Exercise Kakadu 2022 - Harbour Phase
Channel: Royal Australian Navy
Date: 16/09/2022

Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) is being conducted in Darwin and the Northern Australian Exercise area (NAXA) from 12-24 September 2022. 

KA22 is the 15th iteration of the RAN’s flagship biennial regional Maritime International Engagement exercise and is expected to draw together approximately 3000 personnel, 17 warships and 34 aircraft from 22 countries. 

The exercise theme is ‘Partnership, Leadership and Friendship’. Exercise Kakadu is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN)-led biennial exercise supported by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). 

The RAN’s flagship regional international engagement activity, Exercise Kakadu has grown in size and complexity since its inception in 1993. 

Exercise Kakadu provides an opportunity for regional partners to undertake multinational maritime activities ranging from constabulary operations to high-end maritime warfare in a combined environment.