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‘Best deterrence’: ADF stages major war games - The Australian
Why it matters
The ADF has run large-scale war games explicitly framed around deterrence, exercising the command, logistics and joint-force coordination Australia would need in a regional contingency. Exercises of this scale are both a readiness test and a signal to Beijing and to partners about Australia's willingness and capacity to operate at pace. Their value for preparedness lies in exposing gaps in sustainment, munitions stocks and interoperability that are difficult to identify outside full-scale activity.
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