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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Anzac has completed its deployment on Operation Argos as part of a routine regional presence deployment.
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Australia actively supports the enforcement of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against the North Korean regime through the deployment of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol aircraft and RAN surface vessels.
As part of this, HMAS Anzac, with its embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, has monitored and deterred illegal ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods in the region.
Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Greg Bilton said, “Australia is committed to enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea until it takes concrete steps towards denuclearisation. We regularly deploy ADF assets on Operation Argos to monitor and deter shipments of sanctioned goods alongside close partners including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.”
Since 2018, Australia has deployed RAAF maritime patrol aircraft on 11 occasions and RAN vessels on nine occasions in support of the operation.
Commanding Officer HMAS Anzac, Commander David McPherson added, “Team Anzac conducted monitoring and surveillance at sea in response to illicit maritime activities using a range of the ship’s advanced sensors, and the embarked MH-60R Seahawk maritime warfare helicopter, which is equipped with world-leading anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.”
Operation Argos is the Australian Defence Force’s commitment to the international effort to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
The United Nations Security Council sanctions limit North Korea’s imports of refined petroleum and crude oil, and its exports of coal, all of which are facilitated by such transfers.
