20 – 24 APRIL 2026 | PHILIPPINES: A delegation from UPNM, led by Lt Gen Datuk Hj Abdul Halim bin Hj Jalal (Rtd), Senior Fellow of the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS), attended the Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Retreat.

Themed “Mapping Defense Industrial Networks: Ensuring Regional Synergy and Secure Supply,” the meeting serves as a crucial platform for ASEAN member states to coordinate defence industrial cooperation, specifically in strengthening secure, sustainable, and resilient supply chains.

UPNM contributed significantly through the presentation of a policy paper titled “Defence Demand in Southeast Asia: Preparing for Uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific,” which examines defence requirements within the increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific landscape.

This participation underscores UPNM’s role as a regional strategic think-tank, aligned with the aspirations of the National Defence Industry Policy (DIPN) to bolster defence industrial capabilities and Malaysia’s strategic relations within ASEAN.