Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to witness multilateral exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Australia
A multilateral training activity led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the United States Armed Forces is likely to see participation from 19 nations.
Six officers from Indian Armed Forces are participating in TS25 as staff planners at various levels of joint operations planning, control, safety and logistics. Indian officers have earlier participated in 2021 and 2023 as observers.
According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Indian Armed Forces' participation in Exercise Talisman Sabre is a testimony to India's growing role in multilateral defence diplomacy and its active contribution to a stable Indo-Pacific.
During his visit, the CISC is scheduled to engage with senior military leaders from the armed forces of Australia and other participating nations, and witness various training activities planned under TS25.
T25 will showcase extensive interoperability and joint warfare capabilities across air, land, maritime, space and cyber domains. It will feature complex live-fire drills, amphibious operations, integrated field training and realistic testbed for modern multi-domain operations in support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, the MoD added.
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