Hello. For those interested in a free real world air show, and you get to Darwin Australia, it goes off!!!
We are sick of it by the end, our house is near the airport, our business is on the opposite side. And multi jet formations do low and slow but still really noisy make it hard to talk. But it’s a sight. You can park at either end of the main runway and watch.
If you make it here, give us a shout out and we can get a frothy one.
I wonder if live traffic will show some flights.
AI generated google search.
Exercise Pitch Black 2026 is scheduled to take place from
July 20 to August 7, 2026
, primarily hosted at RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal in the Northern Territory. This premier biennial, multinational air combat exercise is set to feature up to 20 nations and approximately 114 aircraft in its initial planning, with potential for further growth.
Australian Defence Magazine +1
Key details regarding Pitch Black 2026 include:
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Location: Primarily RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal, with additional operations involving RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland.
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Participants: Around 20 nations are expected, with participation anticipated from countries such as Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Scale: The event is expected to be a massive deployment, building on the 2024, which featured over 140 aircraft and 4,000 personnel.
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Activities: The exercise involves complex, large-scale, simulated war games, including day and night flying, along with potential public events like the Mindil Beach flypast and RAAF Darwin Open Day.
Australian Defence Magazine +3
Note: Specific dates for public events like the Open Day or airshows are usually finalized closer to the event, with early indications for the Open Day being around August 1, 2026.