THE skies have been busy over Amberley in recent weeks as RAAF Base Amberley plays its part in international operations for Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Now in its 11th iteration, Talisman Sabre 2025 is the largest and most sophisticated warfighting exercise ever conducted in Australia.
More than 35,000 military personnel from Australia and partnering nations are being deployed across Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and Christmas Island as part of the exercise.
For the first time, activities will also be conducted outside of Australia in Papua New Guinea.
In addition to the US, forces from Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom have joined as partners.
Malaysia and Vietnam will also attend as observers.
This year’s exercise consists of live-fire exercises and field training activities, incorporating force preparation activities, amphibious landings, ground force manoeuvres and air combat and maritime operations.
It will also feature a range of new Australian Defence Force capabilities, including UH-60M Black Hawks and the Precision Strike Missile.
