Australia’s key maritime exercise with Indonesia commenced yesterday in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Exercise New Horizon 2019 was designed to improve the ability of the Royal Australian Navy and Indonesian Navy to work together at sea.

The Commander of Navy’s Maritime Task Group, Captain Andrew Quinn, said the relationship between the two is positive and focused on a wide range of security-related matters.

He said, “our Navies are committed to promoting peace and stability in our region and working together to strengthen regional maritime security.”