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Australia And Thailand Participate in Combined War Game

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Friday, September 11th, 2009

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HMAS Darwin, a Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Class Frigate this week kicked off Austhai 09, a combined maritime exercise with the Royal Thai Navy in the Gulf of Thailand. The exercise, taking place in waters off Sattahip, will see Darwin operate with Thai missile corvette, HTMS Rattanakosin and the frigate HTMS Kririrat. During the week-long exercise, core mariner and warfare skills will be practised including seamanship, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, maritime interdiction operations and anti-surface warfare. "Darwin is proud to…

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