Editing Five Power Defence Arrangements (section)

===Area defence system===
In 1981, the five powers organised the first annual land and naval exercises. Since 1997, the naval and air exercises have been combined. 

In the 1990s, land exercises were added to the exercise programme and by 2000 the FPDA was actively pursuing the development of a capability for joint and combined operations in which air defence would contribute only as part of broader air, land, and maritime operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fivepowerdefencearrangements.org/history | title=History }}</ref>

In 2001, HQ IADS was redesignated Headquarters Integrated "Area" Defence System. It now has personnel from all three branches of the armed services, and co-ordinates the annual five-power naval and air exercises, while moving towards the fuller integration of land elements. An annual FPDA Defence Chiefs' Conference (FDCC) is hosted by either Malaysia or Singapore, and is the highest military professional forum of the FPDA and serves as an important platform for dialogue and exchange of views among the Defence Chiefs.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2013/nov/07nov13_nr.html#.UnwdBpy5_Kk |title=News - Singapore Hosts 15th FPDA Defence Chiefs' Conference (07 Nov 13) |publisher=MINDEF |access-date=7 April 2014 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315070216/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2013/nov/07nov13_nr.html#.UnwdBpy5_Kk |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is also a Five Powers Defence Arrangements Ministerial Meeting (FDMM).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2013-11-05a.173509.h&s=Five+Powers+Defence+Arrangements#g173509.q0 |title=Military Alliances: 5 Nov 2013: HansardHansard Written Answers |publisher=TheyWorkForYou |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Cope Taufan 140618-F-XT249-549.jpg|thumb|[[RMAF Butterworth]] in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]].]]
[[John Moore (Australian politician)|John Moore]], then [[Minister of Defence (Australia)|Minister of Defence of Australia]] said, "As an established [[multilateralism|multilateral]] security framework, the FPDA has a unique role in Asia. It is of strategic benefit to all member nations and, in Australia's view, to the wider [[Asia-Pacific]] region."<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Mooretpl.cfm?CurrentId=192|title=Media Release: Five Power Defence Meeting|date=4 July 2000 |publisher= Defence Ministers & Parliamentary Secretary(Australia)|access-date=25 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080202162440/http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Mooretpl.cfm?CurrentId=192 |archive-date = 2 February 2008}}</ref> Malaysia's CDF, former General (GEN) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Bin Mohd Zin concurred: "We can help each other... and cooperate with one another."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resourcelibrary/cyberpioneer/topics/articles/news/2013/nov/07nov13_news.html#.UnwfB5y5_Kk |title=Cyberpioneer - Five Power Defence Arrangements remain relevant (07 Nov 13) |publisher=Mindef.gov.sg |date=7 November 2013 |access-date=7 April 2014 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828144813/https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resourcelibrary/cyberpioneer/topics/articles/news/2013/nov/07nov13_news.html#.UnwfB5y5_Kk |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the latest New Zealand defence White Paper released in June 2016, it was outlined that given New Zealand was a longstanding member of the Five Power Defence Arrangements, it would, "meet its commitments should Malaysia or Singapore be subject to a military attack."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzdf.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/public-docs/2016/defence-white-paper-2016.pdf/|title=Defence White Paper 2016|publisher=The New Zealand Ministry of Defence Manatū Kaupapa Waonga|date=June 2016|accessdate=9 June 2016|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804113221/http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/public-docs/2016/defence-white-paper-2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>