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.
31 Jul 2025
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Remote weapons technology tested on Talisman Sabre

1st Armoured Regiment transforms to provide a Combat Experimentation Group, seeking battlefield advantage.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
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.
31 Jul 2025
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Overnight success bridges gap for Battle Group

Soldiers working in darkness enable armoured units to manoeuvre across key terrain in simulated advance.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Army officers Captain Gabbi Ross from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and Major Ben Sheppard from the 2 Cavalry Regiment, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area.
30 Jul 2025
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Bouquets for buckets and tanks for the memory

Mechanised infantry vs armour is an unusual form of sibling rivalry, but it works for a 3rd Brigade brother and sister.

Exercises & training | People & service
Army Reserve soldier Private Sian O'Connor, from 4th Combat Service Support Battalion, drives a Rheinmetall MAN 40M truck at Robertson Barracks in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
30 Jul 2025
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Exercise opens up the bigger picture

Australian Army Reserve soldiers from Melbourne broaden their horizons in the Top End on Talisman Sabre.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Head of Joint Aviation Systems Division, Major General Jeremy King, signs the fuselage of one of Australia's first four AH-64E Apache helicopters.
30 Jul 2025
Army
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Apache helicopters on course for delivery

Army’s first four AH-64E aircraft are now progressing through final assembly and production.

Capability & technology
Members of the Joint Military Police Unit use Body Worn Cameras.
29 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Military Police roll out body-worn cameras

Joint Military Police Unit expands its use of technology to Victoria, the ACT, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Capability & technology | People & service
Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, takes a sight picture with an anti-drone gun during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area, Qld.
29 Jul 2025
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Kapyong Command Post gives shape to the battle

3rd Brigade staff move armoured vehicles, guide drones and coordinate troops for Talisman Sabre.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
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.
28 Jul 2025
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Army Reserve soldiers defend the North

From Victoria to the Northern Territory, 4th Brigade soldiers do their bit for homeland security.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
An Australian Army officer, of 3rd Brigade, examines a map of Townsville Field Training Area alongside an officer from the German Army as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre
28 Jul 2025
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Military partners strengthen ties in Australia

Two allies leverage Exercise Talisman Sabre to gain familiarity with what it takes to operate in the Indo-Pacific.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Lance Corporal Bonnie Farrell, from 9th Force Support Battalion, finds great joy in driving heavy Australian Army trucks across Australia.
28 Jul 2025
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Army truck driver proud to keep mission moving

Responsibility sits well with mission enabler, ensuring mobility and sustainment for deployed forces during Talisman Sabre.

Exercises & training | People & service
Left to right, Corporal Dillon Walker, from 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, from the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, from 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
28 Jul 2025
Army, Air Force
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Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

Army and Air Force combine to protect critical infrastructure during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Army trucks and personnel on board a mexefloat.
28 Jul 2025
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D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

The Australian Amphibious Force, along with multinational partners, complete a beach assault during Talisman Sabre.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training