Malaysian Army

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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