F-35 fighter jets, drones among next-gen capabilities to feature in future Five Power Defence exercises

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SINGAPORE – F-35 fighter jets from Australia. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from New Zealand. Elements of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group. Unmanned systems. These are some of the next-generation capabilities that will be incorporated in future joint military drills under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), which Singapore is part of. These ideas were discussed on May 31, as defence representatives of the FPDA countries – Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Britain – met for the 12th FPDA Defence Ministers’ Meeting (FDMM), where they agreed to include more high-end warfighting capabilities in exercises under the grouping. The FDMM,...