𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲, 𝟏𝟖 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞

 

The Philippine Army, as the ground component and the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) largest force, participated for the first time in the Australia Defence Force-hosted Exercise Talisman Sabre from July 13 to August 4, 2025 across various training locations in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Exercise Talisman Sabre is by far the largest-ever military exercise hosted by Australia, bringing together about 35,000 troops from 19 partner nations, including the Philippines.