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Exercise Pitch Black 2026 opens over the Top End with the IAF among 20 air forcesINDIA DEFENCE

Exercise Pitch Black 2026 opens over the Top End with the IAF among 20 air forces

Exercise Pitch Black 2026 runs from 20 July to 7 August across RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal and Amberley, with up to 100 jets and more than 2,500 personnel from 20 nations. India is flying aircraft rather than sending observers. Japanese F-35s and Indonesian T-50Is appear at the exercise for the first time.

16/7/2026 | TAGGED REPORT