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Dominic Giannini

Southeast Asian forces gather for joint military drills

Joint military exercises will involve defence personnel and navy ships from a host of nations. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands of Australian soldiers will travel to Southeast Asia for military drills and training with 14 other nations as pressure ramps up on Chinese claims over disputed waters.

About 1000 Australian and Indonesian personnel will board the HMAS Adelaide in Darwin as part of the joint Keris Woomera maritime exercise that includes complex air, land and sea drills between the two nations for the first time.

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