Australia is hosting its biggest military exercise to date, Talisman Sabre 2025, involving over 40,000 personnel from 19 nations, including the US, UK, and Japan. The drills feature dramatic airborne operations, live-fire missile tests, and joint naval maneuvers with aircraft carriers from the US and UK, showcasing advanced weaponry and interoperability. The exercises are widely seen as a show of force and unity among Western allies in the Indo-Pacific, sending a clear message to China amid growing regional tensions. Notably, China has been caught spying on the drills, highlighting the strategic significance of the event. The war games also exposed some capability gaps in Australia’s military, such as a shortage of modern landing craft.
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