“Exercise Pitch Black 24” war games This year’s Exercise Pitch Black, a biennial warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, will be the largest in its 43-year history, with 19 other nations and more than 140 aircraft PARTICIPATING NATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Host Pacific Ocean Darwin Tindal Amberley NT QLD AUSTRALIA WA SA NSW VIC TAS Great Australian Bight RAAF Base Darwin 1 Royal Bruneian Air Force 2 Royal Canadian Air Force 3 Republic of Fiji Military Forces 4 French Air and Space Force 5 German Air Force 6 Indian Air Force 7 Indonesian Air Force 8 Italian Air Force Italian Navy 9 Japan Air Self-Defense Force 10 Royal Malaysian Air Force 11 Royal New Zealand Air Force 12 Papua New Guinea Defence Force 13 Philippine Air Force 14 Republic of Korea Air Force 15 Republic of Singapore Air Force 16 Spanish Air and Space Force 17 Royal Thai Air Force 18 Royal Air Force (UK) 19 United States Marine Corps RAAF Base Tindal 19 United States Air Force RAAF Base Amberley 03 Republic of Fiji Military Forces 04 French Air and Space Force 05 German Air Force 08 Italian Air Force 11 Royal New Zealand Air Force 15 Republic of Singapore Air Force 16 Spanish Air and Space Force 18 Royal Air Force (UK) Sources: RAAF, Google Maps Picture: RAAF/Facebook © GRAPHIC NEWS