Towards digital-ready armed forces


Boosting defence: Khaled (second from left) at the launching of the Defence White Paper Mid-term Review at Dewan Perkasa, Wisma ATM. Also present were Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari (second from right), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Jen Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman (right) and Defence Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Isham Ishak (left). — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry will focus on several strategic considerations when reviewing its White Paper highlighting non-traditional threats, says Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.

The Defence Minister said this includes the formation of a “Force of the Future” that specialises in cybersecurity, digital threats and electromagnetic defence.

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