Present
The RRD is organised in the same way as the RAMD and currently consists of ten battalions,
The 1st to 6th, and the 9th and 10th are light infantry battalions.
The 7th Ranger Battalion is presently configured as a mechanised infantry battalion and is equipped with tracked ACV 300 IFVs, some of which are armed with Bushmaster 25 mm guns.
The 8th Ranger Battalion is one of the three airborne infantry battalions that form the 10 Para Brigade, the element of the Army's Pasukan Atur Cepat.
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