Malaysia's Military Strength and Long-Term Defense Strategy

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Malaysia's military strength this year was ranked 44th out of 138 countries with a power index reaching 0.6546 (with a size of 0.0000 perfect number). Down 3 places from last year which was in 41st position. This is based on the world military power ranking system issued by Global Fire Power. Malaysia's military strength consists of 410,000 military personnel with a total population of 12,587,121 eligible for military service. The total military force of the Malaysian air force is 170, with 26 fighters, 13 attack aircraft, 18 carriers, 40 training fighters, 4 special mission aircraft, and 65 helicopters.
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As for the army, Malaysia has 74 tanks, 1,387 armored fighting vehicles, 211 artillery pieces and 54 rocket projectors. The Malaysian Navy has 61 assets including 6 frigates, 6 corvettes, 2 submarines, 41 patrol boats and 4 mine ships. Reported from several Asian military Review articles, apart from importing, the Malaysian government is also trying to develop domestically made defense equipment, such as the OPV1800 Kota-Bharu which will be used as patrol boats in the Exclusive Economic Zone. The ship was designed by the Malaysian domestic company THHE-Destini, assisted by the Dutch company Dalmen. Reportedly this ship will be sent to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. The Malaysian Ministry of Defense is also working on selecting a special operations vehicle to support their special forces force “Grup Gerak Khas” (GGK).
The selected special operations vehicles include the high-mobility steel combat vehicle "Lipan Bara 4x4". In addition there is the Kembara Suci SOV with a weight of 3,200 kg and a total payload of 1,500 kg and the Weststar GK-M1 which has a weight of 3,300 kg and a total payload of 760 kg. . Lastly, the Nimr RIV which has a payload of 1500 kg and a weight of 3,200 kg. This combat vehicle is capable of accommodating a crew of four with a maximum cruising range of 1000 km and a speed of 120 km/h. Malaysia also plans to add two French-made Scorpene-type submarines. This submarine was previously purchased in 2009. Malaysia's budget for 2020 has not yet been determined, but according to the Star, Defense Minister Muhammad Sabu said that he had proposed a budget of at least 1 percent of Malaysia's GDP. However, security analyst Zachary Abuza, professor at the National War College Washington, said that Malaysia's defense spending is predicted to fall sharply from US$ 3.87 billion in 2019 to US$ 3.4 billion in 2021. According to the Defense White Paper, the Malaysian government has a long-term plan to build military strength in the future. in the future, priority needs for these capabilities will focus on strengthening intelligence; building Cyber ​​Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) capabilities; strengthen Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities; establish network-centric operations (NCOs). Further building satellite communications to strengthen joint command and control capabilities. Support and strengthen the capabilities and operational tempo of special forces; strengthening maritime strength and resilience (maritime domain). Then, strengthen the capability of air defense and attack (air domain); strengthen firepower, mobility, communication, and logistics capabilities; build amphibious troop capabilities.