Operation Argos
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| Operation Argos | |
|---|---|
| Colour photograph of a four engined aircraft on the ground A RAAF AP-3C Orion at Kadena Air Force Base in October 2018 | |
| Location | North Asia |
| Objective | Enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea |
| Date | Periodically since 2018 |
| Executed by | Australian Defence Force |
Operation Argos is the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the international effort to enforce United Nations' sanctions against North Korea. The operation began in 2018, and is ongoing.[1] The Australian effort is focused on detecting ship to ship transfers of contraband goods.[2] It involves periodic deployments of aircraft and warships.[3]
The international effort involves Australia, Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is coordinated by the United States Seventh Fleet.[4]
Deployments
[edit | edit source]Deployments have included:
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Japan in May 2018[5]
- Two RAAF AP-3C Orions to North Asia in September 2018[6]
- HMAS Melbourne in September 2018[7][8]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in December 2018[7]
- HMAS Parramatta in late 2019[9]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in February 2020[9]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in September 2020[10]
- HMAS Arunta in November 2020[2]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base from late February to late March 2021[1][11]
- HMAS Ballarat in May 2021[2]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base from August 2021[12]
- HMAS Warramunga in October 2021[13]
- HMAS Parramatta in mid-2022[14]
- HMAS Arunta in October 2022[15]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base from February 2023[16]
- HMAS Anzac in mid-2023[17][18]
- A deployment of two P-8 Poseidons to Kadena Air Base that concluded in September 2023.[19]
- HMAS Toowoomba in November 2023.[20] Several Australian naval divers were slightly injured by sonar from a Chinese warship during this deployment, when the sonar was activated close to the Australian frigate while they were removing a fishing net from its propellers.[21]
- HMAS Hobart in April 2024.[22]
- HMAS Sydney in mid-late 2024.[23]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in November 2024.[24]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in April 2025.[25]
- HMAS Sydney in early-mid 2025.[26]
- A RAAF P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in October 2025.[25]
References
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