Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 110,000 active-duty troops (80,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military fields a diverse array of mostly older but growing mix of modern weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a wide variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Turkey in such areas armored vehicles and naval vessels (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service for men and women (younger with parental consent and proof of age); maximum age of 27 to enlist; mandatory retirement age 60; no conscription (2023). note: in 2020, the military announced a goal of having 10% of the active force comprised of women |
Military deployments | 830 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.9% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.1% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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