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More than 400 Australian Defence Force personnel trained with troops from Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom during Exercise Bersama Lima 2023.
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ADF troops were supported by F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft, Hobart Class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane, and a company of infantry soldiers from the Australian Army during the annual two-week Five Power Defence Arrangements exercise in Malaysia.
Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Greg Bilton AO, CSC, said the Five Power Defence Arrangements continue to make a positive contribution to collective security.
“Australia has exercised with our Five Power Defence Arrangements partners for more than 50 years in support of regional security,” LTGEN Bilton said.
“Exercise Bersama Lima provides an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation in support of a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region.”
The Five Power Defence Arrangements were signed by Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom in 1971.
