Chinese Spy Ships Eye Naval Drills Off Australian Coast

HMAS Brisbane sails alongside HMAS Parramatta during replenishment at sea approach, off the coast of Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21) is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States, commencing on 14 July 2021. Supplied: Australian Department of Defence

Australia’s most significant logistics exercises with the United States since World War II have officially kicked off, aiming to build stronger relations between multiple military allies.   More than 30,000 defence personnel from 13 countries will take part in Talisman Sabre, which began in Sydney on July 21 and will go for two weeks.

Originally involving Australia and the U.S., the biennial exercises have expanded to nations including Japan and South Korea.