HMA Ships Childers, Launceston, Glenelg, and Wollongong exercised together as part of the inaugural Patrol Boat Concentration Period (PBCP). The Armidale Class Patrol Boats conducted the exercises in Darwin Harbour and the North Australian Exercise Area.
The activities included coordinated surface gunnery, close-quarters manoeuvring, degraded navigation, formation pilotages and anchorages with a focus on littoral manoeuvre and force protection. The PBCP is part of Navy's development of self-supported and sustainable maritime task groups capable of accomplishing the full spectrum of maritime security operations.
