Operation Argos is the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the international effort to enforce United Nations' sanctions against North Korea.

[2] It involves periodic deployments of aircraft and warships.

[3] The international effort involves Australia, Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

It is coordinated by the United States Seventh Fleet.

[4] As of November 2024, there had been 12 deployments of Royal Australian Navy warships and 14 deployments of Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft to Operation Argos.