• Italian Navy F-35Bs operated from Darwin during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    Italian Navy F-35Bs operated from Darwin during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • An RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 returns from an evening mission during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    An RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 returns from an evening mission during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • Philippine Air Force fighter pilots walking out for an afternoon mission. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    Philippine Air Force fighter pilots walking out for an afternoon mission. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • The Spanish Air Force participated for the first in a Pitch Black exercise this year, deploying four Eurofighter Tifon (Typhoon) fighters. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    The Spanish Air Force participated for the first in a Pitch Black exercise this year, deploying four Eurofighter Tifon (Typhoon) fighters. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • Pitch Black 2024 saw the establishment of an international tanker cell at RAAF Base Amberley during the exercise. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    Pitch Black 2024 saw the establishment of an international tanker cell at RAAF Base Amberley during the exercise. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • An Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier II en route to another Pitch Black mission. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    An Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier II en route to another Pitch Black mission. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • The Italian Navy contingent on the flight line in Darwin on 19 July, holding the flag is Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    The Italian Navy contingent on the flight line in Darwin on 19 July, holding the flag is Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • A Republic of Singapore AF F-15SG Eagle departs Darwin on a night mission during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    A Republic of Singapore AF F-15SG Eagle departs Darwin on a night mission during Pitch Black 2024. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
  • A Luftwaffe Eurofighter pilot is marshalled to a stop after arriving from Japan on 20 July. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
    A Luftwaffe Eurofighter pilot is marshalled to a stop after arriving from Japan on 20 July. Credit: Nigel Pittaway
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Airpower in Australia’s north

By Nigel Pittaway | Darwin & Amberley | 9 October 2024
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