This year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre multinational military drills saw over 80 "firsts" in which participants either tested new systems or performed combined activities for the first time, the exercise’s director said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/asia-pacific/talisman-sabre-military-exercise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indopacific #us #usmilitary #defense #sdf