Japan provides drone response system to Malaysian Navy

(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Sung-mi = Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 20th that it will provide an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) response system to the Malaysian Navy through Security Capability Enhancement Assistance (OSA).

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled signed an OSA-related letter worth 1.65 billion yen (about 13.8 billion won) at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this day.

The Japanese government reorganized its government development assistance (ODA) policy in 2023 and introduced OSA, which provides defense equipment, etc. with the purpose of improving the security capabilities of developing countries.

This is the first time that the Japanese government provides an unmanned aerial vehicle response system through this system, and the Malaysian Navy plans to build the system to have the ability to detect or capture suspicious drones with radar.

Malaysia is a country located on the maritime transportation route connecting the Indian Ocean and East Asia, and the Japanese government announced its plan to improve the safety of domestic ship passage by supporting the strengthening of the Malaysian Navy's surveillance and surveillance capabilities.

This is the third time Japan has provided OSA to Malaysia, following 2023 and 2025.

Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a telephone meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit to be held in Manila, Philippines next month.