Aussie Abrams deployed to Indonesia

At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), more than 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force will take part in Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023.

CAPTION: An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank is loaded onto the USAV SSGT. Robert T. Kuroda at the Port of Darwin, NT, bound for Indonesia for Exercise Super Garuda Shield 23. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

Exercise Super Garuda Shield is a TNI- and United States Indo-Pacific Command-led bilateral training activity in and around East Java from 31 August to 13 September.

Australian Army is contributing a troop of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment, an infantry platoon from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment, command and control elements, and a range of armoured vehicles, trucks and recovery vehicles.

The tanks and other vehicles were transported from their base in Adelaide to Darwin Port, and loaded onto US Army Vessel SSGT. Robert T. Kuroda bound for Surabaya in Indonesia, last week.

This exercise will provide training for ADF personnel and rehearse the ADF’s ability to collaborate with partner nations to effectively deploy significant land forces, including tanks, across the Indo-Pacific region.

 

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