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Australia launches Exercise KAKADU 2016

Maritime September 28, 2016

Australia’s largest international maritime exercise, KAKADU 2016, was officially launched on 13 September in Darwin by the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer.

Ships, submarines and aircraft from Australia, Canada, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and the United States, with observers from Fiji, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga and Vietnam, descended on Darwin to practise activities ranging from constabulary and surveillance scenarios to high-end maritime warfare in a combined environment.

Exercise KAKADU saw the nations enhance interoperability, share knowledge and develop skills in responding to threats in the maritime and air domains with a multinational force.

Rear Admiral Mayer welcomed the participating nations, outlining his vision for the Exercise. He said: “Exercise KAKADU is important for forging relationships that build the trust on which we depend in times of crisis and in peace. Australia’s regional partners have come to the crucial city of Darwin and our seas to the north to develop expertise and mastery in maritime operations. KAKADU provides an opportunity to collaborate so that our combined forces can immediately respond at times that require the support of all nations.”

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