Malaysian Army Active: 80,000 personnel
Active Reserve: 50,000 personnel
Paramilitary: 26,600 personnel active and 244,700 reservists
4 infantry divisions, 9 infantry brigades, 1 special forces brigade, 1 airborne brigade and 1 mechanised brigade
- 36 Light Infantry Battalions
- 3 Airborne Infantry Battalions
- 3 Mechanized Infantry Battalions
- 5 Armoured Regiments (1 Tank Regiment)
- 1 light tank squadron
- 13 Artillery Regiments (3 Air Defence)
- 3 Special Forces Regiments
- 3 field engineer regiments
- 1 airborne infantry squadron
- 1 construction regiment
- 4 military police regiments
- 1 signals regiment
- 1 intelligence unit
- 1 helicopter squadron
The territorial army includes
- 16 light infantry regiments
- 2 border surveillance brigades
- 5 highway surveillance battalions
- 2 field engineer regiments
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