The South Korean Air Force shows Air Force troops and their family members pose for a group photo in front of a KC-330 fuel tanker aircraft at an air base in Seosan, South Korea, 14 July 2026, during a ceremony to mark their participation in the Australia-led Pitch Black multinational exercise to be held at an Australian military air base in the northern city of Darwin from 17 July to 07 August. Photo by SOUTH KOREAN AIR FORCE / EPA
July 14 (Asia Today) -- The South Korean Air Force dispatched personnel and aircraft Tuesday to participate in Exercise Pitch Black, a large-scale multinational air combat exercise hosted by Australia.
The South Korean contingent will take part in training activities at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin through Aug. 7.
Australia's Defense Department said the main exercise will run from Monday through Aug. 7 at air bases in Darwin and Tindal in the Northern Territory and Amberley in Queensland. South Korean personnel are scheduled to arrive earlier for local orientation and preparations.
A KC-330 multipurpose aerial refueling and transport aircraft carrying mission personnel departed from the South Korean Air Force's Seosan base Tuesday, the service said.
