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