Australian Army HIMARS deploy overseas for the first time, to Exercise Keris Woomera in Indonesia

Text poster only. The source photos show two olive-green HIMARS rocket launcher trucks on an airport apron next to a grey RAAF C-130J transport with its ramp down, an Australian soldier in camouflage and face covering holding a rifle in the foreground, Indonesian soldiers standing guard, and a launcher viewed from inside the aircraft's lit cargo bay. — Defence Australia (@DefenceAust), watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos posted Oct. 20, 2026 by Defence Australia. Defence says the Australian Army deployed two HIMARS launchers from the Royal Australian Artillery's 14th Regiment on their first international assignment, a live-fire activity for Exercise Keris Woomera in Indonesia, flying them from Darwin to Banyuwangi in East Java and on to Manado in North Sulawesi aboard a RAAF C-130J Hercules. It says the exercise involves about 1,000 ADF personnel and 1,235 members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The photos show the launchers on an airfield apron beside a C-130J, Australian and Indonesian troops standing guard, and a launcher seen from inside the aircraft's cargo bay.

What: Australian Army HIMARS deploy overseas for the first time, to Exercise Keris Woomera in Indonesia
Where: Indonesia (live-fire area not named)
When: 2026-10-20
Source: Defence Australia
Credit: Defence Australia (@DefenceAust), watch at source
License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details: Official release · Defence Australia (@DefenceAust), Australian Army · Indonesia (live-fire area not named)

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Australian Army HIMARS deploy overseas for the first time, to Exercise Keris Woomera in Indonesia

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