Indian Air Force contingent to participate in Exercise Pitch Black in Australia

Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022. The exercise is being held in Darwin till the 8th of next month. 

This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force.

The Defence Ministry said that the exercise will see the participation of over one hundred aircraft and two thousand 500 military personnel from various air forces.

The Indian Air Force contingent comprises over 100 air warriors, deployed with four Su-30 MKI fighters and two C-17 aircraft. 

They will undertake multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment and will exchange best practices with the participating air forces.