Exercise Talisman Sabre Archives

A Royal Australian Navy clearance diver prepares a subsurface improvised explosive device for disposal as part of a training scenario at Gladstone Marina during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Partners united go ‘all clear’ underwater

01/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 347 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Exercise Talisman Sabre

suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers into

Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Fred Jabagat, from the 1st Armoured Regiment, controls the M134D minigun remote weapon station attached to a Modular Robotic Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by √. Photos by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.

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Remote weapons technology tested on Talisman Sabre

01/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 332 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Exercise Talisman Sabre, first-person view drones (FPVD), Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV)

The 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) has transformed this year to provide the Australian Army with a Combat Experimentation Group, designed

Australian Army heavy vehicles cross a Dry Support Bridge built by soldiers from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment during Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Overnight success bridges gap for Battle Group

31/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 499 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Dry Support Bridge, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Townsville Field Training Area

Under the over of darkness, using specialist equipment, soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment constructed a 46-metre Dry Support Bridge,

Royal Air Force aviator Air Specialist (Class 1) Kate Oldershaw operates a forklift while working with RAAF aviator Leading Aircraftwoman Georgia Dewhirst during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

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Foreign forces unite on the flight line

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 438 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

On the eastern flank of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Amberley stood as the power hub of cargo and

An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, takes a sight picture with an anti-drone gun during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Kapyong Command Post gives shape to the battle

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 239 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Inside 3rd Brigade’s Battle Group Kapyong Command Post, battle plans took shape. CAPTION: An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion,

Royal New Zealand Air Force military working dog handler Aircraftman Dylan McClintock, left, and Keno, join Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Renee Cahill, from 27 Squadron Security Flight, at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Flying Officer Casie Scott. Photos by Captain Chloe Ellwood.

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Military dogs cross the ditch for Talisman Sabre

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 233 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, Military Working Dogs, RAAF Townsville, RNZAF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Security Forces Patrol Dog Unit has brought extra bite power to RAAF Base

Personnel, aircraft and assets at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Blake Thompson.

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Projecting air power and readiness at Talisman Sabre

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 594 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean

Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and 22nd Engineer Regiment conduct a patrol through East Arm in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Captain Tim Klingner. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.

Australian Army News Talisman Sabre

Army Reserve soldiers defend the North

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 435 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, 4th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s not every day you see Army Reserve soldiers from Victoria’s 4th Brigade patrolling the streets of Darwin. CAPTION: Australian Army

From left, Corporal Dillon Walker, of 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, of the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, of 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 414 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron

As aircraft conducted training missions overhead, ADF ground security elements were generating an integrated security posture across three northern airbases

HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 447 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

An infantry soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment advances during an assault on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

Australian Army News

Simulated battle creates real readiness

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 873 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a North Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch

Australian Army Private Shonee Gelhaar and her explosive detection dog Ash from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment – their skills put to the test in Townsville, Queensland, during the nation-wide Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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K9 team tackle danger zones

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 851 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Amid shifting tactics, explosive detection dog (EDD) Ash is helping engineers secure objectives and detect threats before troops breach danger

An Australian Army soldier from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, attaches a railing to a fixed modular bridge (FMB) during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Roger Tang.

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Sappers bridge gap for critical transport

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 890 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) builds strategic bridges between military personnel from 19 nations, soldiers from the 6th Engineer

Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalary Regiment, and United States Navy personnel, assist members from Depth Defence Logistics loading M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to a United States Navy Loading Craft Utility during Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Townsville Port, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.

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Tanks on the Hook for Talisman Sabre

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 663 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four of the Australian Army’s new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and a MA88 recovery vehicle have been craned

Royal Australian Navy sailors prepare to board a vessel from a United States Coast Guard Transportable Port Security Boat near Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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AU US boarding teams build partnerships

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1222 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

“Australian Navy! Australian Navy!” – If someone hears those words shouted with authority while a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) boarding

The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Private Alex Brown.

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Japan fires missile in Jervis Bay

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 584 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

For the second time in Australia, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live-fire demonstration of Type 12

Royal Australian Air Force personnel conduct re-arming operations on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Forward Arming and Refuelling Point at RAAF Base Learmonth, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

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RAAF arms and refuels at austere airfield

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 591 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Exercising enhanced survivability, flexibility, lethality and reach were the primary objectives for a Forward Arming Refuelling Point (FARP) demonstration at