Bersama Padu 2010
Exercise Bersama Padu (BP10), which means 'together united' in Malay, aims to cultivate regional ties and seeks to enhance Australia's interoperability with the armed forces of Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
The exercise allows Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) nations' armies, navies and air forces to exercise the conduct of combined and joint operations at an operational and/or tactical level for the defence of Malaysia and Singapore.
Exercise BP10 will be conducted 11 – 29 October, with the live exercise phase conducted 24 – 27 October.
Overall, the exercise will involve more than 3000 personnel, up to 13 ships and 60 aircraft, plus various support elements.
Australian Defence Force assets involved in BP10 include HMA Ships Success, Tobruk, Toowoomba, and Arunta, one Australian Clearance Dive team, eight F/A-18s from No 3 Squadron RAAF Williamtown NSW, one Army platoon from Butterworth and around 60 support staff from across the ADF for the Headquarters.
BP10 is a well planned activity that aims to train and evaluate our capabilities, processes and procedures while minimising any impact on the population and within the exercise area.
BP10 allows the RAAF to test and practise its deployment capabilities so that it can operate away from its home base.
In addition to eight F/A-18 Hornets from No 3 Squadron participating in BP10, a C-17A Globemaster from RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland and a C-130H Hercules from RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales will provide airborne logistics support (carrying personnel, equipment and stores) for Australian Defence Force units travelling to and from BP10. The C-17A Globemaster and C-130H Hercules will not be participating in the exercise.