Quad countries, 15 other nations to participate in military exercise in Australia
Quad countries—India, US, Japan and Australia—and 15 other nations will participate in the largest-ever exercise ‘Talisman Sabre’ which will be hosted by Australia.
More than 30,000 military personnel will be part of the exercise to be conducted from July 13 to August 4, the Australian Defence Ministry said.
A part of the exercise will be conducted in Papua New Guinea, located in the north of Australia.
Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral combined training activity between the Australian Defence Force and the United States military. This year, besides Australia and US, the participating partner nations include India, Japan, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom.
Also, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam will also attend as observers. These are in addition to the 19 participants.
Talisman Sabre-2025 will focus on multi-domain war-fighting. Key activities will include amphibious and air-borne lodgements, firepower demonstrations, and combat across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains.
The logistics for preparing, staging, integrating and moving forces to and around Australia are the most complex ever undertaken for a Talisman Sabre.
The activities are scheduled to take place across the nation, including Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales and on Christmas Island.
For the first time ever, Papua New Guinea will also host an activity, highlighting the growing capabilities and interoperability with Pacific partners as Papua New Guinea marks its 50th anniversary of independence.
The Chief of Joint Operations, Vice-Admiral Justin Jones, said “Talisman Sabre is a key opportunity to work with our partners from across the region and around the globe, demonstrating our combined capability to achieve large-scale operational outcomes together.”
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