Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In August 2026, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) supported the Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) third maritime surveillance operation of 2026, Operation ISLAND CHIEF. Through FFA operations, contributing nations work together to coordinate maritime and aerial surveillance patrols in their EEZs to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and transnational crime.
Under Operation SOLANIA, the ADF deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft, crew and support personnel to the Solomon Islands to support Operation ISLAND CHIEF
Operation SOLANIA is the ADF contribution to maritime surveillance within the Pacific region. ADF personnel and assets assigned to Operation SOLANIA provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support through the FFA to Pacific Island countries (PIC), which in turn supports their economic development through the protection of fisheries and other resources.
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In August 2026, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) supported the Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) third maritime surveillance operation of 2026, Operation ISLAND CHIEF. Through FFA operations, contributing nations work together to coordinate maritime and aerial surveillance patrols in their EEZs to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and transnational crime.
Under Operation SOLANIA, the ADF deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft, crew and support personnel to the Solomon Islands to support Operation ISLAND CHIEF
Operation SOLANIA is the ADF contribution to maritime surveillance within the Pacific region. ADF personnel and assets assigned to Operation SOLANIA provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support through the FFA to Pacific Island countries (PIC), which in turn supports their economic development through the protection of fisheries and other resources.
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ABOUT DEFENCE AUSTRALIA
To defend Australia and its national interests in order to advance Australia’s security and prosperity.
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