Stealth fighters prepare to dogfight over Australian Outback during Pitch Black drills

Summary

Seth Robson writing in Stars and Stripes makes the following points:

• Pitch Black involves 2,500 personnel, 17 nations, and 100+ aircraft.
• 2022 will focus on force-multiplying air-to-air refuelling and airborne warning and control planes.
• Pitch Black alternates with the Talisman Sabre exercise and uses unclassified drills.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• F-35 01: COLLECTION - The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• PITCH BLACK 2022: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• AUG 2022 RAAF F-35AS TO LIGHT UP EXERCISE PITCH BLACK-Australian Aviation
• AUG 2022 RAAF F35A’s to Participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022- Aviation Source.

Source Information: Stars and Stripes

• Article Source:  https://www.stripes.com/
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