image-1 = images/TS2/1.jpg
title-1 =
description-1 = A US Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at RAAF Base Amberley for TS19. The US has 182 Raptors in service for their armed forces. (Credit - Defence)
status-1 = 1
image-2 = images/TS2/2.jpg
title-2 =
description-2 = USAF F-22 Raptors taxi at RAAF Base Amberley. "The F-22, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps," the US said. (Credit - Defence)
status-2 = 1
image-3 = images/TS2/3.jpg
title-3 =
description-3 = F-22 Raptor on the hard stand at RAAF Base Amberley. The Raptor is only used by the US, with other nations denied the right to own the aircraft. (Credit - Defence)
status-3 = 1
image-4 = images/TS2/4.jpg
title-4 =
description-4 = F-22 Raptors conduct a four ship formation over RAAF Base Amberley. The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine. The combination of sleek aerodynamic design and increased thrust allows the F-22 to cruise at supersonic airspeeds (greater than 1.5 Mach) without using afterburner - a characteristic known as supercruise. (Credit - Defence)
status-4 = 1
image-5 = images/TS2/5.jpg
title-5 =
description-5 = USAF Colonel Brian Baldwin, Group Commander 13th Air Expeditionary Force (Centre) and Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain Stephen Chappell, DSC, CSC, OAM, Officer Commanding No. 82 Wing are interviewed by the media during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. (Credit - Defence)
status-5 = 1
image-6 = images/TS2/6.jpg
title-6 =
description-6 = A USAF F-22 Raptor takes off from RAAF Base Amberley during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. (Credit - Defence)
status-6 = 1
image-7 = images/TS2/7.jpg
title-7 =
description-7 = RAAF GPCAPT Chappell, Officer Commanding No. 82 Wing, and USAF COL Baldwin, Group Commander 13th Air Expeditionary Force, are interviewed by the media during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. (Credit - Defence)
status-7 = 1
image-8 = images/TS2/8.jpg
title-8 =
description-8 = F-22 Raptor arrives at RAAF Base Amberley. The F-22 possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. Significant advances in cockpit design and sensor fusion improve the pilot's situational awareness. In the air-to-air configuration, the Raptor carries six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinders.(Credit - Defence)
status-8 = 1
image-9 = images/TS2/9.jpg
title-9 =
description-9 = RAAF GPCAPT Chappell, Officer Commanding No. 82 Wing, and USAF COL Baldwin, Group Commander 13th Air Expeditionary Force, with a USAF F-22 Raptor. (Credit - Defence)
status-9 = 1
image-10 = images/TS2/10.jpg
title-10 =
description-10 = Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army personnel on the HMAS Adelaide flight deck as the ship departs Brisbane to commence Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. (Credit - Defence)
status-10 = 1
image-11 = images/TS2/11.jpg
title-11 =
description-11 = HMAS Adelaide departs Brisbane to commence TS19. Adelaide is the second of two Canberra Class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships of the RAN. (Credit - Defence)
status-11 = 1
image-12 = images/TS2/12.jpg
title-12 =
description-12 = Commissioned in 2015, HMAS Adelaide, as well as sister ship Canberra, are the largest ships ever built for the RAN. The ships provide the ADF with one of the most capable and sophisticated air-land-sea amphibious deployment systems in the world. (Credit - Defence)
status-12 = 1
image-13 =
title-13 =
description-13 =
status-13 =
image-14 =
title-14 =
description-14 =
status-14 =
image-15 =
title-15 =
description-15 =
status-15 =
image-16 =
title-16 =
description-16 =
status-16 =
image-17 =
title-17 =
description-17 =
status-17 =
image-18 =
title-18 =
description-18 =
status-18 =
image-19 =
title-19 =
description-19 =
status-19 =
image-20 =
title-20 =
description-20 =
status-20 =
Exercise Talisman Sabre 19: The road so far – Part 2
Click to launch gallery
Scroll to read and see more
With Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 officially kicking off earlier this week, Defence Connect will provide continuous imagery updates from the biennial exercise. Part Two will feature plenty of interaction between the US and Australian Air Force’s.
With Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 officially kicking off earlier this week, Defence Connect will provide continuous imagery updates from the biennial exercise. Part Two will feature plenty of interaction between the US and Australian Air Force’s.
You’re out of free articles for this month
To continue reading the rest of this article, please log in.
Create free account to get unlimited news articles and more!
TS19 is a bilateral combined Australian and US training activity, and is designed to practice the two countries’ respective military services and associated agencies in planning and conducting combined and joint task force operations, and improve the combat-readiness and interoperability between Australian and US forces.
Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre is a major exercise reflecting the closeness of the alliance and strength of the enduring military relationship.
TS19 will be the eighth iteration of the exercise and consists of a field training exercise incorporating force preparation (logistic) activities, amphibious landings, land force manoeuvre, urban operations, air operations, maritime operations and Special Forces activities.
Nearly 35,000 military personnel from the US and Australia are set to take part in what will be the biggest ever Talisman Sabre.
1
Historically, Talisman Sabre exercises have been conducted across northern and eastern Australia, and within Australia’s exclusive economic zone. Additional participants from third-party nations may participate or observe the exercise if invited.
Forces from Canada, New Zealand and the UK have received such an invite, while delegations from India and the Republic of Korea will also observe the exercise, with a total of 18 nations from across the Indo-Pacific invited to an international visitors program.
Please scroll through the image gallery above for a look at the exercise so far.
Login
iscover
