India-Australia ‘War Games’: IAF’s Sukhoi jets & C-17 aircraft join Pitch Black

Updated on Aug 20, 2022 02:34 pm IST

India joined the three-week 'Pitch Black' exercise in Australia with the Indian Air Force sending four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft. The 17-nation air combat exercise is being hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. Over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, the UAE, Singapore, Thailand, the U.S and the UK are participating in the exercise in Australia's Northern Territory. It is taking place amid the conflict in Ukraine and China's military muscle-flexing in the Taiwan Strait following U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei. Watch this video for more details.

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