Australia, Japan conclude bilateral exercise
Aircraft and ships from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) have completed the bilateral Exercise Nichi Gou Trident off the coast of New South Wales, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 23 April.
RAN ships HMAS Success, Adelaide and Ballarat joined with JMSDF destroyers JS Asayuki and JS Umigiri, and the JS Hakuryu submarine to conduct activities including aviation, ship handling and anti-submarine warfare operations. Exercises were also conducted with Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 and AP-3C Orion aircraft.
The exercise, which was been conducted regularly since 2009, is designed to develop interoperability capabilities between the RAN and JMSDF. The two nations also conduct the biennial Exercise Kakadu.
Captain Brian Schlegel, exercise director, Australia, said: ‘The exercise was successful and certainly provided ample opportunity to practice significant activities in a bilateral environment with open exchanges of ideas and operating procedures to further enhance our interoperability.’
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