Exercise Pacific Protector 06 overview

Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 aircraft from 75 Squadron interdict and escort a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 suspected of carrying illicit cargo of proliferation concern during Exercise Pacific Protector 06.

Exercise PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 was the second Australian hosted international Proliferation Security Initiative exercise, following the successful conduct of PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03 in the Coral Sea.

The Exercise reaffirmed Australia's strong support for the PSI.

PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 involved an air interception scenario, together with ground based activities, around Darwin. It was held in early April 2006.

The purpose of the exercise was to practice how Australian authorities would respond in a coordinated way to a proliferation incident, testing inter-agency and international procedures.

The exercise further demonstrated the resolve of Australia and its international PSI partners to deter and prevent the illicit transfer of WMD and related materials.

Twenty PSI countries attended the exercise and an addditional 15 countries participated in a concurrent PSI outreach program.

ADF and Customs personnel and assets participated in the exercise, as well as personnel and assets from Japan, NZ, Singapore, UK, and the US.

Frequently asked questions for Exercise PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06.

 

 

Information current at 13 July 2006