Bersama Lima 2013-Boosting Regional Security

摘要

Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand forces once again combined their resources for exercise Bersama Lima 2013 in Malaysia. The exercise began Nov 7 and ended on Nov 21. Bersama Lima, literally meaning "five together" in Malay, is a high profile Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) air and maritime exercise aimed at sharing operational methods between the FPDA militaries and boosting relationships and interoperability between participating nations. The drills included planning and practicing air and maritime operations in the South China Sea, Malaysia and Singapore.