Overview

• Over 35,000 personnel from 19 countries are taking part in Talisman Sabre 25, making it the largest iteration since the drill began in 2005.
• For the first time, exercise activities have moved beyond Australia’s shores into Papua New Guinea to regionalize security cooperation across the Pacific.
• On July 23, U.S., Australian and Singaporean forces executed a combined HIMARS battery live-fire event at Shoalwater Bay, practicing integrated deep-strike coordination.
• The U.S. Army fired an SM-6 missile live using its Typhon system west of the International Date Line for the first time, striking a maritime target at 166 kilometers.
• Senior commanders emphasize that these interoperability demonstrations and distributed strike drills are intended to deter hostile actions by China, Russia and North Korea.