Five Power Defence Arrangements

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The Five Power Defence Arrangements is a multilateral defence pact established in 1971 between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore to provide for mutual consultation and cooperation on security in Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence pact
multilateral defence agreement
security arrangement
appliesToJurisdiction Malaysia
Singapore
dateFounded 1971
focusesOn defence of Malaysia
defence of Singapore
foundationPlace Southeast Asia
foundedBy Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
United Kingdom
hasActivity combined air defence training
joint military exercises
land forces exercises
maritime security exercises
hasCharacteristic based on consultation in case of external threat
does not include mutual defence clause
hasComponent Integrated Air Defence System
hasMeetingFrequency regular chiefs of defence conferences
regular defence ministers’ meetings
hasMember Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
United Kingdom
hasOrgan FPDA Air Component Commander
FPDA Air Defence Council
FPDA Air Defence Technical Group
FPDA Consultative Council
FPDA Defence Chiefs’ Conference
FPDA Integrated Area Defence System Headquarters
FPDA Land Component Commander
FPDA Maritime Component Commander
FPDA Senior Officials’ Meeting
headquartersLocation Butterworth Air Base
Malaysia
languageUsed English
legalForm non-binding agreement
precededBy British military presence in East of Suez
purpose military cooperation
mutual consultation on defence matters
security in Southeast Asia
regionServed Southeast Asia
relatedTo Commonwealth of Nations
shortName FPDA

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Royal Australian Navy belongsToAlliance Five Power Defence Arrangements
Armed Forces of New Zealand partOf Five Power Defence Arrangements
Headquarters British Army Brunei (elements) alliance Five Power Defence Arrangements
RAN memberOf Five Power Defence Arrangements
subject surface form: Royal Australian Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy alliance Five Power Defence Arrangements
TUDM alliance Five Power Defence Arrangements
RMAF Butterworth Air Base usedBy Five Power Defence Arrangements
this entity surface form: Five Power Defence Arrangements forces