Five Power Defence Arrangements

The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a series of bilateral defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, all of which are Commonwealth members that once belonged to the British Empire.

Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA)
Founded16 April 1971 (1971-04-16)
TypeMilitary alliance
HeadquartersRMAF Butterworth Air Base
Sembawang Air Base
Membership
  •  Australia
  •  Malaysia
  •  New Zealand
  •  Singapore
  •  United Kingdom

Signed in 1971, the FPDA consists of the five powers consulting each other "immediately" in the event of threat or an armed attack on any of the FPDA members for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken, jointly or separately in response.

There is no specific commitment to intervene militarily, and the agreement is merely consultative. The Five Powers Defence Arrangements do not refer to exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and the enforcement of a state's EEZ rights is a matter for that state, which may request the assistance of other states in so doing.

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