{
  "id": 16294357,
  "title": "RM43mil Japanese anti-drone tech to be placed in Sepanggar, Labuan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rm43mil-japanese-anti-drone-tech-to-be-placed-in-sepanggar-labuan-16294357",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/rm43mil-japanese-anti-drone-tech-to-be-placed-in-sepanggar-labuan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia has agreed to a RM43 million deal with Japan to receive counter-drone technology, as part of its official security assistance programme. The systems, known as counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), will be deployed in strategic locations such as Labuan and Sepanggar in Sabah. Defence Minister Khaled Nordin highlighted that Malaysia faces a changing geopolitical landscape in a region fraught with challenges, emphasising the nation's maritime nature and the importance of protecting its waters, including the Straits of Melaka and the South China Sea. Khaled noted that the South China Sea encompasses disputed areas with China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, necessitating robust defence capabilities to maintain control over Malaysia's maritime domains. This marks the first instance of Japan providing C-UAS to Malaysia under its official security assistance programme, which has been ongoing since 2023.",
  "summary": "The counter-unmanned aircraft systems is part of the official security assistance programme by Japan, to bolster Malaysia's preparedness for drone attacks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan's RM40mil counter-drone system to cover Sepanggar, Labuan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/japans-rm40mil-counter-drone-system-to-cover-sepanggar-labuan",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:13:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Japan’s RM40 Mln Counter-drone System To Be Deployed In Sepanggar And Labuan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/general-japana-s-rm40-mln-counter-drone-system-to-be-deployed-in",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:14:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}