Japan signs counter-drone aid agreement for Malaysian navy
Tokyo will spend 1.65 billion yen on its third security assistance package for Malaysia to improve naval surveillance and strengthen maritime cooperation.
- Japan has signed an agreement to provide Malaysia's navy with a 1.65 billion yen counter-drone system.
- The equipment is being provided as a grant at no cost under Japan's Official Security Assistance (OSA) framework.
- This aid aims to enhance Malaysia's maritime surveillance capabilities and reinforce security cooperation, given its strategic location near shipping routes vital to Japan.
Malaysia has signed a 1.65 billion yen agreement with Japan to equip its navy with a counter-drone system.
For Japan, this is the third assistance package for Malaysia under Official Security Assistance (OSA), a framework offering like-minded countries defence equipment at no cost.
The Japanese government announced the plan on Tuesday.
Malaysia’s location facing the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea gives it strategic significance along shipping routes vital to Japan.
Tokyo wants the assistance to increase the navy’s capacity for surveillance and reinforce cooperation between the two countries on maritime security.
Malaysia’s signatory was Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, while Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed for Japan. The ministers exchanged the signed notes at Japan’s Foreign Ministry in Tokyo.
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