US Army M142 HIMARS units fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets during the live fire demonstration in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

The two M777A2 guns and personnel from the 107th Battery of the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery at Townsville were flown into the exercise area off HMAS Adelaide by Army Aviation CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The live fire event on 22 July was a multi-domain exercise which included personnel and units from the Australian Army, Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force, the United States Army and Marine Corps, the Republic of Korea Marine Corps and the French, German and New Zealand armies.Ĭapabilities demonstrated included sustained fire by Australian and US M777A2 155mm towed howitzers, ROK Marines K9A1 Thunder self-propelled howitzers and US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), supported by USMC F-35Bs dropping live ordnance, and an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship from the US Air Force’s 17th Special Operations Squadron. A US Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship from the 17th SOS/27th SOW provided fire support during the firepower demonstration on the opening day of Talisman Sabre 2023. Personnel from seven nations combined their skills in a live fire exercise in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) on the opening day of Talisman Sabre 2023.

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