Australia's army fired a truck-mounted long range rocket system that has become a priority for U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific for the first time on Monday, alongside U.S. and Singapore forces firing the same system in joint war games.

Multinational forces demonstrated integrated fires and maneuver capabilities across multiple domains during a Combined Joint

Artillery, rocket launchers and self-propelled howitzers opened fire at a training area in northern Australia on Monday, kick-starting three weeks of military drills here between the US and 18 allies.

Australia is holding its largest-ever military exercises. More than 35,000 personnel from 19 countries, including the United States, Japan, Britain and India are taking part.

Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest war drills in Australia, involves over 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations. Aimed to test HIMARS, this year also includes activities in Papua New Guinea. Chinese surveillance is expected,

ROCKHAMPTON: Australia’s army fired a truck-mounted long-range rocket system that has become a priority for US allies in the Indo-Pacific for the first time today, alongside US and Singapore forces firing the same system in joint war games.

For the first time, the Australian Army has successfully launched the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) long-range missile system during the largest-ever Talisman Sabre military exercise alongside the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region,