US war games send a message of strength to âfriends and foesâ: Dutton Save Share The âenemyâ soldiers didnât know what hit them. Wave after wave of fire from Australian and US fighter jets, warships, artillery and missiles rained down on what was described as a team of satellite jammers and armoured reserve. Then it was time for afternoon tea. The enemy may have only existed on paper but held against a backdrop of rising tensions with China, this yearâs Exercise Talisman Sabre off the Queensland coast has taken on a sharper edge. A United States Army M901 Launching Station fires a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile to engage a target, at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021.Â