Pitch Black 2024

Australia’s biggest international air combat training activity, Exercise Pitch Black, has been underway in the skies over the Northern Territory. The exercise kicked off with a public flying display at Mindil Beach on the 18th of July, and an open day at the R-double-A-F Base Darwin on the 20th. The exercise will continue through to the 2nd of August. There are around one-hundred-and-forty aircraft and over 4-thousand personnel from 20 nations participating this year. Which makes it the largest participation in the 43-year history of Pitch Black. Aircraft from France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States; and embedded personnel from Canada and New Zealand are participating. Also, and for the first time, there are aircraft and personnel from Philippines, Spain, Italy, and Papua New Guinea and embedded personnel from Fiji and Brunei. Pitch Black gives the participating air forces one of the biggest military training air-spaces in the world to play out various scenarios with a wide range of aircraft and battle-space systems. Here's a sample of some of the activity that's been going on in the Northern Territory. Please consider supporting this channel by subscribing at our Substack https://militaryaviationvideos.substack.com/ - here you will get full transcripts and discussion for subscribers. You can also support us here: https://raafdocumentary.com/support/ If you are looking for an aviation themed gift and want to support this channel, check out the Military Shop by using our affiliate link https://militaryshop.com.au/?ref=AMAHA and you can also use our coupon code AMAHA for a discount! We are also affiliates with Airfix Models - please use our link https://prf.hn/l/meNMQn5 ____________ Disclaimer ____________ Original footage and recreated scenes may not be 100% accurate to the event being described but has been used for dramatic effect. This is because there may not have been original footage of a particular event available, or copyright prevents us from showing it. Our aim is to be as historically true as we can be given the materials available. Copyright disclaimer under fair dealing sections ss 40/103C, ss 41/103A,ss 42/103B of the Copyright Act which includes research, study, criticism, review, and reporting of news. Copyright remains with the respective owners. These videos are made for educational purposes only. The Australian Military Aviation History Association is a not-for-profit association with the intent of recording, preserving and promoting Australian military aviation history.

• #film_animation
• #raaf
• #aviation_history
• #military_aviation
• #military_aviation_history
• #aviation_news
• #aviation