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Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
More than 30,000 personnel and platforms from 19 nations will come together from 13 July to 4 August across Australia. In total, around 640 NZDF personnel will deploy on the exercise.
Transporting troops, delivering supplies, or supporting combat operations from above - the Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter is proving its versatility at Exercise Talisman Sabre 25.
Transporting troops, delivering supplies, or supporting combat operations from above - the Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter is proving its versatility at Exercise Talisman Sabre 25.
NH90 on Exercise Talisman Sabre | Royal New Zealand Air Force
Operating across the rugged terrain of Shoalwater Bay, the NH90 crews have been working closely with multinational counterparts including the 5th Aviation Regiment of the Australian Army who operate the CH-47F Chinook helicopters, conducting sorties (single operational flights) to the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Canberra.
27 July 2025
Divers on hand
During Exercise Talisman Sabre, divers from HMNZS Matataua were deployed to locate an object on the seafloor that military hydrographers had identified earlier by sonar.
Hydrographers from HMNZS Matataua’s Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Team have conducted a datum search utilising an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.
NZ Army soldiers link up with Aussies for amphibious training
Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Queensland’s Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2025.
NZDF punching above its weight at Exercise Talisman Sabre
More than 600 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel from all three Services are making a strong contribution at the halfway point of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25).
Fresh off a build-up exercise with their Australian counterparts, around 300 NZ Army personnel had a quick turnaround before this year's biggest warfighting test, while Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force crews have been prepping.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Boeing 757 has conducted one of its core capabilities and provided military strategic airlift for personnel deploying on Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Army Combat Team leads from the front at Exercise Diamond Strike
Clearing routes, clearing buildings, clear goals. New Zealand Army soldiers are displaying a range of their combat capabilities and effectiveness alongside our Australian allies in a major exercise across the Tasman.
After No.3 Squadron’s recent gunnery and formation flying training, today three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters flew to Wellington to board HMNZS Canterbury to sail across the Tasman for a high-tempo warfighting exercise in Australia.
RNZAF building up for major combat exercise 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...
RNZAF building up for major combat exercise in Australia
In the build-up to the high-tempo international warfighting Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia next month, our NH90 helicopter crews have been working on live-firing and formation flight skills.
