Australia has commenced its largest-ever military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, involving more than 35,000 personnel from 19 nations, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and India. The biennial drills are taking place in northern Australia, particularly in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and include live-fire exercises such as Australia's first use of U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems and the U.S. Army's first Mid-Range Capability (Typhon) live fire outside the continental United States, which successfully sank a sea target with an SM-6 missile. The exercise spans multiple domains including air, land, maritime, cyber, and space. It represents the largest bilateral training event between Australia and the U.S. and aims to strengthen interoperability among participating nations while advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific. The scale and scope of the exercise are expected to attract attention from China, with reports indicating Chinese spy ships are monitoring the drills. The exercise also unfolds amid Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China, underscoring the geopolitical significance of the event.