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Japan grants Malaysia ¥1.65B counter-drone system under OSA

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC · How we work

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Motegi, Nordin Sign Drone

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin signed a counter-drone agreement in Tokyo.
Japan will provide the counter-drone system free of charge as grant aid under its Official Security Assistance program.
The aid, costing ¥1.65 billion, is Japan’s third OSA provision to Malaysia and its first C-UAS project.
It aims to improve Malaysia’s maritime surveillance in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea.

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Motegi, Nordin Sign Drone

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin signed a counter-drone agreement in Tokyo.
Japan will provide the counter-drone system free of charge as grant aid under its Official Security Assistance program.
The aid, costing ¥1.65 billion, is Japan’s third OSA provision to Malaysia and its first C-UAS project.
It aims to improve Malaysia’s maritime surveillance in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea.

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