REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Thursday, 12 November 2026 – The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Strategic Planning Conference was held from 11 to 12 November 2026 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Republic of Singapore.
The conference was co-chaired by Hajah Dayang Siti Maszaiwati binti Haji Zaini, Director of Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, and Brigadier General Daxson Yap Chin Teck, Director of Defence Policy Office, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Singapore. The conference was attended by representatives from ASEAN Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat and invited panellists.
The two-day event opened with a panel discussion featuring speakers from the ASEAN Secretariat and the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), exploring how the ADMM and ADMM-Plus can remain relevant amid an evolving security environment. Subsequent discussions focused on building a common understanding of the ADMM’s future strategic goals, with emphasis on addressing enduring and emerging security challenges, engaging external partners and stakeholders, and strengthening practical defence cooperation.
The Strategic Planning Conference built upon the Strategy Paper on a Future-Ready ADMM and ADMM-Plus, which was co-sponsored by Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore and approved at the 18th ADMM on 20 November 2024.
PERSIDANGAN PERANCANGAN STRATEGIK MESYUARAT MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN (ADMM)
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Khamis, 12 November 2026 – Persidangan Perancangan StrategikMesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) telah berlangsung pada 11 hingga 12 November 2026 di Hotel Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Republik Singapura.
Persidangan tersebut dipengerusikan bersama oleh Hajah Dayang Siti Maszaiwati binti Haji Zaini, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam, dan Brigedier Jeneral Daxson Yap Chin Teck, Pengarah Pejabat Dasar Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan, Republik Singapura. Persidangan ini dihadiri oleh wakil-wakil daripada negara-negara anggota ASEAN, Sekretariat ASEAN serta ahli-ahli panel jemputan.
Persidangan selama dua hari tersebut dimulakan dengan sesi perbincangan panel yang menampilkan penceramah daripada Sekretariat ASEAN dan Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB), yang membincangkan pendekatan bagi memastikan ADMM dan ADMM-Plus terus relevan dalam menghadapi persekitaran keselamatan yang sentiasa berubah. Perbincangan seterusnya memberi tumpuan kepada usaha mencapai persefahaman mengenai matlamat strategik ADMM pada masa hadapan, dengan penekanan terhadap langkah-langkah menangani cabaran keselamatan yang berterusan dan baharu, melibatkan kerjasama dengan rakan negara luar serta pihak-pihak berkepentingan, dan memperkukuh kerjasama pertahanan secara praktikal.
Persidangan Perancangan Strategik ini merupakan kesinambungan kepada Kertas Strategi ADMM dan ADMM-Plus: Sedia Menghadapi Masa Hadapan (Strategy Paper on a Future-Ready ADMM and ADMM-Plus), yang ditaja bersama oleh Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Singapura serta diluluskan semasa Mesyuarat ADMM ke-18 pada 20 November 2024.