Australia: Joint Exercises

(asked on 8th May 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Australia.


This question was answered on 14th May 2019

The UK and Australia continue to exercise alongside each other regularly. Plans include:

Exercise Pacific Kukri involving elements of British Forces Brunei in Australia enabled by the Australian Army.

Exercise Talisman Sabre, primarily a US/Australian Exercise, but also involving Royal Marine and RAF personnel.

Exercise Diamond Strike, a US/Australian air warfare exercise, also involving a small number of RAF personnel.

Exercise Bersama Lima, the key annual exercise for the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, including force elements from the RAF participating alongside the RAAF in 2019

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