Japanese F-35As in first-ever deployment to Pitch Black

BLUF

Six aircraft and 250 personnel practised air defence, tactical attack and dispersed refuelling at RAAF Base Tindal. Large-force scenarios also qualified pilots as mission commanders while strengthening trilateral combat integration with Australia and the US.

Learning Outcomes 

• Discuss dispersed refuelling supporting survivable fifth-generation air operations. 

• Examine mission commander qualification during multinational large-force employment scenarios.