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The Naval Special Forces, or Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL) in Malay, serve as the Royal Malaysian Navy's special forces and operate under the Naval Special Forces Command. Established in 1977 as the Naval Commando Unit, its initial role focused on protecting RMN ships, bases, and ports, akin to the 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines.
The Pasukan Khas Laut ('Naval Special Warfare Forces', Jawi: ڤاسوقن خاص لا ء وت ), commonly abbreviated to PASKAL, is the principal special operations force of the Royal Malaysian Navy. PASKAL's task is to conduct small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to a river, ocean, swamp, delta or coastline.
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On 16 September 1963, the naval force was renamed the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), following the formation of Malaysia. Eighteen Keris-class were ordered from Vosper and formed the mainstay of the navy for years to come. These 103 ft (31 m) boats were driven by Maybach diesels and capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).
The Royal Malaysian Navy formed a team called the Naval Study Team, led by Commander V. Ramachandran, as the Head of Operations and Planning, and Lieutenant Commander T.A. Scully, as the Head of Engineering, and the team collaborated with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG , a West Germany civil engineering firm that had already built a small naval ...
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 ...
During this period, the camp, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities tailored for special forces training, was envisioned as the garrison for two elite special forces units: the 21st Special Service Group from the Malaysian Army and the Naval Special Forces from the Royal Malaysian Navy.
As a maritime special operations unit, STAR draws influence from the Naval Special Forces (PASKAL). All MCG-SAT commandos wear the golden STAR Insignia above their left breast pocket, similar to how PASKAL wears the Trimedia (the RMN's version of U.S. Navy SEALs 'Trident' insignia). The various components symbolise: