Exercise Pitch Black night flying has commenced in the Northern Territory. Pitch Black is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest and most complex Large Force Employment exercise. Pitch Black 2022 is being conducted at RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal and Amberley from 19 August to 8 September 2022. This year’s exercise hosts up to 2500 personnel and around 100 aircraft from 17 participating nations from around the globe.