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 48 Fitted with the SAGEM Savan 12 FCS, VIGY-15 commander's panoramic sight, Obra-3 laser warning system and the Slovakian 2A46MS gun. Armoured fighting vehicles (tracked) K-200A1 MIFV Armoured personnel carrier 111 Originally purchased under UOR for UNPROFOR, the fleet includes K200A1 Personnel Carriers, K277A1 Command Vehicles, the K288A1 ARV, K200A1 Ambulance and the K281A1 81 mm Self-Propelled Mortar. All vehicles have since been upgraded to A1 standard and retrofitted with Wegmann 76 mm smoke launchers. ACV-300 Adnan Infantry fighting vehicle 267 License built in Pahang by DefTech. The IFV variants are fitted with a Sharpshooter turret mounting either a 25 mm Bushmaster autocannon or a 40 mm Mark 19 AGL, plus a coaxial 7.62 mm FN MAG. The APC variant is armed with a single 12.7 mm M2HB in the Helio FVT800 turret. Other variants include Command, Signals, ATGM Carrier, Recovery, Fitter, Ambulance, as well as 81 mm and 120 mm Self-Propelled Mortars. Armoured fighting vehicles (wheeled) AV8 Gempita Armoured fighting vehicle 257 Built locally by DefTech. Variants include: IFV25 with the Sharpshooter turret, AFV30 with the Denel LCT30 turret, ATGW Carrier with the ZT3 Ingwe, Command, Signals, Personnel Carrier and CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle with the Reutech Rogue RWS, SURV with the Rheinmetall Vingtaqs II and Thales Squire, Self-Propelled Mortar with the 120 mm 2R2M, Recovery, Fitter and Ambulance. Tarantula HMAV Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 0+(136) 136 on order. Fitted with the Aselsan SIPER RWS. AV4 Lipanbara Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 20 Built locally by DefTech. Armed with a 7.62 mm Dillon Aero M134D minigun. Ejder Yalcin Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 20 Locally known as Panthera. Purchased for MALBATT in Lebanon. Fitted with the Aselsan SARP RWS. Guardian Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 12 Purchased for MALBATT in Lebanon. Optionally armed with a single 7.62 mm FN MAG in an open-top turret. Ferret Ceremonial parade vehicle 8 At least 8 in service with registration number of 599, 1197, 1199, 2662, 4281, 4567, 4642, 6577. Tracked articulated all-terrain carriers Bandvagn 206 Articulated all-terrain personnel/cargo carrier 80 Purchased under UOR for UNPROFOR alongside the MIFVs. Both plain cargo/personnel carriers and shelter carriers for the ARTHUR counter-battery radar and the Giraffe 40 air-defence radar. Light tactical vehicles / Light strike vehicles URO VAMTAC S3 Light tactical vehicle 103+ Variant includes FFR command & liaison vehicles, weapons carriers, gun tractors for the Mod 56 pack howitzer and SHORAD platforms with either the Igla Dzhigit twin-launcher or Thales RapidRanger launcher. Cendana Auto 4x4 Light tactical vehicle 267+ Variant includes 70 FFR command & liaison vehicles, 16 SF-21X special operations forces mobility vehicles, 49 weapons carriers and 132 MT-815 mortar transports for the Tecnesis 3000 81 mm mortar. Weststar GK-M1/M2 Light tactical vehicle 238+ Variant includes FFR command & liaison vehicles, weapons carriers and air defence platforms with the Thales RapidRover launcher. Agrale Marruá Light strike vehicle 163+ Locally known as Tedung (Cobra). 83 units with heavy machine gun, 80 units with AGL. Mercedes-Benz G-Class Light strike vehicle 91+ 32 units armed with a single 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun, 34 units with the 40 mm Mark 19 AGL, 12 units with the Metis-M ATGM. Glover Webb Hornet Light strike vehicle unknown Armed with a single 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun and a 7.62mm Manroy GPMG forward and a 40 mm Mark 19 AGL on the cargo bed. All-terrain mobility vehicles / Scramblers Argo Frontier 650 All-terrain mobility vehicle 7 Supacat ATMP All-terrain mobility vehicle 17 Designated as Supacat 6x6 Drop Zone Recovery. Can-Am Maverick All terrain mobility vehicle 100 Locally known as Kala (Scorpion). TGB Blade 600 LTX EPS All terrain mobility vehicle 57 27 units for first batch and 30 units for second batch. Kawasaki KLX250S Scrambler 378 WMoto SXR 300 Scrambler 70 Voge 300 Rally Scrambler unknown Talaria Sting R MX4 Scrambler 45 Surron Light Bee X Scrambler 45 Multiple launch rocket systems Astros II MLRS Multiple launch rocket artillery system 36 Can launch 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 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm L/52 self-propelled howitzer 0+(18)Signed during Eurosatory 2026. Will be assemble locally by Advanced Defence Systems Sdn. Bhd. (ADSSB). Denel G5 Mk III 155 mm L/45 towed howitzer 28 Upgraded with new Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS) and other related components by Advanced Defence Systems Sdn. Bhd. (ADSSB). OTO Melara Mod 56 105 mm towed pack howitzer 110 LG1 Mk III 105 mm towed howitzer 18 Assembled locally by Advanced Defence Systems Sdn. Bhd. (ADSSB). Used exclusively by the 1st Regiment Royal Artillery or 1 RAD (Para) headquartered at Terendak, Melaka. M102 105 mm saluting gun 40 Used exclusively by the 41st Battery (Ceremonial), headquartered at Sungai Buloh, Selangor. Combat engineering vehicles MID-M Armoured engineering vehicle 3 PMC Leguan Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 5 Vickers BR-90 Vehicle-launched bridge 3 Carried on MAN SX2000 32.403VFAEG 8x8 trucks. CNIM PFM Vehicle-launched bridge 2 PMP Floating pontoon bridge 2 Carried on Shaanxi CTZ-19X 8x8 trucks. Mercedes-Benz Actros HGMS 8x8 heavy ground mobility system unknown Prime mover for the Faun Trackway. MAN TMSS 8x8 tactical mobility support system 2 Prime mover for the Faun Trackway. Recovery vehicles WZT-4 Armoured recovery vehicle 6 K288A1 ARV Armoured recovery vehicle 4 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 15 Both Fitter and Armoured Recovery variants acquired. AV8 Gempita 8x8 armoured heavy recovery vehicle 9 Volvo FMX AHRV 8x8 heavy recovery vehicle 9 2 delivered in 2018 and 7 delivered in 2023. Iveco Trakker 440 HRV 6x6 heavy recovery vehicle 4 Volvo FL10 LRV 4x4 light recovery vehicle 9 Isuzu FTS33H LRV 4x4 light recovery vehicle 13 Designated as the 6 Ton 4x4 HICOM Light Recovery Vehicle. Mercedes-Benz L-Series LRV 4x4 light recovery vehicle 22 Based on the LA911 chassis. Mildef LFRV 4x4 light forward repair vehicle 13 Designated as the Light Forward Repair Vehicle, replacing the previous Defender 110-based LFRV. Based on the Toyota Hilux chassis. Command, control and communications vehicles Scania P360 6x6 command centre platform 4 Carries a demountable containerised command, control and communications centre. Tectran AV-UCF Armoured artillery fire control vehicle 6 Provides indirect fire correction and radar projectile tracking for ASTROS II batteries. Fitted with the Rheinmetall FieldGuard radar. Tactran AV-VBL Armoured battery command vehicle 10 Provides battery fire direction and coordination. Based on the Tectran VBT-2028 6×6 chassis. Unimog Mobile satellite communications centre 13 Fitted with the Kongsberg multi-channel radio system (MRCS) and Getac X500 terminals. Iveco VM90 Mobile satellite communications centre 4 40.12WM variant. Designated as Truck, 2 Ton 4x4 HICOM IVECO Satellite Communication. Iveco Daily Mobile satellite communications centre 25 22 units fitted with the Kongsberg multi-channel radio system (MRCS) and Getac X500 terminals. 3 units designated as Tactical Electronic Warfare (TEW) shelter carriers. Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Mobile satellite communications centre unknown Designated as Communication on the Pause (COTP). Fitted with a General Dynamics C135M X-band satellite communications antenna (Measat-3b), Research Concepts Inc. RC3000 Antenna Control Unit, Advantech 100W X-band Build-Up Converter, Norsat X1000HA Low Noise Block converter, Viasat modem, Xiplink IP accelerator and Cisco VoIP. Logistics vehicles Scania P500 Prime mover / tank transporter 5 Iveco EuroTrakker 380 Prime mover / tank transporter 28 Volvo FL7 Prime mover / tank transporter unknown Oshkosh HEMTT 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck unknown Scania R460 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck 3 Designated as Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck - Multi Cargo Palletised System (HEMTT-MCPLS). Dongfeng HEMTT 8×8 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck 3 Mercedes-Benz NG Transport truck unknown MAN TG MIL Transport truck 32 MAN TGM and TGS GS in 3 tonne and 5 tonne variants. Tatra 815 Transport truck unknown 5 tonne GS truck. Iveco EuroCargo Transport truck 196 150 3 tonne GS and 12 5 tonne GS trucks in service. 4 new units were ordered in 2023 and another 30 in 2024. Isuzu F Series Transport truck 39 29 GS variants were initially purchased, followed by another 10 vehicles in 2014. Designated as Multipurpose Inventory Mobile Vehicles (MIMV). DefTech Handalan Transport truck 2,674 Locally assembled by DefTech. 1,553 units of the Handalan I, (GS Cargo, Troop Transporter & Communications Shelter).707 units of the Handalan II (GS Cargo & Troop Transporter). AMDAC Transport truck unknown License manufactured Roman and DAC trucks with Euro3 engines. 4x4 and 6x6 trucks were locally produced until the turn of the millennium. Variants include:
33.400DFA Heavy Recovery, 32.360DFA Water Tanker, 26.410DFAES Ribbon Bridge Carrier, 26.360DFA G5 Gun Tractor, 22.360DFA G5 Gun Tractor, 16.310FAEG Expandable Shop Van, 15.240FAEG Oerlikon Gun Tractor (GAPU). Mowag Duro II Transport truck 57 Locally assembled by DefTech. Designated as Truck, 2 Ton 6x6 HICOM DURO High Mobility Troop Transporter (HMTT) & High Mobility Command Vehicle (HMCV). Rarely seen since the mid-2010s. Pinzgauer multi-purpose vehicle Transport truck 330 Locally assembled by DefTech. 68 units of the 716M Soft Top (2 Ton 4x4 Pinzgauer Gun Tractor) for towing the Mod 56.164 units of the 718M (2 Ton 6x6 Pinzgauer Mortar Carrier c/w Ammunition Trailer). Experienced significant sustainment and readiness issues leading to their premature retirement in the mid-2010s. Iveco Daily Transport truck 36 Gun tractors for the Mod 56. Iveco VM90 Field ambulance 25 40.10WM variant. Designated as Truck, 2 Ton 4x4 HICOM IVECO M4010 Field Ambulance. Ford F550 Field ambulance 18 Mitsubishi Canter Field ambulance unknown Land Rover Defender 110 Multi-purpose vehicle 3,600 Largely replaced by the Weststar GK-M1/M2 and a variety of commercial light utility vehicles (see below). DefTech / Weststar / Cendana Auto / High Point Worldwide / Go Auto GS Cargo Light utility vehicle 493 365 in service as of 2021. 128 new vehicles supplied in two batch (46+82) in 2025. Designated as 1 Tonne GS Cargo Truck. Toyota Hilux Light utility vehicle unknown Designated as 1 Tonne GS Cargo Truck. Isuzu D-Max Light utility vehicle unknown Designated as 1 Tonne GS Cargo Truck. Mitsubishi Triton Light utility vehicle unknown Designated as 1 Tonne GS Cargo Truck. Ford Ranger Light utility vehicle unknown Designated as 1 Tonne GS Cargo Truck. Miscellaneous SJ-09 Training tank 1
Unmanned aerial vehicles