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Talisman Sabre 2019: US demonstrates HIMARS rapid-insertion capability down under

9th July 2019 - 11:10 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Rockhampton

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A day after Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 kicked off, the largest ever in the biennial exercise series, US and Australian militaries combined to demonstrate a rapid infiltration mission of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) system.

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