Proliferation Security Initiative
Australian contributions to foreign hosted PSI Exercises
In addition to hosting PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03, PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 and PACIFIC PROTECTOR ’10, Australia has sent assets or observers to almost every PSI exercise.
Australian Defence Force and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ships and personnel have participated in Exercise LEADING EDGE in the United Arab Emirates (24-28 Jan 2010), Exercise DEEP SABRE II hosted by Singapore (37-30 Oct 2009) and Exercise Maru in New Zealand (11-22 Sept 2009).
| Exercise | Date | Host | Scenario | Location | Australian Pariticpation |
| PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03 | 10-13 Sept 03 | AUS | Maritime Interdiction | Coral Sea, Australia | HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Success, Customs ACV Botany Bay, Coastwatch aircraft |
| AIR CPX | 08-10 Oct 03 | GBR | Air Interception CPX | London, UK | Observer(s) |
| SANSO 03 | 13-17 Oct 03 | ESP | Maritime Interdiction | Western Mediterranean | Observer(s) |
| BASILIC 03 | 25-27 Nov 03 | FRA | Maritime Interdiction | Western Mediterranean | Observer(s) |
| SEA SABER | 11-17 Jan 04 | USA | Maritime Interdiction | Arabian Sea | HMAS Melbourne, RAAF P-3C aircraft |
| AIR BRAKE 04 | 19 Feb 04 | ITA | Air Interception | Trapani, Italy | Observer(s) |
| HAWKEYE | 31 Mar -1 April 04 | DEU | Customs interception at Airport | Frankfurt Airport, Germany | Observer(s) |
| CLEVER SENTINEL | 19-22 April 04 | ITA | Maritime Interdiction | Mediterranean | Observer(s) |
| SAFE BORDERS | 19-21 April 04 | POL | Ground Interdiction | Wroclaw, Poland | Observer(s) |
| APSE 04 | 23-24 June 04 | FRA | Simulated Air Interception/CPX | France | Observer(s) |
| PSI GAME - NEWPORT | 27 Sept-1 Oct 04 | USA | A range of maritime interdiction scenarios | Newport, USA | 7 Person team participated |
| TEAM SAMURAI 04 | 25-27 Oct 04 | JPN | Maritime Interdiction | Tokyo Bay, Japan | HMAS Arunta, Customs Boarding Team, plus Observers |
| CHOKEPOINT 04 | 8-18 Nov 04 | USA | Maritime Interdiction | Anegada Passage, Eastern Carribean | Participated in capital-based Command Post Exercise element, Observer for Live Exercise |
| NINFA 05 | 8-15 April 05 | PRT | Maritime Interdiction/transer to port | Atlantic Ocean, Portugal | Observer(s) |
| BOHEMIAN GUARD 05 | 1-2 June 05 | POL/ CZE | Ground Interdiction | Polish/Czech border | Observer(s) |
| BLUE ACTION 05 | 7-8 June 2005 | ESP | Air Interception | Western Mediterranean | Observer(s) |
| DEEP SABRE 05 | 15-19 Aug 05 | SGP | Maritime Interception, transfer to port, handover to civil authorities | Singapore | HMAS Westralia, Australian Customs Vessel, Australian Customs team, National Team to participate in Tabletop component |
| PSI GAME - BERGEN | 3-7 Oct 05 | NOR | A range of air interception scenarios | Bergen, Norway | 7 Person team participated |
| EXPLORING THEMIS | 14-19 Nov 05 | GBR | CPX and maritime interdiction in Indian Ocean | Unknown Indian Ocean Area | Participated in two capital-based Command Post Exercise scenarios |
| PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 | 4-6 April 2006 | AUS | Air interception | Darwin | FA-18, Customs, IRR, AFP, ARPANSA |
| TOP PORT | 4 - 5 April 06 | NLD | Land interception | Observer(s) | |
| ANATOLIAN SUN 06 (aka "ANATOLIAN DEER") | 24-26 May 06 | TUR | Maritime Interception | Ankara, Antalya | Observer(s) |
| AMBER SUNRISE | 13-15 Sep 06 | POL/ DNK/RUS | Maritime interdiction | Baltic Sea | Observer(s) |
| LEADING EDGE | 29-31 Oct 06 | USA | Maritime and air | Gulf region | HMAS WARRAMUNGA, PC-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft and Inter-agency Delegation |
| SMART RAVEN | 26-27 Apr 2007 | LTU | Air interdiction | Lithuania | Observer(s) |
| ADRIATIC GATE | 27-29 May 2007 | SLO | Ground/port interdiction | Slovenia | Observer(s) |
| PACIFIC SHIELD 07 | 12-15 Oct 2007 | JPN | Maritime and port interdiction | Japan | HMAS PERTH, a 7 person Customs multi-disciplinary boarding team and Observer(s) |
| GUISTIR 08 | 10-12 Mar 2008 | FRA | Maritime and port interdiction | Gulf of Aden, Djibouti | Observer(s) |
| MARU | 11-22 Sept 2009 | NZL | Maritime interdiction | Auckland, NZL | HMAS MARYBOROUGH, a 6 person Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team and Inter-agency Delegation |
| FBI REGIONAL WORKSHOP | 15-17 Sept 2009 | AUS and USA | Sydney, AUS | Inter-agency Delegation. | |
| DEEP SABRE II | 27-30 Oct 2009 | SGP | Maritime interdiction | Singapore | HMAS BUNDABERG, 6 person Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team and Inter-agency Delegation |
| LEADING EDGE | 24-28 Jan 2010 | USA | Maritime and port interdiction | UAE | HMAS STUART and Inter-agency Delegation. |
| PACIFIC PROTECTOR | 14-16 Sept 2010 | AUS | Air interdiction | Cairns, Australia | Customs, Australian Federal Police, Airport personnel and inter-agency Delegation. |