HMAS Perth, ADF personnel attend ASEAN-led training in the Philippines

The Royal Australian Navy participated in this ASEAN Joint Cooperative Activity alongside ADMM-Plus partners. Australia’s support to the Joint Cooperative Activity reflects Australia’s longstanding commitment to ASEAN-centrality and the ASEAN-led regional architecture, according to a public statement from Defence.

HMAS Perth participated in the ASEAN Joint Cooperative Activity sea phase alongside regional and international partners, demonstrating Australia’s commitment to strengthen regional resilience, enhance maritime security cooperation and contribute to a secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

The activity demonstrates our collective commitment to strengthen the ASEAN-led regional architecture, in support of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. It builds mutual understanding and interoperability between nations and armed forces.

Australia’s participation supports the right to freedom of navigation and overflight under international law, other lawful uses of the sea and international airspace, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Robert Dougherty

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