Exercise Kakadu 2022

• Exercise Kakadu 2022 commenced in Australia’s Darwin on September 12, 2022.

• The Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) is a multinational exercise hosted by the Australian Navy in Darwin – the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory.

• It will be held from September 12 to 24 this year by the Royal Australian Navy with the support from the Royal Australian Air Force.

• This two-week long biennial maritime exercise brings together around 3,000 personnel, 15 warships and more than 30 aircraft from 22 countries.

• The Indian Navy is being represented by INS Satpura and P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

• The theme of this international exercise is ‘partnership, leadership and friendship’.

• It would cover both sea phase and the harbour phase.