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{{Infobox recurring event
|name               = ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet
|logo               = ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet logo.png
|logo_alt           = ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet logo
|logo_caption       =
|logo_size          = 150px
|image              =
|image_size         =
|alt                =
|caption            =
|status             = Active
|genre              = [[Military]] [[shooting sports|shooting]] competition
|date               =
|frequency          = Annual
|venue              =
|location           = Rotates among [[Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations|host member states]] of [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]]
|years_active       = {{age|November 1991|}}
|founded            = 1991
|founder_name       = [[Malaysian Army]]
|last               = AARM 2019 ([[Indonesia]])<br><small>20 November 2019 - 24 November 2019</small>
|prev               = AARM 2018 ([[Malaysia]])<br><small>17 November 2018 - 24 November 2018</small>
|next               = AARM 2022 ([[Vietnam]])
|participants       = {{Plainlist|
*[[Royal Brunei Land Force]]
*[[Royal Cambodian Army]]
*[[Indonesian Army]]
*[[Lao People's Armed Forces|Lao People's Army]]
*[[Malaysian Army]]
*[[Myanmar Army]]
*[[Philippine Army]]
*[[Singapore Army]]
*[[Royal Thai Army]]
*[[People's Army of Vietnam]]
}}
|budget             =
|activity           = {{Plainlist|
*[[Rifle]] match
*[[Carbine]] match
*[[Pistol]] match (Men)
*Pistol match (Ladies)
*[[Machine gun]] match
}}
|organized          = [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]
|website            = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
|footnotes          =
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The '''ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet''' (AARM) is an annual [[rifle]], [[pistol]], and [[machine gun]] competition between the [[Army|armies]] of the member [[Sovereign state|states]] of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN).  Its aim is to foster friendly competition and goodwill between the members' armies, and to give its officers and men the opportunity for professional interaction and to strengthen their social bonds and camaraderie.<ref name="saf">{{cite web|author=Singapore Ministry of Defence|author-link=Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|title=SAF tops sixth ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/1996/oct/18oct96_nr.html|date=18 October 1996|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref>
==History==
The ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet was the brainchild of a Commander-in-Chief of the [[Malaysian Army]], who envisioned the participation of ASEAN armies in a joint military activity.<ref name="aarm">{{cite web | author = Royal Thai Army | author-link = Royal Thai Army | title = Background of ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet | url = http://www.aarm2015.com/index.php/history/aarm | date = 24 March 2015 | accessdate = 24 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161206013617/http://www.aarm2015.com/index.php/history/aarm | archive-date = 6 December 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The inaugural AARM was hosted by [[Malaysia]] in 1991<ref name="saf"/> and included Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand as inaugural competitors.<ref name=sgmindef>{{cite web | last=Ang | first=Geraldine | publisher = [[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Singapore Ministry of Defence]] | title =Fact Sheet: ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet | url=https://www.gov.sg/~/sgpcmedia/media_releases/mindef/press_release/P-20171113-2/attachment/Folio%202%20-%20Factsheet%20for%20AARM%20Opening%20Ceremony_Final%20Caa131117.pdf | date =13 November 2017 | accessdate = 26 November 2017}}</ref> Malaysia took the first team championship crown that year.
The 2000 AARM was the first event wherein all ten ASEAN member countries participated, coinciding with the inaugural [[ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting]] (ACAMM). The inaugural [[ASEAN Army Sergeant Majors Annual Meeting]] (ASMAM) was held 2011. All three meetings have been regular annual events since then.<ref name=sgmindef/>
==Events==
The AARM consists of five main match disciplines: [[rifle]], [[carbine]], men's [[pistol]], ladies' pistol, and [[machine gun]].<ref>{{cite news | last =Gines | first =Erika Mariel | title =26th Asean Armies Rifle Meet concludes in Pampanga | publisher = SunStar Philippines | date = 8 December 2016 | url =http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/12/08/26th-asean-armies-rifle-meet-concludes-pampanga-514043 | accessdate = 23 May 2017}}</ref> Each discipline consists of an individual and a team match. The top three in each match are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals. The trophy categories include overall individual champion for each discipline, overall team champion for each discipline, and overall champion in the "falling plate" event for each discipline.<ref name=sgmindef/>
==List of champion states==
[[Indonesia]] has won the most number of championships since the AARM began in 1991; the [[Indonesian Army]] has 14 championships on record, followed by the [[Royal Thai Army]] with eight. Malaysia and [[Singapore]] have both won three times, while the [[Philippines]] and [[Vietnam]] was champion once.<ref name=fon>{{cite news | last =Fonbuena | first =Carmela | title =Indonesia proves it has best shooters among ASEAN armies | publisher = [[Rappler]] | date = 11 December 2016 | url =http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/155167-asean-armies-rifles-meet-philippines | accessdate = 23 May 2017}}</ref> [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Laos]] have yet to win a championship.<ref name="aarm"/>
In 2019, a new format for competition was adopted wherein the participating ASEAN member states were grouped into four teams, Team Alligator, Team Bear, Team Cheetah and Team Dragon. Team Alligator emerged as champion that year.<ref name=mdbd>{{cite web | author = Ministry of Defense Brunei Darussalam | title = Closing Ceremony of the 29th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet 2019 | quote="This year's AARM showcased a new format where 10 ASEAN countries were grouped together into four teams namely Team Alligator, Team Bear, Team Cheetah and Team Dragon. The Alligator team emerged as the overall champion with 6 trophies, 33 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 21 bronze medals, followed by the Bear team at second place with 6 trophies, 32 gold medals, 33 silver medals and 6 bronze medals. The Cheetah team came at third place with 2 trophies, 11 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 41 bronze medals and while fourth place went to Dragon team with 1 medals, 10 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 18 bronze medals." | url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=5001 | accessdate = 18 November 2020}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! !!Year!!Host!!Champion
|-
| 1
| 1991
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
|-
| 2
| 1992
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]]
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 3
| 1993
| {{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei]]
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
|-
| 4
| 1994
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 5
| 1995
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
|-
| 6
| 1996
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
|-
| 7
| 1997
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
|-
| 8
| 1998
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 9
| 1999
| {{flagicon|Brunei}} Brunei
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 10
| 2000
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 11
| 2001
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 12
| 2002
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
|-
| 13
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 14
| 2004
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 15
| 2005
| {{flagicon|Brunei}} Brunei
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
|-
| 16
| 2006
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vietnam]]
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 17
| 2007
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
|-
| 18
| 2008
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 19
| 2009
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 20
| 2010
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 21
| 2011
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 22
| 2012
| {{flagicon|Brunei}} Brunei
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 23
| 2013
| {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Myanmar]]
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 24
| 2014
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
| 25
| 2015
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand<ref>{{cite news | title = ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet concludes | publisher = [[Voice of Vietnam]] | date = 26 November 2016 | url = http://english.vov.vn/society/asean-armies-rifle-meet-concludes-306422.vov | accessdate = 24 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 26
| 2016
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<ref name=fon/>
|-
| 27
| 2017
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<ref>{{cite news | last =Aw | first =Cheng Wei | title =Asean armies shoot for trophies - and closer defence ties - at annual rifle competition | publisher =[[The Straits Times]] | date = 22 November 2017 | url =http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/asean-armies-shoot-for-trophies-and-closer-defence-ties-at-annual-rifle-competition | accessdate = 26 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 28
| 2018
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<ref>{{cite news | last = Hakim | first = Syaiful | title =Indonesian army wins 28 gold medals at AARM 2018 | publisher = Antara News | date = 23 November 2018 | url = https://en.antaranews.com/news/120733/indonesian-army-wins-28-gold-medals-at-aarm-2018 | accessdate = 4 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 29
| 2019
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| Team Alligator<ref name=mdbd/>
|-
| 30
| 2022
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vietnam]]
| {{Flag|Vietnam}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=PT. Pindad (Persero) - Senjata & Munisi Pindad Dukung Kontingen Petembak TNI AD Raih Juara kedua Lomba Tembak Tingkat ASEAN |url=https://pindad.com/senjata-munisi-pindad-dukung-kontingen-petembak-tni-ad-raih-juara-kedua-lomba-tembak-tingkat-asean |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=pindad.com}}</ref>
|-
| 31
| 2023
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<ref>{{cite web | title = Indonesia sabet juara umum AARM ke-31 di Bangkok | publisher = Antara News | date = 26 November 2023 | url = https://m.antaranews.com/berita/3841284/indonesia-sabet-juara-umum-aarm-ke-31-di-bangkok | accessdate = 26 November 2023}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)}}
{{Association of SouthEast Asian Nations Armed Forces}}
[[Category:ASEAN sports events]]
[[Category:Military skills competitions]]
[[Category:Shooting competitions in Asia]]