India Participates in Australia’s ‘Talisman Sabre 2025’ Bilateral Military Exercise for the First Time.
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In July 2025, India officially joined the 11th edition of the bilateral military exercise ‘Talisman Sabre 2025’ in Australia, marking its first-ever participation in this large-scale Indo-Pacific defense collaboration. This milestone enhances India–Australia defense ties and promotes regional security and military interoperability. The exercise is being conducted from July 13 to August 4, 2025, across multiple locations in Australia and extended operations in Papua New Guinea, showcasing expanding regional partnerships and multilateral defense coordination.
- Exercise Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial military drill between the United States of America (USA) and Australia, with the objective of enhancing interoperability, strategic response readiness, and command-control integration. India's inclusion in 2025 signifies its growing military footprint in the Indo-Pacific region.
- The 2025 edition involves over 35,000 personnel from 19 nations, including India, Australia, USA, UK, Japan, Indonesia, France, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Philippines, Fiji, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia (observer), Vietnam (observer), and others. These countries will jointly conduct land, air, sea, and amphibious defense drills.
- Live-fire field drills, tactical response missions, and amphibious landings are key components. The exercise will also include air combat, maritime security operations, force participation exercises, and command-level coordination, reflecting readiness for multilateral defense missions.
Main Point :- (i) India’s participation includes personnel from all three services. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will deploy systems like the UH-60M Black Hawk, Precision Strike Missiles, HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems), and NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System).
(ii) India’s engagement in ‘Talisman Sabre 2025’ reinforces its defense diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating commitment to regional peace, freedom of navigation, and military synergy with key partners such as Australia, USA, and Japan under a multilateral format.
(iii) For the first time, Papua New Guinea is also hosting operations under the exercise umbrella. This reflects the growing security concerns and joint preparedness strategies in the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) region.
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