![1SQN RAAF Super Hornet and a Royal Thai Air Force Gripen. (Defence)](http://thewofa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804raaf8540638_0007.jpg)
![A New Jersey ANG F-16C. (Defence)](http://thewofa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804raaf8165233_185.jpg)
Flying in the three-week long Exercise Pitch Black 14 began on Monday. The biennial exercise is the RAAF’s largest, and this year sees participation from 110 aircraft and 2,300 personnel from Australia, the US, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and France operating from RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal.
![A Republic of Singapore Air Force Gulfstream G550 AEW&C takes off from Darwin. (Defence)](http://thewofa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804raaf8185068_0111.jpg)
![French CN-235 with a RAAF C-130J in the background. (Defence)](http://thewofa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804raaf8165233_070.jpg)