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Rimba Air Force Base, Thursday, 16 September 2021 – Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, RBAirF Commander, attended the 18th ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Conference (AACC) conducted virtually.
Also in attendance were the RBAirF Acting Chief of Staff and RBAirF Staff Officers Grade 3 for Intelligence and Security. The event, themed ‘Optimizing Capabilities and Cooperation Against New Challanges’, was hosted by the Royal Thai Air Force, Kingdom of Thailand.
The conference was attended by the 10 ASEAN Air Force Chiefs and started off with welcoming remarks by the 18th AACC Chairman, Air Chief Marshal Airbull Suttiwan, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Air Force. This was followed by the presentation on the outcomes of the 8th ASEAN Air Force Education and Training (AAFET) Air Working Group meeting held on the 31st August – 01st September 2021.
During exchange of views session, the RBAirF Commander shared about the impacts and challenges of COVID-19 towards RBAirF by acknowledging on the adoption of new norms, the establishment of RBAirF Task Force and employment of RBAirF personnel to assist the government effort in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite that, RBAirF are always on high level of readiness in order to carry out HADR operations such as MEDEVAC with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines in line with the Ministry of Health. In addition to the current situation, technology is also a rising demand due to the need to conduct video teleconference as virtual meetings to adhere to the SOP which is to decrease contact and meet ups. With that, Cyber Security plays an important role to ensure the network used are secured.
Commander RBAirF then shared his views from the outcomes of the 8th AAFET that through this viable platform, collective sharing of best practices and collaboration among the ASEAN Air Forces would be beneficial in moving towards a more practical cooperation. He also touched on the initiatives outlined during recent 15th ADMM on the establishment of regional ASEAN Cyber Defence Network (ACDN) which also complemented by the new ADMM Cybersecurity and Information Centre of Excellence. These initiatives could be utilised as an exchange platform for knowledge and best practices by the ASEAN Air Forces to build confidence and preparedness as well as maintaining collaboration and developing new avenues.
The conference concluded with the handing over of the AACC Chairmanship to the Lao Air Force, scheduled in Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2022.
PEMERINTAH TUDB HADIRI MESYUARAT ASEAN AIR FORCE CHIEFS KALI KE-18 SECARA MAYA
Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba, Khamis, 16 September 2021 – Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB, telah menghadiri Mesyuarat ASEAN Air Forces Chiefs (AACC) kali Ke-18 yang dikendalikan secara dalam talian.
Turut hadir bersama ialah Pemangku Ketua Staf TUDB dan Penolong Pegawai Turus Perisikan dan Keselamatan TUDB. Dengan bertemakan ‘Optimizing Capabilities and Cooperation Against New Challanges’, mesyuarat ini dihoskan oleh Tentera Udara Diraja Thailand, Thailand.
Mesyuarat dihadiri oleh Pemerintah Tentera Udara dari 10 buah negara ASEAN dan dimulakan dengan ucapan pembukaan dari Pengerusi Mesyuarat Air Chief Marshal Airbull Suttiwan, Commander-in-Chief, Tentera Udara Diraja Thailand. Mesyuarat diteruskan dengan taklimat hasil dari Mesyuarat ASEAN Air Force Training and Education (AAFET) kali Ke-8 yang diadakan pada 31 Ogos – 01 September 2021.
Semasa Sesi Pertukaran Pandangan, Pemerintah TUDB mengongsikan mengenai impak dan cabaran COVID-19 kepada TUDB dengan penerapan norma baharu, penubuhan Task Force Bantu TUDB dan pengerahan anggota-anggota TUDB dalam usaha membantu Kerajaan dalam membendung wabak COVID-19. Walau bagaimanapun, TUDB sentiasa di dalam tahap kesiapsediaan yang tinggi bagi menjalani Bantuan Operasi Kemanusiaan dan Bencana Alam (HADR) seperti Evakuasi Perubatan (MEDEVAC) mengikut Prosedur Operasi Standard (SOP) dan Garispandu yang diberikan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan.
Disamping itu, Pemerintah TUDB menerangkan situasi pandemik ini juga menunjukkan bahawa adanya peningkatan dari penggunaan teknologi seperti
Video Teleconference atau mesyuarat dalam talian bagi mematuhi SOP untuk mengurangkan kontak atau perjumpaan. Dengan itu, Sekuriti Siber memainkan peranan yang penting bagi memastikan rangkaian yang digunakan adalah selamat.
Pemerintah TUDB kemudian meninjau semula hasil AAFET kali Ke-8 dan mengongsi pandangan bahawa melalui platform yang tersedia, perkongsian amalan terbaik dan kolaborasi di antara Tentera-tentera Udara ASEAN akan memberikan manfaat dalam menuju ke arah kerjasama yang lebih praktikal. Beliau juga menyentuh mengenai inisiatif yang digariskan semasa ADMM ke-15 iaitu penubuhan ASEAN Cyber Defence Network (ACDN) di peringkat serantau dan ADMM
Cybersecurity and Information Centre of Excellence. Inisiatif tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai platform bagi pertukaran pengetahuan dan amalan terbaik di antara Tentera-Tentera Udara ASEAN untuk membina kepercayaan dan kesiapsiagaan serta memperluaskan kerjasama ke hala baru.
Mesyuarat diakhiri dengan penyerahan Pengerusi Mesyuarat AACC kepada Tentera Udara Laos, yang akan diadakan di Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao pada tahun 2022.
