KOMODO or Multilateral Naval Exercise KOMODO (MNEK) is a military exercise by the

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol In ...

(TNI-AL). It is annually held between the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

and the

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. The first KOMODO was held in 2014, around

Batam Batam is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as several small islands. Batam Island is the ...

. Its aims are to enhance facilitating multilateral engagement with greater international partners. Four exercises have taken place: 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2023.

History

MNEK 2014 (1st)

The exercise consists of a total of 18 countries and took place around

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and Anambas area. Australia backed out of the exercise due to political reasons. MNEK 2014 participating vessels: * JS Akebono (DD-108) *

BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) BRP ''Ramon Alcaraz'' (PS-16) is the second ship of the ''Gregorio del Pilar''-class offshore patrol vessels of the Philippine Navy. From 1968 to 2012, she was known as and served the United States Coast Guard as a high endurance cutter. She wa ...

* KDB Darulehsan (07) * INS Sukanya (P50) * Khánh Hòa-01 (HQ-561) * Changbai Shan (989) * KRI Dr. Soeharso (990) * KRI Tanjung Nusanive (973) *

KRI Tanjung Kambani (971) KRI ''Tanjung Kambani'' (971) is a troopship of the Indonesian Navy. She was built in 1982 as ro-ro ferry and previously named ''Kobe Maru'', ''Car Ferry Cheju No.2'' and ''Dong Yang Express Ferry No.6''. Development and design KRI ''Tanjung Ka ...

* KRI Soputan (923) *

KRI Arun (903) RFA ''Green Rover'' (A268) was a small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), built by Swan Hunter, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders on the River Tyne, UK and completed in 1969. After Ship decommissioning, decommissioning in 1992 she was so ...

* KRI Alamang (644) *

KRI Makassar (590) KRI ''Makassar'' (590) is the lead ship of the ''Makassar''-class landing platform dock of the Indonesian Navy. Development and design Indonesia signed a US$150 million contract in December 2004 and the first two units were built in Busan, S ...

KRI Teluk Cirebon (543) KRI ''Teluk Cirebon'' (543) is a Frosch II-class amphibious logistic ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former ''Nordperd'' (E 35 / E 171) of the Volksmarine. Characteristics KRI ''Teluk Cirebon'' is a Project 109 (NATO reporting n ...

* KRI Teluk Parigi (539) *

KRI Teluk Hading (538) KRI ''Teluk Hading'' (538) is a operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former ''Cottbus'' (634 / 614) of the Volksmarine. Characteristics KRI ''Teluk Hading'' is a Project 108 (NATO reporting name: Frosch I) regular medium landing ship. '' ...

KRI Teluk Banten (516) KRI ''Teluk Banten'' (516) is the fifth of the Indonesian Navy. Design The ship has a length of , a beam of , with a draught of and her displacement is at full load. She was powered by two diesel engines, with total sustained power output ...

KRI Pati Unus (384) KRI ''Pati Unus'' (384) is a ''Kapitan Patimura''-class corvette that used to be operated by the Indonesian Navy. Before her service in Indonesia, ship was part of the East German Volksmarine, as ''Ludwigslust'' (232). Specifications The ''Par ...

KRI Imam Bonjol (383) KRI ''Imam Bonjol'' (383) is a Parchim-class corvette currently operated by the Indonesian Navy. Prior to 1994, the ''Imam Bonjol'' was part of the East German Volksmarine, as the ''Teterow'' (234). Specifications ''Imam Bonjol'', being a Parch ...

KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda (367) KRI ''Sultan Iskandar Muda'' (367) is a ''Diponegoro''-class corvette of the Indonesian Navy. Development The ''Diponegoro''-class guided-missile corvettes of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma family ...

KRI Sultan Hasanuddin (366) KRI ''Sultan Hasanuddin'' (366) is a ''Diponegoro''-class corvette of the Indonesian Navy. Development The ''Diponegoro''-class guided-missile corvettes of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma family of ...

KRI Yos Sudarso (353) HNLMS ''Van Galen'' (F803) ( nl, Hr.Ms. Van Galen) was a frigate of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1967 to 1987. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVB". She was sold to the Indonesian Navy where the ship was ren ...

* KAL Bireuen (II-1-63) * KAL Kumai (I-6-58) * KAL Antasena (1)

MNEK 2016 (2nd)

It lasted from 9 to 16 April 2016. Alongside the exercise, an International Fleet Review was also hosted at

Padang Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. This particular exercise consists of 36 countries. MNEK 2016 participating vessels: * USS Stockdale (DDG-106) * JS Ise (DDH-182) * KDB Daruttaqwa (09) *

RSS Tenacious (71) RSS ''Tenacious'' (71) is the fourth ship of the ''Formidable''-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy. Construction and career RSS ''Tenacious'' was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore around the late in t ...

* Khánh Hòa-01 (HQ-561) * INS Sumedha (P58) * HTMS Narathiwat (OPV-512) *

KRI Halasan (630) KRI ''Halasan'' (630) is a of the Indonesian Navy. Built by PT PAL, she was the third ship in her class and is assigned to patrolling the waters around the Natuna Islands and the Straits of Malacca. Characteristics The vessel, part of the KCR- ...

* KRI Teuku Umar (385) *

KRI Cut Nyak Dien (375) KRI ''Cut Nyak Dien'' (375) is a ''Kapitan Pattimura''-class corvette currently operated by the Indonesian Navy. Before her service in Indonesia, the ship was part of the East German Volksmarine, as ''Lübz'' (221). Specifications The ''Parc ...

* KRI Frans Kaisiepo (368) *

KRI Oswald Siahaan (354) KRI ''Oswald Siahaan'' (354) is an operated by the Indonesian Navy. Prior to her service in the Indonesian Navy, she served in the Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS ''Van Nes'' (F805). Design and construction In the early 1960s, the Royal Nethe ...

KRI Slamet Riyadi (352) HNLMS ''Van Speijk'' (F802) ( nl, Hr.Ms. Van Speijk) was a frigate of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1967 to 1986. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVA". She was sold to the Indonesian Navy where the ship was ...

* KD Mahawangsa (1504) *

KD Kelantan (F175) KD ''Kelantan'' (F175) is the fifth ship of Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Malaysian Navy. She was commissioned on 8 May 2010. Development and design In the 1990s, the Royal Malaysian Navy identified the need to replace thei ...

* BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) * SNLS Samadura (P261) * Vendémiaire (734) * Admiral Vinogradov (572) * Weifang (550) * Changxingdao (861)

MNEK 2018 (3rd)

The exercise began on 4 May and lasted until 9 May 2018 around

Lombok Island Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roug ...

. Indonesia claimed that it was the largest iteration of MNEK with 43 countries participating with China and

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

participating. Alongside the exercise, an International Fleet Review was also hosted. MNEK 2018 participating vessels: * Liuzhou (573) * Changsha (173) *

USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) USNS ''Millinocket'' (JHSV-3/T-EPF-3) (ex-''Fortitude'') is the third , which is operated by the United States Navys Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama.

* Perekop (310) * JS Ōsumi * Dixmude (L9015) * Surcouf (F711) *

HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) HMAS ''Anzac'' (FFH 150) is the lead ship of the ''Anzac''-class frigates in use with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Entering Australian service in 1996, the frigate operated as part of the INTERFET peac ...

* HTMS Krabi (OPV-551) * Khánh Hòa-01 (HQ-561) * KD Baung (3509) * KRI Dr. Soeharso (990) * KRI Cakalang (852) * KRI Sidat (851) * KRI Tongkol (813) * KRI Kakap (811) * KRI Pandrong (801) * KRI Kujang (642) * KRI Clurit (641) * KRI Barakuda (633) * KRI Banjarmasin (592) *

* KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara (364) *

KRI Fatahillah (361) KRI ''Fatahillah'' (361) is an Indonesian Navy shipMore Ad ...

* KRI Ahmad Yani (351) *

KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) KRI ''I Gusti Ngurah Rai'' (332) is the second ship of the of the Indonesian Navy. Design and description The ''R.E. Martadinata'' class of guided-missile frigates of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 10514 types of the Netherlands-designed ...

BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-38) BRP ''General Mariano Alvarez'' (PS-38) is the lead ship of its class of three coastal patrol ships currently in service with the Philippine Navy. She was the lead ship of the US Navy's prior to being transferred to the Philippine Navy. Hist ...

BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15) BRP ''Gregorio del Pilar'' (PS-15) is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Gregorio del Pilar, a Filipino revolutionary general known for his role at the Battl ...

* RSS Formidable (68) * SLNS Sagara (P-622)

MNEK 2023 (4th)

The exercise consists of a total of 36 countries and took place in

Makassar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, ...

with theme of “Partnership To Recover and To Rise Stronger” MNEK 2023 participating Countries: *

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* Australia *

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

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Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

* China *

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* Fiji *

* Japan *

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