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Video: IAF's maiden jumps and other wonders in 'Pitch Black 2018'

Aug 7, 2018, 6:46 PM IST

For the first time, the Indian Air Force is participating in an exercise named Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18). It's a three-week multinational drill that started in Australia on July 24. Apart from 145 air-warriors, including a Garud special forces team, four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter planes and a C-130 and a C-17 transport aircraft in the exercise are taking part in the drills. Ex-Pitch Black is a biennial large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).