German Luftwaffe joins multinational Exercise Pitch Black in Australia
German Luftwaffe personnel are participating in Exercise Pitch Black in northern Australia alongside air forces from 21 nations to train night combat and joint readiness.
The German Luftwaffe is participating alongside military personnel from 21 nations in Exercise Pitch Black, a major international air defense maneuver held in northern Australia. Although the region lies outside NATO territory, it has acquired growing geopolitical and strategic significance for participating Western forces and their partners.
The training schedule encompasses complex aerial tactics, including night combat operations conducted near Darwin. The exercise aims to improve operational familiarity, tactical cooperation, and mutual readiness among international partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Thousands of spectators gathered along the coast of Darwin to observe a public air display associated with the military drills.
Sources: Tagesschau.