Planning ramps up for 2027 run of Exercise Talisman Sabre

Defence said there is a “combined planning workforce” of nearly 800 defence personnel, highlighting the scale this exercise is set to reach.

Partners from allied nations recently met in Canberra to collaborate together, with the hopes of delivering an “expanded and more integrated” run of the exercise alongside defence attachés from around the world.

“Engagements like this are fundamental to how we build a truly integrated, multinational exercise,” Director-General Joint Collective Training Commodore Phillipa Hay said.

“By bringing key partners together early, we are strengthening the shared understanding, trust and alignment that underpin Talisman Sabre 2027.

“Talisman Sabre 2027 will be one of the most complex and large-scale activities we have undertaken.

“The participation of our allies and partners reflects a shared interest in integrating our capabilities and operating together to contribute to regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.”

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Next year’s iteration will be widely expanded from previous operations, with an additional 24 nations participating.

Defence said this accelerated and integrated planning approach responds to the “increasingly contested” environment within the Indo-Pacific region.

By planning together and leveraging each nation’s range of capabilities, this is expected to ensure that planned objectives are successfully met.

“Together, we are focused on turning our shared resolve into a coherent plan, ensuring we can effectively deliver one of the Indo-Pacific’s largest and most complex warfighting exercises,” Wing Commander Zac Smit said.

“Multinational planning is where we build the relationships that carry through to execution and ultimately define the success of Talisman Sabre and future activities.”