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  2. Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation - Wikipedia

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    The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation (known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya.

  3. Commonwealth order of battle of the Indonesia–Malaysia ...

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    Detachments of 845 Naval Air Squadron (Wessex) stationed at HMS Simbang, Singapore; Detachments of 846 Naval Air Squadron (Whirlwind) stationed at HMS Simbang; Detachments of 848 Naval Air Squadron (Wessex) stationed at HMS Simbang; 849 NAS Fairey Gannet AEW on HMS Victorious; British Army. Squadron of Life Guards; Squadrons of 1st The Queen's ...

  4. Singapore Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Singapore is part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements, whose other members include the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. Designed to replace the former defence role of the British in Singapore and Malaysia, the arrangement obliges members to consult in the event of external threat against Malaysia and Singapore.

  5. Combat operations in 1964 during the Indonesia–Malaysia ...

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    British forces landed from a Westland Wessex helicopter during an operation in Borneo, August 1964.. In 1964, command arrangements changed. 99 Gurkha Infantry Brigade HQ returned from Singapore and replaced 3 Commando Brigade HQ in Kuching. 3rd Malaysian Infantry Brigade HQ arrived to take over East Brigade in Tawau, and 51 Gurkha Infantry Brigade HQ arrived from UK to command the Central ...

  6. Malaysian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia's armed forces were created from the unification of military forces which arose during the first half of the 20th century when Malaya and Singapore were the subjects of British colonial rule, before Malaya achieved independence in 1957. The primary objective of the armed forces in Malaysia is to defend the country's sovereignty and ...

  7. List of wars involving Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia (16 September 1963 – present) Second Malayan Emergency (1968–1989) Malaysia Singapore Thailand: Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army. Communist Party of Thailand. Victory. Peace Accord of Hat Yai, dissolution of MCP. [1] [13] Operation Gothic Serpent (1993) United States Malaysia Pakistan Italy South Korea

  8. Military history of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941. The Corps was involved in the defence of Singapore during the Second World War. As international tensions heightened during the 1930s, an increasing number of men of the various nationalities in the Settlements — predominantly European, Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian — joined the SSVF.

  9. Malaysian Army - Wikipedia

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    Malaysian Army received delivery of 48 units PT-91M Pendekar main battle tanks and other tank-based equipment like ARV WZT-4 from Poland with fully completed contract of sale in March 2010. As of 2024, the army is planning to upgrade all PT-91M Pendekar tanks with the planned SLEP program. [22]