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In April 1957 the Army Service Corps (ASC) was established by uniting the FTU, Malay Regiment Ordnance Depot and Malayan Other Ranks. However this organization did not last, on 15 July 1957, the Supply And Transport (S&T) Branch of the Department of Land Forces was established. The first director at the time was Lieutenant Colonel Chambers OBE.
The armed forces has three branches, the Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia – TDM), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia – TLDM) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia – TUDM). Malaysia does not have conscription, and the required minimum age for voluntary military service is 18. [8]
Weststar Defence Industries Sdn Bhd, [1] also known as Weststar Defense, [2] is a Malaysian defence contractor involved in the development, manufacture and distribution of military and law enforcement vehicles, as well as providing consultancy services.
The Rejimen Askar Wataniah ('Territorial Army Regiment') forms the second line of Malaysia's defence. Formed by college students, professionals and civilians, it provides support for the regular armed forces of Malaysia and is responsible for the security of key installations in times of conflict.
The Ministry of Defence (Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan; Jawi: كمنترين ڤرتاهنن ), abbreviated MINDEF [1] or KEMENTAH, [2] is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for defence, national security, army, navy, hydrography, air force, armed forces, intelligence services, counterintelligence, military intelligence, national service, and veterans affairs.
On 17 October 1996, DEFTECH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM was incorporated to contribute towards Malaysia's industrialisation and self-reliant defence aspirations. In 2001, DEFTECH established its armoured vehicle production in Pekan , Pahang at a cost of RM70 million to prepare for the collaboration with FNSS of Turkey to manufacture ...
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The 1st University of Malaya Reserve Army Battalion was officially dissolved on 2 February 1980, and the University of Malaya established their ROTU on 5 February 1980, followed by the University of Agriculture Malaysia on 8 February 1980 and MARA Institute of Technology on 6 March 1980.