MiDAS intents to become the centre of excellence for research and knowledge sharing on the issues pertaining to defence and security. To achieve this goal, MiDAS will :

• Conduct research and analysis on policies related to Defence and Security.
• Generate thinking, debates and knowledge sharing through defence and security seminars either national or international level and dialogues concerning defence and security issues.
• Disseminate research findings through The Journal of Defence and Security, magazine, monograph and seminar proceedings.
• Collate and study research from other research institutions and higher learning centres holistically through networking with those institution.
• Develop resource centres for Malaysian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence.
• Explore new research areas with cooperation from other national or international research institutes.