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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 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 Kris Sakti (English: Magic Dagger) is the aerobatic display team of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. It made its debut on 2011 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in December 2011. They operated four Extra 300L aircraft. [9
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 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 ...
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.
The Ministry of Defence (Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan; Jawi: كمنترين ڤرتاهنن ), abbreviated MINDEF [2] or KEMENTAH, [3] 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.
Air Force NATO equivalents of ranks; Usually reserved for His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Commander-in-chief [note 1] Field Marshal Admiral of the Fleet Marshal of the Air Force OF-10 VUZA3 [note 2] Turus II Commissioned officers: General Admiral General OF-9 VUZA5 [note 3] JUSA A VUZA6 JUSA B Lieutenant General [note 4] Vice Admiral ...