{"id":24959,"date":"2026-08-09T15:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24959"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:15:38","slug":"exercise-pitch-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-pitch-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Pitch Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Pitch Black Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently said its contingent at the multi-nation exercise \u2018Pitch Black\u2019 in Australia had \u201caccomplished the mission\u201d and \u201cmastered\u201d the skies, while several partnerships were \u201cstrengthened\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Pitch Black\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> biennial and multinational exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hosted by the <strong>R<\/strong><\/span><b>oyal Australian Air Force (RAAF).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the RAAF\u2019s flagship international flying exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name \u2018Pitch Black\u2019 was derived from the emphasis on <\/span><b>nighttime flying over large unpopulated areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>2026 Edition:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was based out of RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal in the Northern Territory, as well as RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It featured a massive assembly of<\/span><b> global air forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing an unparalleled platform for interoperability. <\/span><b>19 nations, including India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with 100+ aircraft and 4,400+ personnel are participating in the exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise focused on highly complex aerial manoeuvres, including offensive counter-air operations, air defence tracking, and tactical coordination between completely different styles of aircraft and communication systems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th<\/span><b>e IAF contingent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consisted of 145 air warriors including the IAF Commandos team, <\/span><b>Garuds, four <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/su-30mki-fighter-jet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Su-30 MKI<\/a>, one C-130, and one C-17 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for logistic support for induction and de-induction.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the IAF, training alongside advanced air assets from nations like the <\/span><b>US, UK, Australia, France, and regional partners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers crucial exposure to contemporary air warfare tactics, electronic warfare defence, and modern network-centric operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Previous participation of India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The IAF has previously participated in the<\/span><b> 2018, 2022, and 2024 editions of this exercise.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/india\/mission-accomplished-iaf-concludes-multi-nation-pitch-black-exercise-in-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TRIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial and multinational exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). 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