PASKAL - Weaponry and Equipment

Weaponry and Equipment

PASKAL's weaponry and equipment inventory is a confidential subject. Nevertheless, amid rumors of financing from the consortium of oil companies in addition to ample financing from the navy, PASKAL's inventory currently includes some of the most advanced and sophisticated equipment better than army and air force special teams.

The voluntary contributions from the oil consortium has ensured that PASKAL has sufficient means to procure weapons and equipment that are much more modern and sophisticated in comparison to the other SOF units in the Malaysian armed forces. All the weaponry and equipment was acquired under the Offensive Underwater Weapons program implemented under the 9th Malaysian Plans.

Pictures taken during national day parades including RMN anniversaries and from local defense magazines indicate the use of the following:

• various night-vision devices,
• lightweight PRO-TEC helmets,
• various thermal imaging common modules,
• various ground tactical radar MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence) including PSR MASINT,
• various 9mm Glock pistols, Heckler & Koch P9S and Heckler & Koch P11 underwater pistol,
• various combat shotguns Remington 870 18.5mm Marine Magnums, Remington 1100 18.5mm Tacticals,
• various sub-machine guns FN P90, and Heckler & Koch MP5 in all types and variants, Heckler & Koch MP7 and Heckler & Koch UMP .45 ACP,
• various assault rifles including AK-102 assault rifle, Colt M16A1 rifles (with 20-rounds Colt-manufactured STANAG magazines, 100-rounds Beta C-Mag drum magazines and M203 grenade launchers), FN FNC rifles, Heckler & Koch XM8, Heckler & Koch HK416 attached with Aimpoint CompM4S, Brügger & Thomet suppressor and Oerlikon Contraves LLM01 Laser Light Module, Heckler & Koch G36 in two variants (Kurz and Compact carbine) and standard Colt M4A1 Carbines or fitted with EOTech,
• various sniper weapons Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, AMP Technical Services DSR-1, M14 rifle, M40 rifle, Robar RC-50, Heckler & Koch HK417 and Heckler & Koch MSG-90, and
• various machineguns 5.56mm CETME Ameli, FN Minimi, 7.62mm FN MAG, M60E1 and Vektor SS-77 GPMG and,
• various grenade launchers American-made 40mm M79 grenade launcher, M203 grenade launcher and German-made Heckler & Koch GLM.

PASKAL is also known to utilise specialised delivery craft – among others, PASKAL employs high speed inflatable/collapsible sub-skimmers (also known as UDV – Underwater Delivery Vehicle), for infiltrations into hostile areas.

The acquisition of two Scorpène submarines which are jointly being built by DCNS, France and Navantia, Spain ("KD Tunku Abdul Rahman" commissioning January 2009, "KD Tun Razak" commissioning October 2008) is expected to further add PASKAL's capabilities and range.