Exercise Pitch Black 2012

An Indonesian Sukhoi Su-27 and a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Clasic Hornet Taxi past after completing an Exercise Pitch Black 2012 sortie. Exercise Pitch Black is a major multi-national biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involving Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support missions being flown at training ranges across the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black 12 involves 2200 personnel and up to 94 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.

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