Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

Summary

This article by Alicia Perera, writing for ABC-Australia, makes the following points:

• In 2022 Exercise Pitch Black will include Su-30s from India, F-15s and F-16s from Singapore, and—for the first time—Eurofighter Typhoons from Germany and the UK, and Mitsubishi F-2s from Japan.
• Aviators from the 17 countries involved will train for complex situations they could face by role-playing a series of fictional but relatistic scenarios.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

PITCH BLACK 2022: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• AUG 2022 Germany plays down Asian involvement as air force sends 13 planes to Australia for Pitch Black exercises—ABC News  
• AUG 2022 Japan, S Korea warplanes debut alongside F-35s at Exercise Pitch Black—Defense News
• AUG 2022  RAAF F-35AS TO LIGHT UP EXERCISE PITCH BLACK—Australian Aviation
• AUG 2022 Luftwaffe makes first appearance at Exercise Pitch Black—Defence Connect

Source Information:

• Article Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Media Check: ABC News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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