Improvements to the human resource management system that focuses on enhancing the quality of life of MAF personnel by providing better health and accommodation facilities is to ensure that the living environment of military personnel is holistic and integrated. There is a need to improve management skills especially in Research and Development (R&D) and acquisition system. Hence the MAF needs to be equipped with the best affordable defence system. The acquired systems must meet the operational standards of all services and suited to operational and doctrinal concepts. The defence system will also be introduced into service following intensive tests and evaluation. The military infrastructure is the basic platform to support military operations. Even though most infrastructure development is implemented by the public sector, the MAF still needs to improve its construction and engineering capability and skills. In addition to infrastructure specifically built for defence purposes of strategic national installations, assets and other infrastructure have to have the capability and capacity to meet future defence needs in line with the HANRUH concept. An important consideration in national defence planning is to ensure that the MAF has access to national public resources as a way of enhancing any particular operation or mitigating a crisis. Modern warfare no longer restricted to the military but is allencompassing in nature. The enemy could be expected to use all possible means to achieve its objective. To address the situation Malaysia needs to aspire to and be able to strengthen its defence capability using all available public resources and policies particularly HANRUH. While the National Defence Policy espouses defence diplomacy as the main and fundamental principles of defence, it also recognises Deterrence and Forward Defence as pillars of the nation’s strategic defence. A deterrence-based defence strategy is intended to reduce enemy self-confidence and prevent it from undertaking direct and indirect military action against Malaysia. To this end MAF’s ability has to be MALAYSIA’S NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY Page 26