Australian forces land in Indonesia for joint exercises

"What we aim to do is simply increase co-operation with our neighbours, to increase our prosperity and security to share co-operation with our neighbours," Commander of the Australian Amphibious Task Force Captain Chris Doherty told reporters.

Commander Doherty said both parties would practice a joint landing operation, live fire and a non-combat evacuation used for a disaster.

The exercise in Indonesia will take place from Wednesday to Saturday after it was opened in Darwin, Australia, on November 3.

Indonesia has held military exercises with other countries, including one with the Naval forces of Russia on November 4 in the Java Sea near Surabaya, east of the capital Jakarta.