Exercise Pitch Black – in videos
Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement exercise, with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition, and allied nations.
CAPTION: Officer Commanding Exercise Pitch Black 24, Air Commodore Pete Robinson talks during the media launch event for the start of Exercise Pitch Black 24 held at RAAF Base Darwin. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.
Held from 12 July to 2 August 2024, the exercise is concentrated on military airspace in the Northern Territory, with participants flying from RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, Amberley, Curtin, and regional airfields in the Kimberley region.
Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the largest iteration of the exercise since first held in 1981, with 20 participating nations and over 140 aircraft involved, and approximately 4400 personnel from Australia and overseas participating.
Activities such as Exercise Pitch Black help Australia to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region, build connections around the globe, bolster regional security, and build regional resilience to transnational threats.
Week two highlights:
Weapons System Officer:
RAAF Base Darwin open day:
Plane spotters at RAAF Base Darwin open day:
Mindil Beach public flying display:
Exercise Pitch Back takes off:
Speak Your Languish:
Launch Video:
Week one highlights:
Day 1 Flying Operations:
More foreign arrivals:
Italian Air Force F-35A, Pilot:
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