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy Standard service pistol
Vehicle weapons
M134 Six-barrelled Gatling gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Air Force
M2 HMG Heavy machine gun .50 BMG Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard
Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun Automatic grenade launcher 40mm grenades Army
Anti-Tank Weapons
ERYX Anti-Tank Guided Missile System 137mm Army
Metis-M Anti-Tank Guided Missile System 130mm Army
M3 MAAWS Anti-Tank Recoilless Rifle 84x246mm R Army
C90 Anti-Tank Rocket System 90mm Army
Anti-Air Weapons
Igla MANPADS 72mm Army
Starburst MANPADS 152mm Army
Anza MANPADS 72mm Army
Rapier MANPADS Army
Starstreak MANPADS Army
Mortars
Podnos Mortar 82mm mortar Army
L16 Mortar 81mm mortar Army

Vehicles

Fixed Wing Aircraft

Land vehicles

Name Branches Quantity Variants Notes Picture
Main Battle Tank
PT-91M Pendekar Army 48[1]
FV101 Scorpion Army 26[2]
Armored Personnel Carrier
Condor APC Army 315[3][4]
ACV 300 Adnan Army 267[5] ACV-300
ACV-S
AV8 Gempita Army 257[6]
AV4 Lipanbara Army 20[7] First 5 units will be delivered in the first quarter of 2016 by Chaiseri Defence. Other units will be built locally by DefTech following a technology transfer programme that conforms to Malaysia's defence offset policy.[7] As been stated by Malaysian chief of defence force General, the vehicle was not purchased to replace the ageing Condor but instead to be used for security operations in eastern Sabah on East Malaysia.[8]
SIBMAS Army 186[2] 162 units armed with Cockerill 90mm main gun and 24 recovery vehicle units. To be replaced by DefTech AV8.[9][10]
K-200 KIFV Army 111[3] Malaysian Army operates the upgraded variant (K200A1).[11]
Bandvagn 206 Army 80[12] Armoured utility vehicles with various functions.[13][14]
Alvis Stormer Army 25[12] 12 units has a 20mm autocannon while others equipped with the TH-1 turret.[15]
To be upgraded.[4]
Light Utility Vehicle
URO VAMTAC Army 85[16] Multi-purpose armoured vehicle that strongly similar to US made Humvee. Mostly equipped with Mk 19 40mm AGL and M2 Browning HMG.[17] 25 units are as Igla anti-air missile launcher platform.[18]
Artillery
Astros II MLRS Army 54[19][20]
M109 howitzer Army 30[21] M109A6 30 M109A6 Paladin units will be sent under a recent agreement with the United States.[21]
G5 howitzer Army 28[3]
FH-70 Army 15[3]
OTO Melara Mod 56 Army 110[3][20]
Utility
WZT-4 Army 6[20]
MID-M Army 3[20]
MS-20 Daglezja Army
IVECO M4010 Army
Land Rover Defender Army
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Army GD290
All Terrain Mobility Platform Army Used by 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
PMC Leguan Army 5[20] PMC Leguan
SJ-09 Army SJ-09
HICOM Handalan I/II Army 2,260[22] Handalan
AV-VBL Army 10[20] Command vehicle of Astros II MLRS AV-VBL
IVECO M4012 Army Satellite communication vehicle IVECO M4012

Attire

Attire
List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms
Branch Camouflage pattern Image Picture

Army		 The Uniform No. 5 Fabrik Celoreng Corak Digital Tentera Darat is used by army in year 2013.
The Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern but with earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-coloured background.
and

Navy		 Introduced in 2016 - standard blue-grey for shipboard and all operationals.

Air Force		 No.4. Digital Camouflage Pattern. Introduced in 2016

Coast Guard		 Army Combat Uniform (ACU).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PT-91 Twardy Main Battle Tank, Poland". army-technology.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 IISS (2012), p. 264
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 IISS (2012), p. 265
  4. 1 2 Christopher F Foss (4 February 2016). "Malaysia to upgrade armoured vehicles". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Capabilities & Facilities". DefTech. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Dzirhan Mahadzir (4 October 2015). "Malaysian Army chief bullish on AV8 deliveries". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 "D&S2015: ชัยเสรี พร้อมส่งมอบ AV4 First Win ให้มาเลเซียในปีหน้า/Chaiseri ready to deliver the AV4 First Win to Malaysia by 2016 (UPDATED)" (in Thai and English). Royal Thai Armed Forces. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Dzirhan Mahadzir (14 October 2015). "Malaysia's First Win MRAPs bound for ESSCOM area of operations". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "DefTech AV8 Multi-Role Wheeled Armoured Vehicle, Malaysia". army-technology.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Army's sophisticated armoured car for public viewing today". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  11. ↑ John Pike. "K-200 Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle". Global Security. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 USA Int'l Business Publications (1 May 2007). Malaysia Army Weapon Systems Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. ISBN 978-1-4330-6180-6.
  13. ↑ "The Swedish Bv206 Troop Carrier". TankNutDave.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "DSEi 2003 international arms market – Companies exhibiting at DSEi 2003" (PDF). Campaign Against Arms Trade. September 2003. p. 11/44. ISBN 0-9543329-3-8. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Stormer Armoured Personnel Carrier". TankNutDave.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "URO VAMTAC High Mobility Tactical Vehicle, Spain". army-technology.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Marhalim Abas (11 March 2015). "Army 82nd Anniversary Demo". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Marhalim Abas (26 April 2008). "DSA 2008: More Pictures". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Mohd Asron Mustapha (21 April 2010). "Astross II: Kuasa membunuh digeruni musuh" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SIPRI arms transfer database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  21. 1 2 Marhalim Abas (2 March 2016). "Army 83rd Birthday". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Capabilities & Facilities". DefTech. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016. HICOM Handalan I (1,553 units) + HICOM Handalan II (707 units) = 2,260 units
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