Malaysia’s Senior Minister and Minister of Defence  Hishammuddin Hussein speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – About 25,000 visitors from more than50 countries and territories are expected to attend the 2022 Defence ServicesAsia (DSA) and 2022 National Security Conference Asia (NATSEC), scheduled to beheld from March 28 to 31 at the Malaysia International Trade and ExhibitionCentre (Mitec) in Kuala Lumpur, said Senior Minister and Minister of DefenceHishammuddin Hussein.

Speaking at a press conference on March 27, he said that as oneof the leading defence and security shows in the world, DAS 2022 and NATSEC2022 will send a strong signal to the world that Malaysia is open for businessand is the ideal destination for investments and trade - a much-needed catalystto spur and contribute to the country’s recovery efforts.

As many as 1,170 companies from54 countries will participate in the event to showcase the most sophisticatedhardware and electronics of land, air and sea forces; along with cutting-edgetechnology in the areas of cyber domain, border protection, citizenidentification, artificial intelligence, battlefield healthcare, training andsimulation systems, police and homeland security peripherals, as well asprotection systems of critical assets, he said.

Hishammuddin also said thatthere would be 20 country group pavilions by Malaysia, Austria, Azerbaijan, theCzech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Italy, Norway, Pakistan,Slovakia, Spain, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, China, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Malaysia’s Defence Ministrywill coordinate with the Institute of Defence and Security in organising 2022Putrajaya Forum on March 29 which will focus on shared regional responsibility with two sessions, titled 'Adapting to Regional Security Evolution' and 'SecurityWithout Borders', respectively, he said.

DSA and NATSEC are one of theworld's largest defense and security events held every two years. The first DSAwas held in 1988. Malaysia canceled the 17th DSA and the 2nd NATSEC which were scheduledto be held in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

🍬 DSA 2022 and NATSEC 2022 arealso the first and largest international events that this Southeast Asiancountry has hosted since the Malaysian Government decided to move from thetransition to endemic phase of COVID-19 from April 1./.