The four-day event draws 1,180 international companies, serving as a platform for showcasing cutting-edge defence equipment and technology while bolstering global defence collaboration.

Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani is expected to visit Manila from February 22 and reach an agreement with Philippine Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on the envisaged framework. The establishment of this new framework aims to strengthen Japan-Philippines defence cooperation.

Indonesia's Minister of Defense and President-elect Prabowo Subianto and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin recently discussed the modernisation of the primary weaponry defense system, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 that took place in Singapore from May 31 to June 2.

The Philippines is diversifying its weapon supply sources with a recent deal with China.

Japan and the Philippines have started talks on Tokyo’s transfer of two coast guard ships to Manila, deputy spokesperson of Japan’s foreign minister Masato Ohtaka said on August 12.

Japan and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation in transferring defence equipment and technology during their first “two-plus-two” security dialogue in Tokyo on December 17.