In her roles as a command ship, KD Mahawangsa has been involved in several joint exercises with foreign navies, such as the joint Malaysia-Thailand Naval exercises called THALAY LAUT, the Starfish exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangement and the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of exercises held with the U.S. Navy.
As a command ship, KD Mahawangsa has been involved in several joint naval exercises with foreign navies, such as the Malaysia-Thailand Naval exercises called THALAY LAUT, the Starfish exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangement, and the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of drills conducted with the U.S. Navy.