Mat Sabu: High tech needed for defence


KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim nations must embrace the advancement of technology that go along with the Industrial Revolution 4.0, says Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu.

Speaking at a plenary session at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019, he said current military operations were characterised by great variances of speed and agility driven by high technology – including artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, facial recognition and unmanned vehicles.

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