List of equipment of the Malaysian Army
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The equipment of the Malaysian Army can be subdivided into: ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, radar, air defence, infantry weapons and attire.
Ground vehicles
| Vehicle | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks | |||||
| PT-91M Pendekar |  | Main battle tank |  Poland | 48[1][2] | Fitted with SAGEM Savan 12 FCS, VIGY-15 commander's panoramic sight, Obra-3 laser warning system & the Slovakian 2A46MS gun. |
| Armoured fighting vehicles (tracked) | |||||
| ACV-300 Adnan |  | Infantry fighting vehicle |  Turkey  Malaysia | 267 (all variants)[3] | License built in Pahang by DefTech. The IFV variant is fitted with the Sharpshooter Turret. The APC variants are armed with either a 12.7 mm M2HB or 40 mm Mark 19 AGL and a coaxial FN MAG in the Helio FVT800 one-man turret. |
| K-200A1 MIFV
|
_of_Malaysian_Army_during_NDP_2022.jpg) | Armored personnel carrier |  South Korea | 111 (all variants)[4] | Originally purchased as UOR for UNPROFOR, the MIFVs have since been retrofitted with Wegmann 76 mm smoke launchers.[5] |
| Armoured fighting vehicles (wheeled) | |||||
| AV8 Gempita (8x8) |  | Infantry fighting vehicle / armoured personnel carrier | Turkey Malaysia | 257 (all variants)[6] | Built locally by DefTech. Variants include: IFV with either the Sharpshooter or Denel LCT30 turret, ATGM carrier with ZT3 Ingwe, or APC with Reutech Rogue RWS.[7] |
| Tarantula HMAV (4x4) |  | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle | Malaysia | 0+(136)[8] | 136 on order. Armed with Aselsan SIPER RWS. |
| AV4 Lipanbara (4x4) |  | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle |  Thailand Malaysia | 20[9] | Built locally by DefTech. Armed with M134D gatling gun.[10] |
| Ejder Yalcin (4x4) | .png) | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle | Turkey | 20[11] | Purchased for MALBATT in Lebanon. To be fitted with the Aselsan SARP RWS. |
| Guardian (4x4) | .jpg) | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle |  United Arab Emirates | 12[12] | Purchased for MALBATT in Lebanon. Armed with a single FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun. |
| Ferret (4x4) |  | Ceremonial parade vehicle |  United Kingdom | 8[13][14] | At least 8 in service with registration number of 599, 1197, 1199, 2662, 4281, 4567, 4642, 6577. |
| Tracked articulated all-terrain carriers | |||||
| Bandvagn 206 |  | Armoured all-terrain carrier |  Sweden | 80[1] | Purchased as UOR for UNPROFOR alongside the MIFVs. Also serves as host for the ARTHUR counter-battery radar and the Giraffe 40 air defense radar.[15][16] |
| Light tactical vehicles / light utility vehicles | |||||
| URO VAMTAC S3 |  | Light tactical vehicle |  Spain | 103+[1] | Variants include weapons carriers, command & liaison vehicles, gun tractors for units with the Mod 56, or air-defence platforms with either the Igla Dzhigit twin-launcher or RapidRanger launcher.[17][18] |
| Cendana Auto 4x4 |  |
Light tactical vehicle | Malaysia | 267+[19][20][21] | Variants include: 16 SF-21X special operation vehicles; 49 weapons carriers, 132 MT-815 mortar transports for Tecnesis 3000 81 mm mortars[21] and 70 Fitted For Radio (FFR) command & liaison vehicles.[22] |
| Weststar GK-M1/M2 |  |
Light tactical vehicle | Malaysia | 238+[23][24] | Variants include weapons carriers, FFR command & liaison vehicles,and air-defence platforms with the RapidRover launcher[25][26][27] |
| Agrale Marruá | .jpg) | Light tactical vehicle |  Brazil | 0+(208+)[28] | 208+ on order. |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class |  | Light assault vehicle |  Germany | 91+[6] | 32 units armed with the M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, 34 units with the Mark 19 40 mm AGL, 12 units with Metis-M ATGM. |
| Glover Webb Hornet |  | Light assault vehicle | United Kingdom | unknown[29] | Armed with one M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, one Manroy GPMG 7.62mm machine gun, and one Mark 19 40 mm AGL. Last seen at the 2015 Army Demonstration in Port Dickson. |
| All terrain mobility vehicles / Scramblers | |||||
| Argo Frontier 650 |  | All terrain mobility vehicle |  Canada | 7[6] | |
| Supacat ATMP |  | All terrain mobility vehicle | United Kingdom | 17[6] | |
| TGB Blade 600 LTX EPS |  | All terrain mobility vehicle |  Taiwan | 57[30] | 27 units for first batch and 30 units for second batch. |
| Kawasaki KLX250S | _20120429-03.JPG) | Scrambler |  Japan | 378[31] | |
| WMoto SXR 300 |  | Scrambler | Malaysia | 70[32] | |
| Talaria Sting R MX4 |  | Scrambler |  China | 45[33] | |
| Surron Light Bee X |  | Scrambler | China | 45[34] | |
| Multiple launch rocket systems | |||||
| Astros II MLRS |  |
Multiple launch rocket system | Brazil |
36[35][36] | Can fire either SS-30 127 mm unitary HE rockets (32/launcher), SS-40 180 mm submunition-carrying rockets (16/launcher), SS-80 extended-range rockets (4/launcher), or SS-09TS reduced-range training rockets. |
| Howitzers | |||||
| Denel G5 Mk.III |  |
155 mm L/45 towed howitzer |  South Africa |
28[35] | |
| OTO Melara Mod 56 |  |
105 mm towed howitzer |  Italy |
110[35] | |
| M102 |  |
105 mm saluting gun |  United States |
40[37] | Used exclusively by the 41st Battery (Ceremonial), headquarted at Sungai Buloh, Selangor. Last seen at the installation ceremony of the 17th Yang-di-Pertuan Agong HM Sultan Ibrahim in 2024. |
| LG1 Mk III |  |
105 mm towed howitzer |  France |
18[38] | Used exclusively by the 1st Regiment Royal Artillery or 1RAD (Para) headquartered at Terendak, Melaka. |
| Combat engineering equipment | |||||
| MID-M |  | Armoured engineering tank | Poland | 3[1] | |
| PMC Leguan |  | Armoured vehicle launched bridge | Poland | 5[1] | |
| Vickers BR-90 |  | 8x8 vehicle launched bridge | United Kingdom | 3[39] | Carried on MAN SX2000 32.403VFAEG 8x8 trucks. |
| CNIM PFM |  | Vehicle launched bridge | France | 2[1][40] | |
| PMP |  | 8x8 ribbon bridge transporter | China | 2[41] | Carried on Shaanxi CTZ-19X 8x8 trucks. |
| Mercedes-Benz Actros HGMS |  | 8x8 Heavy Ground Mobility System | Germany | unknown[42] | Prime mover for the Faun Trackway. |
| MAN TMSS |  | 8x8 Tactical Mobility Support System | Germany | 2[43] | Prime mover for the Faun Trackway. |
| Armoured recovery vehicle | |||||
| WZT-4 |  | Armoured recovery vehicle | Poland | 6[1] | |
| K288A1 ARV
K288A1 구난장갑차 (K288A1 gunanjang-gabcha) |
.jpg) | Armoured recovery vehicle | South Korea | 4[44] | Fitted with outriggers, a 3.5-tonne crane, and a 10-tonne class recovery winch which can be double rigged for 20-tonne capacity. |
| ACV-300 Adnan |  | Armoured recovery vehicle | Turkey Malaysia | 15[45] | |
| AV8 Gempita |  | 8x8 armoured heavy recovery vehicle | Turkey Malaysia | 9[46] | |
| Logistics vehicles | |||||
| Scania P500 |  | Prime mover / Tank transporter | Sweden | 5[47] | |
| Iveco EuroTrakker |  | Prime mover / tank transporter | Italy | 28[6] | Iveco Eurotrakker 380 |
| Volvo FL7 | .jpg) | Prime mover / Tank transporter | Sweden | unknown[48] | |
| Oshkosh HEMTT |  | 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck | United States | unknown[49] | |
| Scania R460 |  | 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck | Sweden | 3[50] | Designated as Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck - Multi Cargo Palletised System (HEMTT-MCPLS). |
| Dongfeng |  | 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck | China | 3[51] | |
| Volvo FMX | _during_NDP_2023_in_Kuantan.jpg) | 8x8 heavy recovery vehicle | Sweden | 9[52] | 2 delivered in 2018 and 7 delivered in 2023. |
| Iveco Trakker 440 |  | 6x6 heavy recovery vehicle | Italy | 4[1] | |
| Isuzu FTS33H LRV |  | 4x4 light recovery vehicle | Japan | 13[1] | |
| Mercedes-Benz L-Series LRV |  | 4x4 light recovery vehicle | Germany | 22[1][6] | |
| MAN TG MIL |  | Transport truck | Germany | 32[50] | MAN TGM and TGS GS in 3 tonne and 5 tonne variants. |
| Tatra 815 |  | Transport truck |  Czech Republic | unknown[6] | 5 tonne GS truck. |
| AMDAC |  | Transport truck | Malaysia | unknown[53] | Based on the Roman-DAC design,[54] 4x4 and 6x6 trucks were locally manufactured until the turn of the millenium. |
| Iveco EuroCargo |  | Transport truck | Italy | 196[55][56] | 150 3 tonne GS and 12 5 tonne GS trucks in service. 4 new units were ordered in 2023 and another 30 in 2024.[57] |
| Mercedes-Benz NG |  | Transport truck | Germany | unknown[6] | |
| DefTech Handalan |  | Transport truck | Malaysia | 2,674[58][59] | |
| Isuzu F Series | _at_Nara_Base_20150606.JPG) | Transport truck | Japan | 39[1][60] | 29 GS variants were initially purchased, followed by another 10 vehicles in 2014, designated as Multipurpose Inventory Mobile Vehicles (MIMV). |
| Pinzgauer multi-purpose vehicle |  | Transport truck |  Austria | 330[53] | Experienced significant sustainment & readiness issues leading to their premature retirement in 2011. Variants included 716M 4x4 Soft Top gun tractors for the Mod 56 and Rapier and 718M 8x8 ST mortar transporters with ammunition trailers. |
| Unimog |  | Communications shelter carrier | Germany | 13[60] | Installed with Multi Channel Radio System. |
| Iveco VM90 |  | Multi-purpose vehicle | Italy | 29[6] | 40.10WM - Field ambulance. 40.12WM - Satellite communications centre. |
| Iveco Daily |  | Multi-purpose vehicle | Italy | 61[61] | 22 units of multi channel radio system. 36 units of gun tower.[62] 3 units of tactical electronic warfare.[63] |
| Land Rover Defender 110 |  | Multi-purpose vehicle | United Kingdom | 3,600[64] | Retired, replaced by the Weststar GK-M1/M2 and 1t GS Cargo trucks. |
| DefTech/Weststar/Cendana Auto/High Point Worldwide/Go Auto GS Cargo |  | Light utility vehicle | Malaysia | 493[65][66] | 365 in service as 2021. 128 new vehicles supplied in two batch (46+82) in 2025. |
| Toyota Hilux |  | Light utility vehicle | Japan | unknown[1] | |
| Isuzu D-Max |  | Light utility vehicle | Japan | unknown[1] | |
| Mitsubishi Triton | _(cropped).jpg) | Light utility vehicle | Japan | unknown[67] | |
| Ford Ranger |  | Light utility vehicle | United States | unknown[68] | |
| Ford F550 |  | Field ambulance | United States | 18[69] | |
| Command, control & communications vehicles | |||||
| Scania P360 | .jpg) | 6x6 command centre platform | Sweden | 4[67] | Carries a demountable containerised Command, Control & Communications Centre. |
| Tectran AV-UCF (6x6) |  | 6x6 fire control vehicle | Brazil | 6[1] | Astros II battery fire correction & field meteorological station. |
| Tactran AV-VBL (4x4) | .jpg) | Armoured command vehicle | Brazil | 10[1] | Armored command vehicle for Astros II batteries. |
| Toyota Land Cruiser Prado |  | Mobile satellite communications station | Japan | unknown[70] | Fitted with X-band satellite communications antenna. |
| Miscellaneous | |||||
| SJ-09 |  | Training tank | Poland | 1[1] | |
Unmanned/Attack aerial vehicles
| Unmanned aerial vehicle | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
| FlyEye |  |
Poland |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[71] | ||
| CW-25D | China |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | 6[72] | 6 drones and 2 command vehicles. | ||
| CW-15 | China |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[73] | |||
| CW-007 | China |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[73] | |||
| Aerobo Wing AS-VTO2 | Japan |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | 6[74] | |||
| Schiebel Camcopter S-100 |  |
Austria |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[75] | ||
| DJI Matrice |  |
China |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[76] | DJI Matrice 210 version in service. | |
| DJI Mavic |  |
China |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[76] | DJI Mavic 2 version in service. | |
| SkyRanger R60 | _aboard_on_JS_Kunisaki(LST-4003)_at_Port_of_Yokohama_November_5,_2022_01.jpg) |
Canada |
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle | unknown[76] | ||
| Attack aerial vehicles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todak new version | Malaysia | Suicide vehicle | unknown | Already in production | |
| DS-108 | Malaysia | Suicide vehicle | unknown | Nov 2025 first test . | |
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopters | ||||||
| MD Helicopters MD 500 Defender |  |
United States |
Light attack helicopter | MD530G | 6[77] | Equipped with Thales Scorpion HMD and able to launch AGM-114 Hellfire. |
| AgustaWestland AW109 |  |
Italy |
Scout / Utility helicopter | A109LUH | 10[78] | Armed with either a 7.62 mm gatling gun, 20 mm gun and/or rockets for area suppression missions. |
| AgustaWestland AW149 | .jpg) |
Italy |
Utility helicopter | 0+(4)[79] | 4 on order. Delivery in 2027. | |
Watercraft
| Watercraft | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watercraft | ||||||
| Powercraft Marine MAC | Malaysia |
Medium assault craft | unknown | 15 meter medium assault craft.[80] | ||
| Powecraft Marine LCD | Malaysia |
Landing craft diving | unknown | 13 meter landing craft diving.[80] | ||
| MRI Technologies Viper | Malaysia |
Interceptor boat | 10+[81] | 8.18 meter interceptor boat powered by two 250 hp Yamaha engines. Top speed = 50kt. | ||
| MRI Technologies Rover Stingray |  |
Malaysia |
Interceptor boat | 10+[82] | 9.85 meter interceptor boat powered by two 250 hp Yamaha engines. Top speed = 40kt. | |
| MSET FIC ALUM 1300 RHFB |  |
Malaysia |
Interceptor boat | 9+[83] | 12.20 meter interceptor powered by two 370 hp Mercury VW V8 engines. Top speed = 40kt. | |
| MSET Rigid Inflatable Boat Tornado |  |
Malaysia |
Rigid hull inflatable boat | 12+[84][85] | 11.5 meter boat based on MSET RFB 1150 FAC powered by two 300 hp Suzuki engines. Top speed = 50kt. | |
| Assault Boat |  |
Malaysia |
Assault boat | 100+[86] | [87] | |
| RXT-X 300CV |  |
Canada |
Jet ski | 6[88] | ||
| Airlift Kaiman |  |
 Australia |
Hovercraft | 6[89] | ||
Radar
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radars | ||||||
| VERA |  |
Czech Republic |
Mobile passive ESM surveillance system | VERA E | unknown[90] | |
| ARTHUR | _MOD_45148327.jpg) |
Sweden |
Counter-battery radar | 2[1][91] | ||
| EADS TRML |  |
 European Union |
Mobile 3D aerial surveillance radar | TRML 3D | 2[1][92] | |
| THALES Ground Master | .jpg) |
France |
Mobile radar | Ground Master 200 | 1[1][93] | |
| Saab Giraffe |  |
Sweden |
Mobile short-range air-defence radar | Giraffe 40 | 2[1] | |
| Skyguard |  |
 Switzerland |
Mobile I/J/K-band fire-control radar & electro-optical tracker | 4[1][94] | ||
| Alenia Marconi Dagger |  |
United Kingdom |
Mobile J-band 3D air surveillance radar | 3[1] | ||
| Blindfire |  |
United Kingdom |
Mobile F-band fire-control radar & electro-optical tracker | 3[1][95] | ||
| THALES SQUIRE |  |
France |
Battlefield surveillance radar | 24[1][96] | ||
| Rheinmetall Vingtaqs II |  |
Germany |
Electro-optical surveillance system | 24[1][97] | ||
| Rheinmetall Fieldguard | Germany |
Mobile rocket artillery fire control radar | Fieldguard 3 | 6[1] | ||
| Aselsan Askarad |  |
Turkey |
Portable X-band battlefield surveillance & fire direction radar | 7[1][98] | ||
| Sperry Marine VisionMaster |  |
United States |
Static X-band coastal surveillance radar | VisionMaster FT | 8[99] | Also known as 1206 radars in Malaysian Army service. |
Air defence
| Air defense | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface-to-air missiles | ||||||
| Rapier |  |
United Kingdom |
Ground based air defence system / SHORAD | Rapier Jernas | 15[100] | 15 Jernas launchers with more than 72 missiles.[101] |
| RapidRanger / RapidRover / Starstreak LML |  |
United Kingdom |
Vehicle mounted air defence system / SHORAD | ForceSHIELD System | 24[102] | 4 more on order.[103] Installed on Installed on URO VAMTAC S3, Weststar GK-M1/M2 and Cendana Auto vehicles.[104] |
| Igla Dzhigit |  |
 Russia |
Vehicle mounted air defence system / SHORAD | Dzhigit twin-launcher | 40[105] | Installed on URO VAMTAC S3.[106] |
| Starstreak |  |
United Kingdom |
Man-portable air defence system | 120[1] | ||
| Igla |  |
Russia |
Man-portable air defence system | 382[1] | ||
| Anza |  |
 Pakistan |
Man-portable air defence system | Anza Mk.I Anza Mk.II |
600[107] | 100 Anza Mk.I systems delivered for the first batch and 500 Anza MK.II systems delivered for the second batch.[108][101][109] |
| FN-6 |  |
China |
Man-portable air defence system | 64[1] | [106][110][101] | |
| Anti-aircraft artillery | ||||||
| Bofors 40 mm L/70 |  |
Sweden |
Anti-aircraft artillery | 40x365 mmR HE-VT | 36[111] | BOFI variant with laser rangefinder, electro-optical FCS & diesel APU.[112] |
| Oerlikon GDF |  |
Switzerland |
Anti-aircraft artillery | 35x228 mm HE-I | 28[111] | GDF-003 variant. |
Infantry weapons
| Weapon | Image | Type | Calibre | Variant | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-action/single-action pistol | ||||||
| Vektor SP1 |  | Double-action/single-action pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | South Africa | Retired, replaced by Glock 17s. Some examples surplused and imported into the United States. [113] | |
| Heckler & Koch P9 |  | Double-action/single-action pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | P9S | Germany | Retired, replaced by Glock 17s. Some examples surplused and imported into the United States. |
| Glock 17 |  | Striker-fired pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Glock 17 GEN3 | Austria | Standard issue sidearm for officers and special forces operators. |
| Tanfoglio Limited |  | Competition pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Tanfoglio Limited Custom | Italy | 30 purchased in 2021, used by the Malaysian Army Shooting Team & 10th Bde(Para) HQ.[114] |
| Shotguns | ||||||
| Mossberg 500 |  | Shotgun | 12 gauge | United States | Pre-590 variant with wooden pump. Used by 10th Bde(Para) and Royal Malay Regiment. | |
| Submachine guns | ||||||
| SIG MPX |  | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | MPX-K | Germany | 155 units ordered in 2022.[115] |
| Beretta PMX |  | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Italy | 47 units delivered in 2022.[116] | |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 |  | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | MP5A3 MP5K-A4 MP5SD2 MP5SD3 | West Germany | Used by 10th Bde(Para) and GGK.[106] Some have been retrofitted with B&T BT-21262-1 NAR Univeral Mount & Steiner/Laser Devices LDITL-M lighted forends.[117] |
| Assault rifles | ||||||
| M4 carbine |  | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | M4A1 M4A1 Heavy Barrel (RO977HB) | United States Malaysia | Standard issue service rifle. Formerly assembled under licence by SME Ordnance.[118] Some have been retrofitted with accessory rails to accept Steiner DBAL-A2 laser illuminator/target pointers, and a variety of optics, red dot sights & holographic sights. Some two dozen or so rifles were delivered to the Malaysian Army Shooting Team in 2015, although not seen in public exhibition since.[119] |
| Steyr AUG |  | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | AUG A1 AUG A2 AUG A3 | Austria Malaysia | Formerly made under licence by SME Ordnance, now in reserve & largely replaced by M4A1s. 40 additional A3 variants acquired in 2025 for the Malaysian Army Shooting Team, supplanting the existing AUG A2s.[120] |
| M16 rifle |  | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | M16A1 M16A4 | United States Malaysia | Regular army units still use the M16A1 as a host for the M203 at the squad level. Otherwise relegated to the Territorial Army and ceremonial duties. A small number of M16A4s fitted with Elcan SpecterDR 1-4x optics are used by the Malaysian Army Shooting Team.[121] |
| CAR-15 |  | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Model 653 | United States | Retired, replaced by M4A1s and SIG SG 553s. Formerly issued to special forces, 10 PARA, RRD, and other specialty units. |
| Heckler & Koch HK33 | .png) | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | HK33A2 | West Germany | Retired. Briefly used by regular units before itself being replaced with M16A1s. Some units retain examples for historical & public display. |
| SIG SG 550 |  | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | SG 553 SB | Switzerland | Used by 165 Military Intelligence Battalion and GGK. |
| Colt CM901 |  | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | Unknown quantity purchased, reportedly issued to specific infantry units in Sabah. | |
| Sniper rifles | ||||||
| Barrett M95 |  | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | Used by GGK.[122] Fitted with Barrett Optical Ranging System (BORS).[123] | |
| Barrett M82 | _(cropped).jpg) | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | M107 M107A1 | United States | Standard issue anti-materiel rifle alongside the Harris Gun Works M-96. Used by 10 Bde(Para)'s Pathfinder unit.[124] 40 additional units ordered in 2020[125] and 19 new M107A1 variant acquired in 2025.[126] |
| Harris Gun Works M-96 | _and_Harris_Gun_Works_M-96_(12.7mm)_of_Malaysian_Army_in_display_during_2022_exhibition.jpg) | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | Standard issue anti-material rifle.[122] | |
| Denel NTW-20 |  | Anti-materiel rifle | 20×82mm Mauser | South Africa | In limited use by 10 Bde(Para)'s Pathfinder unit. The need for a three-person team to man-pack & operate the rifle, and general unwieldiness has hampered field use. [124] | |
| Sako TRG |  | Sniper rifle | .308 Winchester | TRG-22 |  Finland | Used by GGK.[123] |
| Accuracy International Arctic Warfare |  | Sniper rifle | .308 Winchester | Arctic Warfare Arctic Warfare Covert | United Kingdom | Used by 10th Parachute Brigade and GGK. Uses the Schmidt & Bender PM II 6x42 optic.[123] |
| Accuracy International AX Series | _(cropped).jpg){kind=small} | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | AX308 | United Kingdom | Standard issue sniper rifle for 10th Parachute Brigade.[127] 28 additional units ordered in 2020.[125] |
| Barrett REC-10 |  | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | Used by GGK. [128] | |
| Machine guns | ||||||
| M249 |  | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO |  Belgium United States | 210 acquired in 2025 from U.S. Ordnance.[126] | |
| FN Minimi |  | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Minimi 5.56 Mk.II Minimi 5.56 Mk.III | Belgium | Standard issue light machine gun. 240 additional units ordered in 2020.[129] |
| Heckler & Koch HK21 |  | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | HK11A1 | West Germany | Retired from regular army, relegated to the Territorial Army. |
| Daewoo M60 machine gun | .jpg) | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States South Korea | Delivered with the MIFV. In reserve, largely replaced by FN MAG[130] | |
| FN MAG |  | General purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | MAG 60.20 MAG 60.40 Manroy GPMG | Belgium United Kingdom | Standard general purpose machine gun. Originally sourced from Manroy Engineering in the UK, as distinguished by the L7-style carry handle. |
| Dillon Aero M134 Minigun |  | Rotary machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | M134D | United States | Mounted on AV4 Lipanbara, Weststar GK-M1/M2 and AW109. |
| M2HB | .jpg) | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | FN M2HB QCB Manroy L1A2 U.S. Ordnance M2HB CANiK M2 QCB Mertsav MHMG-127 | Belgium United Kingdom United States Turkey South Korea | Small number purchased alongside M249s from U.S. Ordnance.[126] The CANiK M2s were originally purchased for MALBATT in UNIFIL. [131] 86 MMHG-127s were acquired in 2025.[126] |
| Remote controlled weapon stations | ||||||
| Aselsan SIPER | Remote controlled weapon station | 12.7×99mm NATO | Turkey | Mounted on Mildef Tarantula.[132] | ||
| Aselsan SARP |  | Remote controlled weapon station | 7.62×51mm or 12.7×99mm NATO | Turkey | Mounted on Ejder Yalcin.[133] | |
| Reutech Rogue |  | Remote controlled weapon station | 12.7×99mm NATO | South Africa | Mounted on AV8 Gempita. | |
| Grenade-based weapons | ||||||
| Milkor MGL |  | Multi-shot grenade launcher | 40×46 mm LV | South Africa | Standard issue grenade launcher. | |
| M79 grenade launcher | .jpg) | Single-shot grenade launcher | 40×46 mm LV | United States | Retired, formerly used by GGK.[134] | |
| M203 grenade launcher |  | Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40×46 mm LV | Colt M203 Colt M203A2 | United States | Attached to M16A1 and M4A1. |
| Mk 19 grenade launcher |  | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53 mm HV | United States | ||
| RUAG HG 85 |  | Fragmentation grenade | Switzerland | |||
| Sohni THG-67 |  | Practice grenade |  Estonia | Designated as Eco-Friendly Training Hand Grenade. Clay body with small bursting charge & yellow smoke marker. | ||
| SME Ordnance Mark IV smoke grenade |  | Signal smoke grenade | United Kingdom Malaysia | Copies of the Chemring N130 series, which were used by the British Armed Forces as the L69-L71 & L100-L101 signal smoke grenades. | ||
| Mortars | ||||||
| Thales 2R2M mortar |  | Mortar carrier | 120 mm | France | 16 2R2M installed in ACV-300 Adnan and AV8 Gempita SPM120 variants.[137][1] | |
| Yugoimport M69 mortar |  | Mortar | 81 mm | M69B |  Yugoslavia | Replaced by the Tecnesis mortars, and now issued to Rejimen Sempadan for their organic Support Companies. |
| Tecnesis 3000 mortar |  | Mortar | 81 mm | Spain | 72 units ordered in 2020 and 18 units ordered in 2025.[138] Purchased alongside Cendana Auto 4x4 mortar transporters and the Expal Talos FCS.[139][126] | |
| Denel Vektor M8 mortar |  | Mortar | 81 mm mortar | South Africa | [140] | |
| Hirtenberger M6 mortar |  | Mortar | 60 mm mortar | Austria | [141] | |
| Yugoimport M70 Commando mortar |  | Mortar | 60 mm mortar | Yugoslavia | [142] | |
| Esperanza mortar |  | Mortar | 60 mm mortar | Spain | [143] | |
| Anti-tank weapons | ||||||
| Roketsan KARAOK | Anti-tank guided missile | 125 mm imaging infrared (IIR) fire-and-forget tandem HEAT | Turkey | 18 launcher and 108 missiles on order. Mounted on Cendana Auto 4x4.[144] | ||
| Denel ZT3 Ingwe |  | Anti-tank guided missile | 127 mm SALH tandem HEAT | South Africa | 54 LCT30 ATGM turrets and 216 missiles in inventory.[1] Mounted on the AV8 Gempita ATGW variant.[145] | |
| Baktar-Shikan |  | Anti-tank guided missile | 120 mm SACLOS single-stage HEAT with standoff probe | Pakistan | 450 in inventory.[1] Mounted on the ACV-300 Adnan.[109] | |
| 9K115-2 Metis-M |  | Anti-tank guided missile | 130 mm tandem HEAT | Russia | 100 in inventory, possibly time-expired.[1] Mounted on Mercedes-Benz 290GD weapon carriers.[146] | |
| Saab Bofors Dynamics NLAW |  | Anti-tank guided missile | 150 mm PLOS top-attack HEAT | United Kingdom Sweden | 500 in inventory.[1] Used by GGK and 10 Bde(Para).[147] | |
| Santa Bárbara Sistemas M40 recoilless rifle |  | Recoilless rifle | 105x607 mmR single-stage HEAT / HEP / APERS | M40A2 | Spain | 24 in inventory, used by 10 Bde(Para).[148] |
| Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustaf | _(brightened,_no_background).png) | Recoilless rifle | 84x245 mm single-stage HEAT / HE-TF | M2 (late) M4 | Sweden | Standard issue company-level direct-fire anti-tank/anti-structure weapon. Late production M2 variant (with carry handle) in service. 110 additional units of the latest M4 variant ordered in 2021.[149] |
| RPG-7 |  | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm single-stage HEAT | POF RPG-7 Namenska RBR-7 Arsenal ATGL-L | Pakistan Serbia Bulgaria | Standard issue squad-level infantry anti-tank weapon.[150] 150 additional units of RBR-7 ordered in 2021.[50] Seen with PUS-7 subcaliber training projectile. |
| Instalaza C90-CR |  | Rocket-propelled grenade | 90 mm single-stage HEAT | C90-CR(M3) C90-CR(M3.5) | Spain | In service since 1990.[106] 780+178 additional units ordered in 2024.[151][152] |
| M72 LAW |  | Rocket-propelled grenade | 66 mm single-stage HEAT | M72 EC LAW MKE HAR 66 |  Norway Turkey | In service with 10 Bde(Para) since 2015.[153] Turkish made LAW, equivalent to M72A3.[151] 800 units ordered in 2024.[154] |
Attire
| Attire | Pattern name(s) | Pattern | Image | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current attire | ||||||
| Digital Pattern or Harimau Belang Pattern |
Digital Woodland Pattern or Harimau Belang Pattern 90 |
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The Malaysian Armed Forces (Malay: Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM) introduced the Uniform No.5 with new digital camo patterns during ATM's 80th Anniversary Parade on 21 September 2013. The new woodland pattern is well known as Fabrik Celoreng Corak Digital Tentera Darat is made from 65% cotton / 35% polyester ripstop fabrics. Its colour scheme consists of green (40%), beige (30%), dark brown (25%), and dark blue (5%). Digital pattern manufactured by Sritex (PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk).[155]
Locally known as "Baju Celoreng Harimau Belang". Since there are black stripes on a 4-colour woodland background, also known as "Zebra Camo" or "Malay Tigerstripes". This camo was initially adopted by Malaysian Army 10th Para Brigade in Langkawi. | ||
| Harimau Gurun Desert Pattern |  |
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It is a variant of Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern but with earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-coloured background. Used by Malbatt, part of Malaysian Army peacekeeping corps in Lebanon under UN. Known to be manufactured by Sritex.[155] | |||
| Physical Fitness Uniform | ||||||
Historical equipment
Ground vehicles
Artillery
Anti-tank weapons
Anti-aircraft weapons
Procurement
Since the recovery from the 1997 economic crisis, Malaysian Army, along with other branches of the Malaysian Armed Forces, has regained momentum in its modernising programs.
| Modernisation program | Asset | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel equipment | ||||||
| Future Soldier System Program | Sapura SAKTI Soldier System | Malaysia |
Soldier equipment | The Malaysian Army currently has a soldier modernisation program called the Future Soldier System (FSS). Under the FSS, The Malaysian Army plans to equip all soldiers with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) such as high-cut ballistic helmets, individual body armors, ballistic eyewear and hearing protection. The programme also includes retrofitting issued M4 carbines with RIS kits, as well as equipping soldiers with a Glock pistol.[163][164] Sapura, a Malaysian electronics company, is offering their SAKTI Soldier System concept via work in three areas: Head Sub-System (HSS), Body Sub-System (BSS) and Weapon Sub-System (WSS). The FSS in conjunction with the Network Centric Operation (NCO) System, will give the three branches of the Armed Forces a shared situational awareness, interoperability and a common operating picture via an X-band satellite-based link and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, with hopes to enable self-synchronisation for all three branches.[165] The programme will go through several phases, with Phase 1A (the implementation of the Mobile X-band satellite communication linked) and Phase 2 (the demonstration of the capabilities of the FSS with NCO) being successful and operational in 2017.[166] | ||
| Assault Rifle Program | CAR 816 | United Arab Emirates Malaysia |
Assault rifle | Will be produced in Malaysia by Ketech Asia.[167][168] | ||
| Light Anti-Tank Weapon Program | C90-CR | Spain |
Anti-tank weapon | 780+178 units on order | 780+178 units ordered in 2024.[151][169] | |
| Light Anti-Tank Weapon Enhance Capability (LAW-EC) Program | MKE HAR 66 | Turkey |
Anti-tank weapon | 800 units on order | 800 units ordered in 2024.[154] | |
| Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Medium Range (ATGW-MR) Program | KARAOK | Turkey |
Anti-tank weapon | 18 launcher and 108 missiles on order | Request for bids issued in 2023. Will be installed on Cendana Auto 4x4.[170] The Malaysian Ministry of Defense announced that the winner of the tender is Roketsan KARAOK. The 18 Roketsan KARAOK ATGW-MR systems to be purchased will come with a total of 108 missiles, six for each launcher. The package will also include an indoor simulator, three outdoor simulators, components and three transparent missiles for testing equipment.[171] | |
| Armoured vehicle | ||||||
| Condor (4x4) Replacement Program | HMAV Mildef Tarantula HMAV 4x4 HMLTV Mildef Ribat HMLTV 4x4 |
Malaysia Malaysia |
High mobility armoured vehicle High mobility light tactical vehicle |
136 on order 50 planned |
136 vehicles ordered.[8] 50 vehicles planned.[172] | |
| SIBMAS (6x6) Replacement Program | FNSS Pars 6x6 Otokar Arma 6×6 Hanwha Tigon 6×6 Doosan DST Black Fox 6×6 Hyundai Rotem K806 6×6 Pindad Anoa 6×6 VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 |
Turkey South Korea  Indonesia Brazil |
Infantry fighting vehicle / Armoured personnel carrier | 200 - 400 planned | About 250-400 vehicle were request by the army.[173] The contenders of this program are FNSS Pars 6×6 and Otokar Arma 6×6 from Turkey, Hanwha Tigon 6×6, Doosan DST Black Fox 6×6, Hyundai Rotem K806 6×6 from South Korea, Pindad Anoa 6×6 from Indonesia and VBTP-MR Guarani 6×6 from Brazil.[174] While another Malaysian company AVP Engineering has teamed up with a South Korean-defence company Doosan DST to offer Black Fox 6x6 wheeled armoured vehicle if it was selected by the Malaysian government.[175] Hanwha and FNSS also offered their armoured vehicles, the Tigon 6x6 and Pars 6x6 respectively, for evaluation by Malaysian Army.[174] | |
| Artillery | ||||||
| 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Program | EVA M2 155 mm 6×6 CAESAR 155 mm 6×6 |
 Slovakia France |
Self-propelled howitzer | 18 approved | In 2018 the United States authorised the transfer of 29 Excess Defence Article M109A5 SPHs to the Malaysian Army, but this deal was cancelled.[176][177] After the cancellation of the M109 deal, Malaysian government expressed interest in the CAESAR 6×6 SPH and MKEK Yavuz T-155 6×6 from France and Turkey.[178] During DSA 2022, Nexter Group along with a Malaysian company, Advance Defence System Sdn. Bhd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide CAESAR 6×6 to Malaysian Army as well as local assembly. At DSA 2022, BAE System Bofors from Sweden offered their Archer 6×6 SPH. Local defence compant Weststar also offered through their joint venture with Koñstrukta the EVA 155 mm SPH. Other potential contenders included the Yugoimport Nora B-52, Denel T5-52, and Norinco SH-15 155 SPH.[179] It was reported in October 2024 that Malaysian Army had selected the EVA M2 155 mm SPH as its future self-propelled howitzer, but no contract has been signed yet.[8] | |
| 105 mm Towed Howitzer Program | GIAT LG1 MKE Boran |
France Turkey |
Towed howitzer | 36 approved | Tender floated in October 2025.[180] | |
| Short Range Air Defense System Program | Starstreak (SAM) | United Kingdom Malaysia |
Surface-to-air-missile system | 4 on order | There is also a GAPU requirement for an upgrade to the current ground-based air defense network. Weststar Defence and its subsidiary Global Komited have partnered with Thales Air Defence to deliver surface-to-air missiles to the Malaysian Army.[181] In 2025, Cendana Auto was awarded a contract to supply four Starstreak missile carriers. | |