A fighter jets has crashed in the Northern Territory during Exercise Pitch Black.
Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement exercise, with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition, and allied nations. Held from 12 July to 2 August 2024, the exercise is concentrated on military airspace in the Northern Territory, with participants flying from RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, Amberley, Curtin, and regional airfields in the Kimberley region. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the largest iteration of the exercise since first held in 1981, with 20 participating nations and over 140 aircraft involved, and approximately 4400 personnel from Australia and overseas participating. Activities such as Exercise Pitch Black help Australia to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region, build connections around the globe, bolster regional security, and build regional resilience to transnational threats.
Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement exercise, with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition, and allied nations. Held from 12 July to 2 August 2024, the exercise is concentrated on military airspace in the Northern Territory, with participants flying from RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, Amberley, Curtin, and regional airfields in the Kimberley region. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the largest iteration of the exercise since first held in 1981, with 20 participating nations and over 140 aircraft involved, and approximately 4400 personnel from Australia and overseas participating. Activities such as Exercise Pitch Black help Australia to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region, build connections around the globe, bolster regional security, and build regional resilience to transnational threats.
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00:00I'm Flight Lieutenant Matthew, an E-18 pilot from Sixth Squadron.
00:14Flying operations have begun for Exercise Pitch Black 2024.
00:21If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
00:24of the exercise, so please take care.
00:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
00:33exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
00:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
01:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
01:10If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
01:15of the exercise, so please take care.
01:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
01:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
01:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
01:43of the exercise, so please take care.
01:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
02:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
02:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
02:13of the exercise, so please take care.
02:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
02:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
02:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
02:43of the exercise, so please take care.
02:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
03:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
03:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
03:13of the exercise, so please take care.
03:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
03:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
03:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
03:43of the exercise, so please take care.
03:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
04:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
04:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
04:13of the exercise, so please take care.
04:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
04:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
04:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
04:43of the exercise, so please take care.
04:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
05:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
05:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
05:13of the exercise, so please take care.
05:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
05:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
05:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
05:43of the exercise, so please take care.
05:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
06:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
06:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
06:13of the exercise, so please take care.
06:28Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
06:35exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
06:38If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
06:43of the exercise, so please take care.
06:58Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
07:05exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
07:08If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
07:13of the exercise, so please take care.
07:16Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
07:21exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
07:24Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
07:31exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
07:34If you're in the Darwin or Catherine area, there will be excess noise for the duration
07:39of the exercise, so please take care.
07:42Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
07:47exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.
07:50Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is the Royal Australian Air Force's biannual international engagement
07:57exercise featuring 20 countries and over 140 aircraft.