Australia and the Philippines are conducting their first major joint aerial assault training exercise in the contested South China Sea.
The two countries are conducting the drills as part of the ongoing Exercise Alon, scheduled to occur from August 14 to 31. Australia’s largest warship, HMAS Canberra, is among the fleet of vessels participating in Exercise Alon in the Philippines.
Exercise Alon is being integrated into Australia’s annual Indo-Pacific Endeavor regional activity for the first time. Australia has acquired A$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) of missiles from the United States.
This acquisition is part of Washington's agenda to hyper-militarise its Indo-Pacific AUKUS ally with eyes locked on China.
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