The 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise, the largest-ever joint military drill between Australia, the United States, and allied nations, is underway, involving over 40,000 personnel from 19 countries.
The drills feature historic firsts, including the live-firing of the US Army's new Typhon missile launcher and Australia's first use of the NASAMS air defense system. British and American aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales and USS George Washington, operated together in the Pacific, demonstrating advanced interoperability and airpower. The exercise also included multinational airborne operations, amphibious drills, and the participation of key regional allies like Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.
The show of force is widely seen as a response to growing Chinese military activity in the Indo-Pacific, with reports of Chinese surveillance during the drills.
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