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The Malaysian Armed Forces (Abbr.: MAF; Malay: Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا ), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The number of MAF active personnel is 113,000 along with reserve forces at 51,600. [1] [2]
The Joint Forces Headquarters (Abbr.: JFHQ, Malay: Markas Angkatan Bersama — MAB, Jawi: مركس اڠكتن برسام ) is a joint military command which specifically formed to command all tasks of the Malaysian Armed Forces joint operations.
The Malaysian air forces trace their lineage to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed in 1934. They later transformed into the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force (SSVAF) and the Malayan Volunteers Air Force (MVAF) formed in 1940 and dissolved in 1942 during the height of the Japanese advance over ...
The Malaysian Army (Malay: Tentera Darat Malaysia; Jawi: تنترا دارت مليسيا ) is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Steeped in British Army traditions, the Malaysian Army does not carry the title ‘royal’ ( diraja ) as do the Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force .
The Malaysian Armed Forces Council is a Malaysian military body established under Article 137 of the Constitution of Malaysia and is the constitutional body responsible (under the general authority of the King as Supreme Commander) for the command, discipline and administration of Malaysia's armed forces. It is composed of the following members;
Army, Air Force M2 HMG: Heavy machine gun: 12.7×99mm NATO: Army, Navy, Air Force FN Herstal M3M Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Navy [21] CANiK M2 QCB Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Army, Navy [22] Mertsav MHMG-127 Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Army 86 acquired in 2025. [17] Sentinel RWS Remote controlled weapon station 12.7×99mm ...
The United Kingdom governed Malaysia in its pre-independence days. Most of its military forces at the time were from Commonwealth nations.There were local military forces such as the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps, and other similar units created in Singapore and the other Malay States, however, they were regarded as a territorial army than a federal army.
The Royal Malaysian Navy also has special forces to secure the Malaysian maritime areas, especially the Malacca Straits, from intruders and terrorist groups. The unit is known as Naval Special Warfare Forces (Malay: Pasukan Khas Laut; PASKAL) by its Malay acronym in the year 1980. The unit was established using commando-trained officers and men ...