Sun Jul 13 14:20:29 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
India is participating in Talisman Sabre 2025, a large-scale, three-week long military exercise led by Australia involving 19 nations and over 35,000 military personnel. The exercise, now in its 11th iteration, includes live-fire drills, amphibious landings, air combat, and maritime operations across multiple locations in Australia and Papua New Guinea. This year’s exercise features new Australian Defence Force capabilities.
**News Article:**
**India Joins 18 Nations in Massive Talisman Sabre Military Exercise**
**New Delhi, July 13, 2025:** India is among 19 nations participating in Talisman Sabre 2025, a large-scale military exercise led by Australia that commenced today. The three-week event is the 11th iteration of this bilateral exercise, now the largest and most sophisticated warfighting exercise ever conducted in Australia.
Over 35,000 military personnel will be deployed across Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales, Christmas Island and Papua New Guinea. Military forces from the U.S., Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, and the U.K. are also participating. Malaysia and Vietnam are attending as observers.
The exercise includes live-fire exercises, field training activities, amphibious landings, ground force maneuvers, air combat, and maritime operations. This year’s edition will showcase new Australian Defence Force capabilities, including UH-60M Black Hawks and the Precision Strike Missile.
Vice-Admiral Justin Jones of the Royal Australian Navy and Lieutenant General Joel B. Vowell of the U.S. Army Pacific officially opened the exercise in Sydney, Australia. Talisman Sabre aims to enhance interoperability and strengthen military partnerships between participating nations.
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