ɪn hɜː ɹˈoʊlz æz ɐ kəmˈænd ʃˈɪp, kˌeɪdˈiː mˈæhɐwˌæŋsə hˈæzbiːn ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn sˈɛvɹəl dʒˈɔɪnt ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz wɪð fˈɔːɹən nˈeɪviz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə dʒˈɔɪnt məlˈeɪʒətˈaɪlənd nˈeɪvəl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz kˈɔːld θˈæleɪ lˈaʊt, ðə stˈɑːɹfɪʃ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈaɪv pˈaʊɚ dᵻfˈɛns ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt ænd ðə koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐflˈoʊt ɹˈɛdinəs ænd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈæɹæt sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz hˈɛld wɪððə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvi.
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.