S'pore, Aussie militaries simulate beach landing in largest ever bilateral exercise

SAF soldiers disembark from two fast utility crafts during a training exercise for Exercise Trident. - ST

SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than 1,600 Singapore and Australian troops are taking part in the bilateral Exercise Trident where air, land and sea servicemen will practise securing a beach and moving inland from three ships.

For the first time, an Australian ship, the HMAS Adelaide, is participating, while the other two ships in the 11-day exercise are from the Singapore Navy (RSN).