HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius take part in Exercise Malabar

HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius participated in the second phase of Exercise Malabar in the Indian Ocean. The Anzac class frigate and Replenishment Oiler joined ships and aircraft from participating nations India, Japan, and the United States to engage in complex multi-domain training in the Bay of Bengal, October 11-15. Australia also took part in the first phase of Exercise Malabar near Guam in August.