The Chief of the Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Gen. Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, has confirmed to the media about plans to create another armored regiment for the Malaysian Army. The new unit would complement the existing armored regiment, 11th Kor Armor Diraja (KAD) which is equipped with Polish PT-91M Pendekar MBT (Operational readiness PT-91M, 2010-09-07).