Talisman Sabre

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In July 2025, 19 countries will come together to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre – the largest warfighting exercise conducted in Australia, which is now in its eleventh iteration. Please visit the official homepage at https://www1.defence.gov.au/exercises/talisman-sabre-21

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08/08/2025

Bye for now but not forever 👋

Talisman Sabre 2025 officially concluded, with the closing ceremony in Papua New Guinea.

This was the largest iteration of Talisman Sabre, with 43,000 participants at its peak and activities across Australia and in Papua New Guinea.

Thank you for an incredible exercise and we hope you enjoyed coming along for the ride.

The closing ceremony of Talisman Sabre 2025 was held in Lae, Papua New Guinea, today.    The celebrations included a qua...
04/08/2025

The closing ceremony of Talisman Sabre 2025 was held in Lae, Papua New Guinea, today.

The celebrations included a quarter guard by the PNGDF, and a fly-over by a PAC-750.

Officials from Papua New Guinea, Australia and the United States all spoke of the significance of PNG hosting Talisman Sabre activities this year – the first time a component of the exercise has been conducted outside of Australia – and the close defence ties between the three nations.

This ceremony marks the conclusion of Talisman Sabre 2025.

📷 CPL Cameron Pegg

Mission complete! 💪    , and members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and US Armed Forces have been working side-by...
04/08/2025

Mission complete! 💪

, and members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and US Armed Forces have been working side-by-side to carry out a successful Joint Personnel Recovery activity in PNG.

Conducted across several training locations between Lae and Wewak in Papua New Guinea, this marks the first Exercise Talisman Sabre activity to be held outside Australia.

This activity was a great demonstration of Papua New Guinea Defence Force capabilities and Australia’s growing interoperability with Pacific partners.

📷 CPL Cameron Pegg

04/08/2025

This year, Talisman Sabre hit some new milestones.

Hear from Vice Admiral Justin Jones, Australian Defence Chief of Joint Operations on the successes of Talisman Sabre 25 🏆

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s.....multiple aircraft from Talisman Sabre 25! Here are a few of our favourite aircraft i...
03/08/2025

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s.....multiple aircraft from Talisman Sabre 25!

Here are a few of our favourite aircraft images from this year’s Exercise.

📷: CAPT Chloe Ellwood, LEUT Tahlia Merigan, SGT David Gibbs, LACW Nell Bradbury, LAC Ryan Howell, LSIS Lauren Pugsley

Steel in the sea 🚤From Zodiac inflatable watercraft to an aircraft carrier, Talisman Sabre 25 brought allied navies toge...
03/08/2025

Steel in the sea 🚤

From Zodiac inflatable watercraft to an aircraft carrier, Talisman Sabre 25 brought allied navies together for another year.

📷: LSIS Lauren Pugsley, LSIS Daniel Goodman, LPhot Bill Spur, LSIS Connor Morrison

Strength in numbers 🔥 Soldiers from France, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines conducted a joint patrol through Charte...
03/08/2025

Strength in numbers 🔥

Soldiers from France, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines conducted a joint patrol through Charters Towers, Queensland. A stellar representation of their commitment to interoperability ✊

📷 LCPL Caitlyn Davill

02/08/2025

Take an inside look into New Zealand’s Combat Team Wolf Pack in action 💪

New Zealand soldiers trained with the Australia Army and the Royal Gurka Rifles during Talisman Sabre 25.

Not all heroes walk on two legs 🐶 With Talisman Sabre 25 soon to wrap up in PNG, we thought we’d share with you a few of...
02/08/2025

Not all heroes walk on two legs 🐶

With Talisman Sabre 25 soon to wrap up in PNG, we thought we’d share with you a few of our fluffier members.

📷 CPL Luke Bellman, LSIS Connor Morrison, Corporal Madhur Chitnis, CAPT Chloe Ellwood, CPL Janet Pan

02/08/2025

Three Nations. One Sky 🌏

✈️ P-8A Poseidons in formation at
🇦🇺 Australia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇺🇸 United States

Together, they flew, planned, and operated as one team—aligning tactics, sharing resources, and building trust in the skies above Queensland.

This is what unity in action looks like.

Personnel from Australia, the United States and Singapore conducted a simulated strike on Brampton Island, Queensland, d...
01/08/2025

Personnel from Australia, the United States and Singapore conducted a simulated strike on Brampton Island, Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25.

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