1/24A United States Army M901 Launching Station fires a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Photo: Corporal Jarrod McAneney
Exercise Talisman Sabre Patriot missile launch
The Patriot missile was fired in Australia for the first time during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 at Shoalwater Bay.
2/24A United States Army M901 Launching Station fires a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Photo: Corporal Jarrod McAneney
3/24A United States Army M901 Launching Station fires a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Photo: Corporal Jarrod McAneney
4/24Putting out a grass fire caused by the missile launch.
5/24The M901 Launching Station.
6/24Reloading the launcher.
7/24Reloading the launcher.
8/24Reloading the launcher.
9/24Reloading the launcher.
10/24Watching the launch.
11/24Watching the launch.
12/24Watching the launch.
13/24Alpha Battery battery commander Captain Phillip Le.
14/24Alpha Battery battery commander Captain Phillip Le.
15/24Major General Jake Elwood.
16/24Soldiers at the launch.
17/24Soldiers at the launch.
18/24Soldiers at the launch.
19/24Soldiers at the launch.
20/24Soldiers at the launch.
21/24Soldiers at the launch.
22/24Soldiers at the launch.
23/24Soldiers at the launch.
24/24Soldiers at the launch.
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