Defence chiefs of all five FPDA member countries meet for first time in a decade

The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) is aiming to address growing threats to underwater infrastructure, which supports essential services such as phone lines, internet connectivity and energy transmission. The FPDA — whose member countries include Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom — is also focusing on threats from unmanned systems. This, as defence chiefs from all five FPDA countries met for the first time in a decade. Aslam Shah reports.