Pitch Black drills in Australia test how 21
nations integrate combat airpower
An F-35A Lightning II from the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force
Base, Alaska, take part in a Pitch Black air show over Mindil Beach in Darwin,
Australia, July 23, 2026. (Peter Reft/U.S. Air Force)
By SETH ROBSON
STARS AND STRIPES
Published 21 hours ago
Australia’s largest international air combat exercise wrapped up Friday
after three weeks of training that brought together 21 nations, 2,500 personnel
and about 100 aircraft, including U.S., Australian and Japanese F-35 stealth
fighters.
The
Australian air force described Pitch Black as its largest multinational air
drills, built around complex, combat-like scenarios across vast areas of
northern Australia.
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