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Powerful joint live-fire caps off Keris Woomera | Army News - news.defence.gov.au
Why it matters
Keris Woomera is a bilateral Australia–Malaysia joint military exercise demonstrating operational interoperability and sustained regional maritime coordination. The live-fire component signals Australian and Malaysian commitment to maintaining high readiness and deterrent posture in the Indo-Pacific, reinforcing alliance cohesion and defence relationships outside the formal Quad/AUKUS framework.
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