KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is exploring opportunities to participate in Brazilian aerospace and defence company Embraer's regional and global supply chain as part of efforts to strengthen the local defence industry.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said this followed a courtesy visit by Embraer Defence and Security chief commercial officer Frederico Lemos at Wisma Pertahanan today.
"The meeting provided an opportunity to explore cooperation in developing the local downstream ecosystem, including opportunities for Malaysia to participate in Embraer's supply chain at the regional and global levels.
"This potential is in line with the aspirations of the National Defence Industry Policy (DIPN) to strengthen the capabilities of the local defence industry," he said in a Facebook post.
