Overview

• Over 35,000 personnel from 19 nations and three observer countries are taking part in drills across Australia and Papua New Guinea through August 4
• Canada has deployed 600 troops, a warship, a maritime helicopter and three warplanes in its largest contribution yet to the exercise
• For the first time, US, Australian and Singaporean forces formed a composite HIMARS artillery battery to conduct a live‐fire demonstration at Shoalwater Bay
• The US Army fired its Typhon missile system west of the International Date Line for the first time, launching an SM-6 from land to hit a maritime target at 166 kilometers
• Independent and Peaceful Australia Network and Friends of the Earth Australia have criticized Talisman Sabre for environmental risks and threats to Pacific sovereignty even as organizers underline its deterrent role