Australia - US Military Exercise Demonstrates The Seamaster Rocket System

Australian and US forces rehearsed strikes with the precision Seahorse rocket system in combat drills today. The Canberra authorities are overhauling their military strategy, placing more emphasis on long-range attack firepower.

US-Australia Joint Military Exercise. 

The Australian and American militaries conducted a series of live-fire drills at the (Shoalwater Bay) military training area in northeastern Queensland, demonstrating the High Mobility Multiple Launch Rocket System (HIMARS, referred to as the Seahorse Rocket System) recently sold by the United States to the Australian Defense Force (Australian Defense Force).

The "Talisman Saber" military exercise led by the United States and Australia has just debuted. More than 30,000 troops from various countries will participate in the exercise in the next two weeks, including officers and soldiers from Japan, France, Germany and South Korea.

Australia is embarking on a major overhaul of its military, shifting to focus on long-range attack capabilities in an attempt to deter rivals such as China.

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military counterattacked with the Seamaster system very effectively. Australian Army Maj. Major Tony Purdy said the weapon would give the Australian military a "significant boost" and give it much-needed "long-range precision" strike capability.

High-level defense officials from various countries praised the long-awaited "hit and run" capability of the Seamaster system, because this rocket system can quickly locate and launch, then move and reload ammunition, making it more difficult for enemy troops to track and attack, and reducing the danger of operating officers and soldiers.

Australia is scheduled to receive its first Hammers rocket system in 2025, with actual use expected in the next two years.

Major Jimmy Sheehan, the US military spokesman for the "Saber Saber" exercise, said: "In addition to the language barrier, it is very challenging to coordinate the long-range firepower of the air and land. But today we saw officers and soldiers from Australia, the United States, Japan and South Korea successfully execute the mission. From command and control to execution at the tactical level, it is like a force."