Equipment of the Malaysian Army

The Equipment of the Malaysian Army can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, and clothing.

Ground vehicles

Vehicle Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Tanks
PT-91M Pendekar Main battle tank  Poland 48[1] Armed with 125 mm 2A46MS main gun.
FV101 Scorpion Light tank  United Kingdom 26[2] Armed with Cockerill 90mm main gun.
Armoured fighting
Condor APC (4x4) Armoured personnel carrier  Germany 315[3] Originally 460 units. Some were lost in the Battle of Mogadishu and others were used for peacekeeping missions in various countries.
To be upgraded.[4]
ACV 300 Adnan Armoured combat vehicle  Turkey
 Malaysia 		267[5] Includes ambulance, ARV, command post vehicle and 81mm & 120mm mortar carrier versions. 259 ACV-300 and 8 ACV-S.
Built locally by DefTech.
AV8 Gempita (8x8) Multi-purpose armoured vehicle  Turkey
 Malaysia 		257[6] First 12 units delivered in December 2014.
Built locally by DefTech.[7][8] Multiple Armament replacement suit battle purpose. Currently its main armament specifically design to destroy tanks.
AV4 (4x4) AV4 Armoured personnel carrier  Thailand
 Malaysia 		(200)[9] 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.[9] 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.[10]
SIBMAS (6x6) Armoured fire support vehicle  Belgium 186[2] 162 units armed with Cockerill 90mm main gun and 24 recovery vehicle units.
To be replaced by DefTech AV8.[11]
K-200 KIFV Armoured combat vehicle  South Korea 111[3] Malaysian Army operates the upgraded variant (K200A1).[12]
URO VAMTAC Multi-purpose armoured vehicle  Spain 85[13] Multi-purpose armoured vehicle that strongly similar to US made Humvee. Mostly equipped with Mk 19 40mm AGL and M2 Browning HMG.[14] 25 units are as Igla anti-air missile launcher platform.[15]
Bandvagn 206 Armoured all-terrain carrier  Sweden 80[16] Armoured utility vehicles with various functions.[17]
Alvis Stormer Armoured combat vehicle  United Kingdom 25[16] 12 units has a 20mm autocannon while others equipped with the TH-1 turret.[18]
To be upgraded.[4]
Artillery
Astros II MLRS
300mm multiple launch rocket system  Brazil 54[19][20]
Denel G5 howitzer
155mm towed artillery  South Africa 28[3]
VSEL FH-70
155mm towed artillery  European Union 12[3]
OTO Melara Mod 56
105 mm towed artillery  Italy 110[3][20]
Utilities
WZT-4 Armoured recovery vehicle  Poland unknown
MID-M Engineering tank  Poland unknown
IVECO M4010 Field ambulance  Italy unknown
Land Rover Defender Multi-purpose vehicle  United Kingdom unknown
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Multi-purpose/light assault vehicle  Germany unknown GD290.
All Terrain Mobility Platform Air-mobile vehicle  United Kingdom unknown Used by 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
PMC Leguan PMC Leguan Armoured vehicle launched bridge  Poland unknown
SJ-09 SJ-09 Training tank  Poland unknown
HICOM Handalan I/II Handalan Troop carrier truck  Malaysia 2,260
AV-VBL AV-VBL Artillery command vehicle  Brazil unknown Command vehicle of Astros II MLRS.
IVECO M4012 IVECO M4012 Satellite communication vehicle  Italy unknown
KAMAZ 43253 KAMAZ 43253 Troop carrier truck  Russia unknown

Aircraft

Army Air Wing

Aircraft Image Versions Origin Role Quantity Notes
Helicopters
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender Little Bird/MD-530G[21]  United States Light attack helicopter (6) Full fleet to deliver by the end of Q1 2017.[22] 6 on order.[23]
Agusta A109 A109LOH[24]  Italy
 United Kingdom		 Multi-purpose helicopter 10 Used for observation. A109LOH version armed with 20mm gun and/or rockets for area suppression missions.[25] One lost to crash.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King S61A-4 Nuri  United States Transport helicopter, SAR 12[26] 12 transferred from Royal Malaysian Air Force. Armed with 12.7mm HMG.

Weapons

Missiles

Air defence

ModelImageTypeVersionsOriginQuantityNotes
Surface-to-air
Rapier
SHORAD  United Kingdom 15 Jernas variant.
Starstreak SHORAD  United Kingdom unknown [27]
Bofors 40 mm gun
40mm anti-aircraft artillery  Sweden 36[3]
Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
35mm anti-aircraft artillery   Switzerland 28[3]
Anti-aircraft
Starburst MANPAD 152mm fragmentation explosive  United Kingdom unknown
FN-6 MANPAD 72mm explosive  China unknown
9K38 Igla MANPAD 72mm explosive  Soviet Union unknown
Anza MANPAD 72mm explosive  Pakistan unknown

Ground defence

ModelImageTypeVersionsOriginQuantityNotes
Anti-tank
Baktar-Shikan Anti-tank guided missile 120mm HEAT  Pakistan unknown
9K115-2 Metis-M Anti-tank guided missile 130mm HEAT  Russia unknown
ERYX Anti-tank guided missile 137mm HEAT  France unknown Used by 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
C90-CR (M3) Rocket-propelled grenade 90mm HEAT  Spain unknown
M72 LAW Rocket-propelled grenade 66mm HEAT  United States unknown
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade 40mm HEAT  Soviet Union unknown

Firearms

ModelImageTypeCalibreOriginQuantityNotes
Pistols
Glock Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria unknown Issued to all infantry units as part of the Future Soldier programme.[28]
Browning HP Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  Belgium unknown Standard issue sidearms for senior-rank officers and special forces.
HK P9S Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany unknown Issued to specific infantry units.
Beretta 92 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy unknown In service with 10 Paratrooper Brigade and GGK.
SIG Sauer P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum   Switzerland unknown In service with 10 Paratrooper Brigade and GGK.
Vektor SP1 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  South Africa unknown In service with GGK.[29]
Shotguns
Remington 870 Shotgun 12 gauge  United States unknown In service with 10 Paratrooper Brigade and GGK.[29]
Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun 12 gauge  Italy unknown In service with GGK.[29]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachinegun 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany unknown Standard army submachine gun.[30] Also used by 10 Paratrooper Brigade and GGK.
Assault rifles
M4 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States
 Malaysia 		unknown Made under license by SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd.[31] Used along with Steyr AUG as standard service rifle. Under production.
Steyr AUG Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  Austria
 Malaysia 		unknown Made under license by SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd. Standard issue. Malaysia decided to withdraw production of the rifle.
M16 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  United States unknown In service with reserve forces.
CAR-15 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States unknown In service with 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
L1A1 SLR Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO  United Kingdom
 Belgium 		unknown In service with territorial army and 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
HK33 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  West Germany
 Malaysia 		unknown In service with 10 Paratrooper Brigade.
SG 552/553 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO   Switzerland unknown In service with Royal Intelligence Corps and GGK.
Sniper rifles
Barrett M95 Anti-materiel rifle .50 BMG  United States unknown In service with GGK.[29]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Sniper rifle .308 Winchester  United Kingdom unknown
SR-25 Sniper rifle 7.62 NATO  United States unknown
TRG-22 Sniper rifle .308 Winchester  Finland unknown In service with GGK.[29]
Machine guns
FN Minimi Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO  Belgium unknown Standard issue LMG.
HK21 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine gun  West Germany unknown Standard issue GPMG.
M2 Browning Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO  United States unknown Standard issue HMG.
M60 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO  United States unknown In service with GGK.[32]
M240 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium unknown
RPD machine gun Light machine gun 7.62×39mm M43  Soviet Union unknown In service with GGK.
Grenade launchers
Mk 19 Automatic grenade launcher 40mm grenade  United States unknown
Milkor MGL Grenade launcher 40mm grenade  South Africa unknown Standard issue grenade launcher.
M203 Grenade launcher 40mm grenade  United States unknown Attached to M4 and M16.
Mortars
2B14 Podnos Mortar 81mm mortar  Soviet Union unknown
L16 81mm mortar Mortar 81mm mortar  United Kingdom unknown
Recoilless rifles
AT4 Recoilless 84mm  Sweden unknown In service with GGK.
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Recoilless 84mm  Sweden unknown
M40 recoilless rifle Recoilless 105mm  United States unknown

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 IISS (2012), p. 264
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
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  9. 1 2 Jon Grevatt (6 September 2015). "Thailand's Chaiseri wins Malaysian Army 4x4 contract". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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