Defence Australia

Darwin on 🔒 As part of Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025, @USCG Port Security Unit 307 personnel have been incorporated into the @AustralianArmy’s 2nd Division task force, protecting vital infrastructure across the city of 📍 Darwin, NT. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25…

Mission is on time and on target. 🎯 Two Republic of Korea MUH-1 Marineon helicopters departed the ROKS Marado sitting offshore. They roared into Bowen, delivering an amphibious air assault force that cleared an enemy position, as part of Talisman Sabre 2025. The Bowen assaults…

3...2...1...Blast off! The Second Artillery Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launched a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile at 📍 Beecroft Weapons Range, NSW during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25 @JGSDF_pr @jointstaffpa

Sitting in the cab of a high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) on the range at 📍 Shoalwater Bay, Gunner Zachary Clarke was buzzing with nervous energy. Six months of training had led up to him sitting in front of a fire control panel, triple-checking data and waiting…

2RAR in their element 🌊 The @AustralianArmy's Amphibious Force, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, departed the vehicle deck of HMAS Choules to conduct amphibious operations in Zodiac Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats as part of Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF…

Soldiers from Australia 🇦🇺, South Korea 🇰🇷, New Zealand 🇳🇿 & Japan 🇯🇵 hit the sand at 📍 Cowley Beach for a non-tactical amphibious landing rehearsal. 🌊 This ‘crawl’ sets the stage before the multinational force conducts a series of Amphibious operations in Bowen and…

⛽ During @TalismanSabre Petroleum Operators from the @AustralianArmy's 10th Forces Support Battalion conducted a Bulk Fuel Installation and civilian contractor fuel transfer at 📍 Townsville field Training Area. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalisamanSabre25

There are over 40,000 personnel and counting participating in the exercise from the 19 partner nations. This accomplishment represents the strength of our international partnerships. 📷 Private Hamid Farahani, LACW Nell Bradbury, LSIS Lauren Pugsley, Corporal Michael Currie

Officers and sailors on board HMAS Sydney in 📍 Darwin Harbour after completing their overseas Regional Presence Deployment. The @Australian_Navy undertook its second regional presence deployment for 2025, sailing throughout the Indo-Pacific to conduct training, exercises and…

📍 Shoalwater Bay Training Area, QLD Soldiers from the @Gurkha_Brigade performed a Gurkha Kukri skills demonstration during Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. The Royal Gurkha Rifles are Infantry, manned by Nepali soldiers and officers, alongside British officers. #YourADF…

Lieutenant Ruslan Pnevski of the Royal Australian Navy has become the first person to lay eyes on the wreck of SS Nemesis since it sank in 1904. Battling high-pressure nervous syndrome and equipment failure, he led a daring 160 metre dive to one of Australia’s deepest wrecks with…

Bringing the BOOM! 💥 As part of Exercise @TalismanSabre, @AustralianArmy soldiers fired AIM-120 missiles from a National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) at the 📍 Bradfield Training Area, NT. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

My favourite part of my job is seeing #yourADF do what they do best! This week, #TalismanSabre25 kicked off with a ceremony on HMAS Adelaide and a firepower demo. TS25 displays our shared commitment to Indo-Pacific security and the strength of our regional partnerships. 💪

Night Jump 🌙🪂 Under the cover of darkness, @USArmy paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Division took to the skies over 📍 Charters Towers, QLD, executing a night airborne insertion from an @AusAirForce C-17A Globemaster III as part of Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF…

United in the Skies ✈️ Aircraft from the @AusAirForce, @RoyalAirForce, @USAirForce, and the @USMC shared the skies over the 📍 Northern Territory during Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

📍 Holsworthy Barracks, NSW Australia’s Special Operations Command hosted Chief Heads of Defence from 14 partner nations for a dynamic demonstration ahead of the official opening ceremony for Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

HIMARS in action! 💥 The @AustralianArmy, @USMC, and @mindefsg, fired their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) during a live fire exercise at 📍 Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

Fostering bonds and enhancing operability 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸 @AustralianArmy's Headquarters 9th Brigade, supported by members of 10/27 RSAR, conducted training for @USCG personnel on Australian weapon systems during a live-fire exercise at 📌 Robertson Barracks Close Training Area in…

What a way to kick off EXTS25 💥 #YourADF, @USARPAC, @FrenchForces, Republic of Korea, @jointstaffpa and Singapore showed us their long-range weapon systems in an combined joint live fire exercise. 📷 LSIS Susan Mossop #TS25 #TalismanSabre25 #YourADF #StrongerTogether

Lift off 🚁 @AustralianArmy Air Dispatchers from the 9th Force Support Battalion, lifted a G-Wagon as an underslung load from a CH-47 Chinook, over 📍 Shoalwater Bay training area, during Exercise @TalismanSabre 2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25