The Keris Woomera Exercise is the largest combined joint activities by the two countries' military under the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement. 

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

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

The exercise in Indonesia will take place on Nov. 13-16 after it was opened in Darwin, Australia on Nov. 3. 

Indonesia has held military exercises with other countries, such as one with the Naval forces of Russia on Nov. 4 in the Java Sea near Surabaya, East Java.

Russia has sent three corvette class warships, a medium tanker ship, a military helicopter, and a tug boat, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement last week.

Analysts say the joint exercises signal Prabowo is beginning a significant foreign policy shift, pledging to boost Jakarta's alliances with major powers.

During a visit to the Kremlin in July, Prabowo -- a 73-year-old ex-general -- said he wanted to deepen the relationship with Russia.