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Nikkei Asia
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Australia-US military exercises kick off amid regional pressure
Australian Army Air Dispatchers from the 9th Force Support Battalion participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. (Photo courtesy of Australia's Department of Defence) SHAUN TURTON SYDNEY -- With major Australia- and U.S.-organized military exercises underway Down Under, Canberra is facing pressure from the Pentagon about the role it would play in a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan. Australian and U.S. defense officials launched Talisman Sabre aboard a warship in Sydney on Sunday, kicking off three weeks of drills involving more than 35,000 military personnel from 19 countries.


Nikkei Asia
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Australia-U.S. military exercises kick off amid regional pressure
Australian Army Air Dispatchers from the 9th Force Support Battalion participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. (Photo courtesy of Australia's Department of Defence) SHAUN TURTON SYDNEY -- With major Australia- and U.S.-organized military exercises underway Down Under, Canberra is facing pressure from the Pentagon about the role it would play in a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan. Australian and U.S. defense officials launched Talisman Sabre aboard a warship in Sydney on Sunday, kicking off three weeks of drills involving more than 35,000 military personnel from 19 countries.