Exercise Kakadu 2022 has come to a close with a full program of activities in the seas and skies off Northern Australia and in Darwin from 12 until 24 September.
The Royal Australian Navy’s biennial international engagement activity Kakadu 2022, which involves 16 warships, a submarine, more than 30 aircraft and 3000 participants from more than 20 countries, has witnessed activities ranging from constabulary operations to high-end maritime warfare.
The Pacific support vessel, Australian defence vessel (ADV) Reliant commenced its inaugural deployment from Cairns on 13 September, to further enhance Australia’s support to the Pacific security.
This year’s exercise Kakadu, a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) led exercise supported by the Royal Australian Air Force, is set to be one of the biggest yet, with more than 15 vessels, more than 30 aircraft and around 3,000 personnel from more than 20 countries participating in the drill.
In the seas off the island of Guam, five nations have combined to test their maritime warfare skills during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022, with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) achieving successful missile firings from Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sidney.
Royal Australian Navy crews will train on the newly commissioned HMS Anson and other Astute-Class submarines, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
Royal Australian Navy’s lead Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra has sailed the waters around Hawaii conducting docking operations with US Marine Corps’ (USMC) MV-22B Osprey aircraft.
Royal Australian Navy’s lead Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel, HMAS Supply, has completed a first-of-class firing trial of the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) during a regional presence deployment.
The US Navy, Royal Navy and Australian Defence Force (ADF) military members have teamed up as part of the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission team, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
The Royal Australian Navy has revealed plans to conduct the largest international exercise in its history, the exercise Kakadu.
Five navies have united off Australia’s eastern coast to sail in formation during Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21). Warships from Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the US came together off the coast of Queensland to showcase their ability to operate as a single force and put their collective m
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the US Navy have wrapped up the third edition of the bilateral Exercise Pacific Griffin.
Japanese warship JS Ariake (DD-109) has completed five months of CTF-151 counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) began a mine warfare exercise off the coast of southwestern Japan on 28 January 2021.
