Australia's largest bilateral military exercise with the United States, Talisman Sabre 2023, kicks off with an opening ceremony on-board HMAS Canberra.
- The 10th edition of the exercise involves 13 nations and aims to enhance interoperability and build strong relationships among participating military forces.
- Over 30,000 military personnel will take part in high-end multi-domain warfighting across sea, land, air, cyber, and space in locations across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and Norfolk Island.
- Participating nations include Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Tonga, and the United Kingdom, while India, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand observe the exercise.
- Talisman Sabre history dates back to 2005, combining elements from previous exercises Tandem Thrust, Kingfisher, and Crocodile.
**Military Personnel from India, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are attending as observers**
History of Talisman Sabre
- Talisman Sabre 2005 was the inaugural exercise in this series, conducted 12–27 June 2005, in Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville, and the Coral Sea, with 16,000 US and Australian troops.
- Planning for the exercises began in early 2003, and the exercise was meant to combine elements from previous exercises Tandem Thrust, Kingfisher, and Crocodile. During the exercise, U.S.
- Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command jointly executed more than 25 landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) trips and more than 1,300 Australian S-70A Blackhawk and MH-60S Knight Hawk landings and takeoffs.
