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The Royal Military Police Corps (Standard Malay: Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja) [1] is the military police branch of the Malaysian Army. Referred to as the "Redcaps" like their British counterpart or, more popularly, known as "MPs", the Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja keep discipline within the Army ranks and ensure security at Malaysian Army installations.
The first military units in Malaysia can be traced back to the Penang Volunteer Rifle raised on 1 March 1861 [note 1] and the Malay States Volunteer Rifles which existed from 1915 to 1936. The birth of the modern Malaysian Army came about when the Federal Council of the Federated Malay States passed the Malay Regiment Bill on 23 January 1933.
On 1 April 1980, the 102nd HANDAU Squadron became the first unit to assume security duties from the Malaysian Military Police Corps at RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base. The RMAF Security Regiment (Malay: Markas Rejimen Keselamatan TUDM — MAREJ) was established as the command headquarters for HANDAU squadrons. From the regiment's establishment until ...
India's Corps of Military Police personnel patrol the Wagah border crossing in the Punjab in a Maruti Gypsy. The Corps of Military Police (CMP) is the military police of the Indian Army. In addition, the CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone ...
Initially, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) relied on the Malaysian Army's Malaysian Military Police Corps, now known as the Royal Military Police Corps, for security at its air bases. However, in 1974, a mortar attack by Malayan Communist Party members on the RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base caused some damage.
After independence, Malaysia moved forward by establishing and developing its own defence industry. Malaysia has improved its defence industry through its defence companies by locally manufacturing and producing weapons, such as ammunition, rifles, armoured cars, warships and light aircraft including unmanned aerial vehicles for the armed forces.
The Malaysian Army Training and Doctrine Command (MyTRADOC, Malay: Pemerintahan Latihan dan Doktrin Tentera Darat, Jawi: ڤمرينتهن لاتيهن دان دوکترين تنترا دارت), known as PL&DTD and PLDTD, is a military command in charge of all Malaysian Army training centres, facilities and museum.
Royal Armoured Corps (Malaysia) Royal Army Engineers Regiment (Malaysia) Royal Artillery Regiment (Malaysia) Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (Malaysia) Royal Intelligence Corps; Royal Logistics Corps (Malaysia) Royal Malay Regiment; Royal Medical Corps (Malaysia) Royal Military Police Corps (Malaysia) Royal Ordnance Corps ...