{"id":2224,"date":"2021-04-19T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2023-08-20T13:47:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T10:47:42","slug":"australian-maritime-air-power-on-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=2224","title":{"rendered":"Australian Maritime Air Power on Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maritime air power was on show in Guam as a RAAF P-8A Poseidon participated in Exercise Sea Dragon alongside Japan, Canada, India and the United States, from January 13 to 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RAAF P-8A Poseidon in Exercise Sea Dragon. (Photo by www.airforce.gov.au\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

T<\/strong>he exercise provided a crucial training opportunity for a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon crew to practise advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tactics culminating in the tracking of a Los Angeles-class submarine, acting as an adversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having completed her P-8A Poseidon tactical conversion training in late 2020, Flying Officer Elise Champion enjoyed the experience of putting her lessons into practice against an advanced nuclear submarine in a deployed environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe opportunity to speak with other operators and hear their insight on ASW has been invaluable, especially with myself being so new to the squadron,\u201d Flying Officer Champion said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSea Dragon 2021 has given No. 11 Squadron the chance to coordinate and be on-station with other countries and their crews which has proved invaluable to our ability to conduct coordinated ASW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a show of interoperability, the RAAF P-8A Poseidon crew worked closely with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Kawasaki P-1, the Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora, the Indian Navy P-8 Poseidon, and the United States Navy P-8 Poseidon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flying Officer Champion said the focus of Sea Dragon was to build interoperability between the RAAF and our multinational allies through advanced ASW training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe exercise culminated in the locating, tracking and reporting of the Los Angeles-class submarine, USS Providence (SSN 719) acting as the adversary,\u201d Flying Officer Champion said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe nations worked in shifts to find and track the elusive submarine, maintaining continuous 24-hour coverage for over four days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Exercise Sea Dragon and before their return home to Australia, the RAAF P-8A Poseidon crew were assigned to a follow-up task of surveillance patrols to ensure the safety and security of the Indo-Pacific region; this included a search and rescue mission to locate a man overboard from a fishing vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Royal Australian Air Force News and events<\/a> – 19 April 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naomi A.J. Takahashi <\/strong><\/a>(JAPAN<\/a> and AUSTRALIA<\/a> XairForces <\/strong><\/a>Editor)
naomitakahashi@yandex.com<\/a>
Facebook.com\/lockheed.lightning<\/a>
Twitter.com\/LLightning2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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