HMAS Sydney returns to Australia after 131-day Indo-Pacific deployment

The guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney has returned to Fleet Base East in Australia following a 131-day deployment across the Indo-Pacific. The mission involved extensive maritime combat training and air and missile defence exercises.

During its deployment, the vessel participated in several major multinational exercises, including Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), Pacific Dragon, Pacific Vanguard, and Nichi-Gou Trident. The ship operated alongside partner nations including the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Chile, Italy, and Indonesia.

Before returning to port, HMAS Sydney conducted a replenishment with HMAS Stalwart and rendezvoused with HMAS Choules in the Arafura Sea. While HMAS Sydney concluded its mission, HMAS Choules continued its deployment to participate in Exercise Keris Woomera, a bilateral exercise between the Australian Defence Force and the Indonesian National Armed Forces.