Navies Arrive in Darwin for Major Maritime Warfare Exercise

摘要

More than 1, 200 people, eight warships and 26 aircraft from 15 coalition nations arrived in Darwin for Royal Australian Navy's largest maritime warfare exercise, Kakadu 2014, held from August 25 to September 12, 2014. The naval forces conducted tactical warfare planning and cultural exchanges in Darwin for the first week of the exercise then head to sea for high-end warfare serials including naval gunfire, communications, boardings and air defence in the following two weeks. Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Adm Stuart Mayer, said Kakadu 2014 aimed to concentrate neighbours from the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions to build on and enhance maritime capability. "We will focus on the maritime warfare aspects common to all of the forces involved so we can further develop mutual understanding in multilateral operations."