A person in a green flight suit stands beside a desk in a radio broadcasting studio, speaking with a headset-wearing presenter across a microphone-equipped broadcast console. Multiple computer monitors, microphones on adjustable boom arms, and audio control equipment are visible on the desk, while large windows look into adjacent rooms and outside greenery.
28 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

A bigger sky for better training

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II pilot talks with Darwin radio stations about Exercise Pitch Black.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A jet stream ignites the night sky as a jet takes off from the tarmac.
28 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Pitch Black after dark

Multinational air force pilots take it to the next level by flying complex night missions as part of Exercise Pitch Black.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
: People in uniform work in an air traffic control room, with one person wearing a headset and reaching for flight strips.
28 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Keeping Pitch Black moving

Air traffic controllers manage hundreds of aircraft movements during Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin.

Exercises & training | People & service
A man helps young children bake with a chocolate mixture.
28 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Bonding over brownies

Australian, New Zealand and Canadian personnel judge primary school students' baking skills.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
A military member kneels to talk to two children.
27 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Basketball bridges the gap during Pitch Black

Australian and United States personnel visit a Katherine primary school during Exercise Pitch Black.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
An aircraft in flight at sunset.
27 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Igniting the sunset at Mindil

21 international air forces join RAAF for an Exercise Pitch Black flying display in front of 30,000 people.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Two pilots stand together, smiling, in front of two aircraft on a tarmac.
26 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Chiefs' flight shows off power of partnership

The Australian and German air force chiefs' sortie during Exercise Pitch Black is significant on a number of levels.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A few people hold a small black watercraft and walk into water near a boardwalk.
24 Jul 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Australian defence rehearsals cross the continent

ADF personnel put the focus on homeland security in real-world scenarios during Exercise Austral Shield.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A large group of military personnel walk from a RAAF 19 Squadron hangar.
24 Jul 2026
Air Force
News

Partnership powers Operation Gateway

Australian and Malaysian personnel work side by side to support Operation Gateway operations.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Two ice hockey players compete during a game.
24 Jul 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Slapshots and strong ties

The ADF gain more than just a win in an ice hockey match on Canada Day.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
A large crowd of people sitting in seats in a lecture theatre watching a man present in stage.
24 Jul 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Exploring the future of space and cyber domains

Space, cyber and collaboration take centre stage at the Space and Cyber Domain Industry Forum.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Two military men and a civilian walk down a path together, talking.
23 Jul 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Helping hands for hazardous material

The ADF assists Pacific partners to identify World War II explosive remnants in Vanuatu.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions