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RAAF Announces Exercise Pitch Black for July-August 2026

May 7, 2026

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Key Takeaways

Exercise Pitch Black returns in July-August 2026.
The biennial exercise will host aircraft and personnel from multiple countries.
Operations will be based out of RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, and Amberley.
Public events are planned, including a flypast and open day.

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Strategic Implications

Exercise Pitch Black may signal Australia's commitment to regional security and defense cooperation. The large-scale exercise could strengthen ties between the RAAF and its international partners, which suggests a growing importance of collective security in the Asia-Pacific region.

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What Happened

Australia Hosts Large-Scale Military Training Across Northern Territory

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has announced the return of Exercise Pitch Black, a biennial international flying exercise, which will take place from July 20 to August 7, 2026. The exercise will bring together aircraft and personnel from multiple countries for nearly three weeks of large-scale military training across northern Australia. The RAAF will open parts of the exercise to the public, including a flypast over Mindil Beach in Darwin and the RAAF Darwin Open Day. The exercise is designed to improve coordination between Australia and its regional and global partner air forces through complex, combat-like scenarios. This was first reported by AeroTime.

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