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Australia cancels the “Pitch Black 2020” air-combat exercise.

Pitch black 2020 air force

  • Australia has cancelled the multilateral air combat training exercise between India and Australia” Pitch Black 2020” due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has already affected more than 190 countries all over the world. This was informed by Air Marshal Meg Hupfeld, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in a letter to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, in mid-April.
  • Last edition was held in 2018 and next edition is scheduled to be held in 2022.