alaysia Star, 1 Nov 2011SINGAPORE: Asean countries are looking at producing their own military equipment for the region in an effort to reduce operational costs, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.
He said Asean countries had spent about RM25bil last year to buy military equipment.
“If we can produce our own (military) equipment, we can save a large amount of money,” he told reporters after meeting Singapore Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong here yesterday. Full story
