Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025

More than 30,000 military personnel and platforms from 19 nations will come together for Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 from 13 July to 4 August across Australia. Held every two years, the exercise is designed to improve and strengthen interoperability and combat readiness in complex, multi-domain operations. In total, more than 680 NZDF personnel will deploy on the exercise.

The New Zealand Army team have arrived in Australia ahead of Exercise Diamond Strike and Talisman Sabre.

After arriving on Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS Canterbury, the New Zealand Army Motorised Infantry Combat Team has departed Rockhampton for Shoalwater Bay Training Area to join the 7th Brigade - Australian Army for Exercise Diamond Strike.

The Combat Team has completed battle preparation and is ready to conduct warfighter training alongside our ally to enhance their interoperability and readiness.

New Zealand Army soldiers arrive in Australia

In the build-up to the high-tempo international warfighting Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia next month the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters and crew...

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New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel and assets have begun to deploy to one of the largest multi-national military exercises in the world.

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