Pitch black 12

Top end air combat

‘Train as you fight’ may be a well worn catch cry, but it’s an adage that neatly encapsulates the central principle of the biennial Pitch Black.
A three week multinational, multilateral air training exercise, this RAAF hosted multi tiered war game presents its participants with the ultimate ‘classroom’- 320 square kilometres of virtually unrestricted airspace with ready access to over a million hectares of weapons ranges.

Australian Aviation visited RAAF Darwin and was flown to RAAF Tindal to witness a day of simulated combat.