{"id":26104,"date":"2022-08-20T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=26104"},"modified":"2022-08-20T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T11:20:14","slug":"iaf-sends-4-sukhois-and-2-c-17-aircraft-land-in-australia-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/20\/iaf-sends-4-sukhois-and-2-c-17-aircraft-land-in-australia-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF sends 4 Sukhois and 2 C-17 aircraft\u00a0land in Australia | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and 2 C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday joined a 17-nation air combat exercise in Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The three-week \u2018Pitch Black\u2019 exercise, being hosted by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Royal Australian Air Force<\/a> (RAAF), is taking place amid the conflict in Ukraine and China\u2019s military muscle-flexing in the Taiwan Strait following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s visit to Taipei.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26105\" width=\"1034\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3-1140x641.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mt_3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-over-100-aircraft-and-2-500-personnel-from\">Over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from<strong> Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, the UAE, Singapore, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thailand<\/a>,<\/strong> the<strong> US, and the UK<\/strong> are participating in the exercise in Australia\u2019s Northern Territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The RAAF considers the biennial exercise as its \u201ccapstone\u201d international engagement activity with the air forces from strategic partners and allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indian-air-force\">Indian Air Force<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn Indian Air Force contingent has arrived in Australia for participating in exercise Pitch Black 2022 scheduled to be held from August 19 to September 8 in Darwin,\u201d the<a href=\"https:\/\/indianairforce.nic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Indian Air Force<\/a> (IAF) told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, led by Group Captain YPS Negi, comprises over a hundred air warriors, deployed with 4 Su-30 MKI fighter and 2 C-17 aircraft,\u201d the IAF stated in a report. It told them they will undertake multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment and exchange best practices with the participating air forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read     <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/air-works-successfully-delivers-6th-boeing-p-8i-to-indian-navy-after-32-phase-checks-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Works Successfully Delivers 6th Boeing P-8I to Indian Navy after 32 Phase Checks| Exclusive<\/a>   <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/two-ethiopian-airlines-pilots-fall-asleep-mid-flight-miss-landing-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fall asleep mid-flight; miss landing | Exclusive<\/a>           <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/12\/boeing-and-aiesl-announce-partnership-for-the-maintenance-of-b777-aircraft-used-by-vvips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing and AIESL announce partnership for the maintenance of B777 aircraft used by VVIPs<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>His last \u2018Pitch Black\u2019 was conducted in 2018. The 2020 edition of the exercise was revoked due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exercise commander Air Commodore Tim Alsop stated the return of Pitch Black marked an excellent opportunity to strengthen partnerships and promote regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RAAF stated the exercise recognizes Australia\u2019s strong relationships and the high value it placed on regional security and fostering close ties throughout the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPitch Black is a large force employment exercise, driven by fighter combat scenarios. This year, significant efforts have been made to advance the air-to-air refueling capability between many of the participating nations,\u201d Alsop was quoted in a RAAF release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iaf1_710x400xt.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iaf1_710x400xt.webp 710w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iaf1_710x400xt-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iaf1_710x400xt-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAir-to-air refueling is a force multiplier, providing essential reach to our combat aircraft. Operating with many of the participating nations aims to raise our force projection and maximize our capability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The RAAF told the exercise will include day and night flying and will be undertaken with consideration given to minimizing the impact on the local community and the environment. PTI MPB IJT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our Telegram group for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and 2 C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday joined a 17-nation air combat exercise in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6761,416],"tags":[770,1335,79,2030,393,81,7214],"class_list":{"0":"post-26104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-quick-updates","9":"tag-aicrafts","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-aviation","12":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","13":"tag-aviation-news","14":"tag-latest-aviation-news","15":"tag-sukhois"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26107,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104\/revisions\/26107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}