Australian and Indian air crews operating P-8 maritime patrol aircraft recently trained together during a four-month long regional engagement activity.
Sailors and naval aviators trained on high-value unit defense, ballistic missile defense, replenishments-at-sea, cross-deck flight operations, and maritime security operations.
The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) will participate alongside Japan and the United States for the first time in Exercise Yama Sakura (mountain cherry blossom in Japanese) to be held this December.
These underwater systems were used to mimic the acoustic profile of a submarine, which was tailored for the exercises, so that they could then be hunted and tracked.
The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) are undertaking naval special operations joint training as part of Exercise “Blue Sword-2023.”