A new thread to accompany the Naval Exercises thread.

To kick things off, PACAF F-15s are in PLA for Commando Sling 10-3

So that's what it was.

I was entering KPE from the Sims Way entrance, yesterday, when I saw 2 x F-15s doing a tight bank to line up their approach to PLAB.

Nearly rear-ended another car because I was too busy rubber necking :)

Beautiful birds!

Reports beginning to filter in of RSAF/RTAF movements into Darwin for Ex Pitch Black.

So far we've got an RSAF C-130 and KC-135, and RTAF A310 and at least 2 F-16s.

6 RSAF F-16C/Ds have just flown into Darwin from Amberley. Apparently they have been at Amberley since early July for some unknown reason. DACT with the RAAF SuperBugs?

I won't be surprised if its DACT, although just sending 2 airframes seems rather little.

Maybe setting up the basic groundwork for future combined exercises, you know just to make sure their facilities can handle the airframe?

If I remember, Darwin base also has the bloodhounds near its gates (sama with ChongPang).

The 2 F-16s were RTAF, seen at Darwin. Could (Should?) been more, but only 2 were spotted by eyes on the ground.

RSAF had 6 F-16s at Amberley, just deployed to Darwin this afternoon. 1 F-16C and 5 F-16Ds.

Yes that's correct. Been there before? The aircraft museum nearby has a B-52 on display.

Red Flag 10-4

425 FS, (Singapore, Luke AFB, Ariz.) (F-16CG) and the CH-47 frm Peace Prairie will be there, waiting for the F-15SG confirmation from Nellis AFB public office

http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/flyingoperations.asp

The ADF's Official Pitch Black Photo Gallery is up.

Still no sign of our stealth fighters on the ADF's site, even though they've been in Australia since mid-June and arrived at Darwin from Amberley last week.

The exercise officially began today.

Exercise PB is bet 19 Jul to 5 Aug. I think there is a E-2C, KC-135 and C-130 going there as well.

This should be followed by Exercise Kakadu in 16 Aug to 3 Sep.

Multiple Herks from both RSAF and RTAF. RNZAF also sending a Herk.

Kakadu is a maritime Ex with an Air Element. RAN, RSN, RTN and JMSDF will contribute ships.

121 and 145 Sqn took part in 2008 (IIRC) but RSAF appears to be skipping this one. JASDF and RNZAF P-3s will take part in Kakadu with possible French and PNG involvement. It will also be the last multinational exercise for the RAAF Pigs.

Did anyone mention Exercise Red Flag?

See who's post above on Jul 16 2010, 06:02 PM

Photos of RSAF strike package is out on the ADF pitch black website.

Cheers.

Saw 4 USAF F-15Cs and 4 F-16Cs a couple of days ago. The first 4 were easy as the Eagles were painted their usual gray tones. Both flights looked like they rejoined in a close spread type of formation. Something that I seldom see RSAF flights do.

Thanks to Australia Defence Force for the photos.

We in Singapore are being fed recruits getting a haircut from CBpioneer. :P

lol, sad but true.

Pitch Black videos.

http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/exercises/p...ack10/video.htm

F-16 serial number for PB

Serials..
- 621
- 696
- 695
- 639
- 632
- 624

C-130
serial
- 731

KC135R
- serial
- 752

E-2C
- Serial
- 015

from here

seem like the F-16D are the normal D version and not the sufia version as deployed to Garuda. Keeps me thinking if we are snooping with the Indian flankers using the Sufia :ph43r:

RAAF F/A-18 carrying Paveway II training round (Link to my blog)

RedFlag 10-4 Nellis AFB , dont think the Eagle will be there oh yeah photo from here

look at the centreline



Normal D



notice how the markng are diff on the tails?

the one on top is F-16C

Nice pictures. First F-16C looks like it has an ALQ-131 on the centerline station. The F-16D looks like its carrying some targeting pod, probably Litening or Lantirn.

If the Nellis website doesn't list the F-15SGs then it wouldn't have shown up.

Seems like 96-5035 is the Black Widow's flagship. Its interesting how the FMS serial is placed relatively far forward on the spine though.

And yes, thats definitely an ALQ-131.

RSAF Participates in Multilateral Air Combat Exercise in Darwin

Now then report...

Here's the ditv vid

mms://media.mindef.gov.sg/24jul10_ExPitchBlack_hi.asf

2 RSAF F-16Ds far from home at opposite sides of the world; 1st one 96-5036 of the 425 FS at Red Flag and 2nd 632/96-5033 at Pitch Black carrying an inert GBU-12.


Photo by Franz at Fencecheck


Link to high-res pic on www.defence.gov.au

Great images Mike... no DASH helmets seen in photos???

If you look at the other photos in the ADF Gallery, the pilot of the A/A configured F-16D is wearing DASH.

I assume 632's pilot is wearing HGU-55 because its was tasked as a ground pounder for that mission.

Yup. An the RAAF Hornet looks like it has the JHMCS as well.

The current issue of RAAF News has a feature on the RSAF's participation in Pitch Black, in recognition of our 20th year of participation in the exercise.

Flip to Page 15 at http://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews

How come our armed service cannot do something like that? I mean the detailed reporting and online magazine all the stuff like that... :blink:

we have the poor man version and its call CBPioneer

Other country do a story of RSAF which is much better and professional.

While CBpioneer main story was about recruit getting their haircut.

Maybe you can consider feedback to SAF. :D
I too think our "pioneer" lacks the comprehensiveness

Well the RSAF Newsletter is also available online. But looking at their archives publication is sporadic and not as regular as years past.

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_we...tters_2010.html

Exercise Camar Indopura

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publicati...ug10_news2.html

F-50 at Manado with TNI CN-235s doing joint maritime surveillance.

From the CyberPioneer article note that our maritime aircraft is referred to as Fokker-50. Says alot if you can't spell out the designation Fk-50 in the correct form in an official defence article. Note that no issue with CN-235, probably because that is how the aircraft is referred to.

At Pitch Black, the RSAF and RAAF photo teams went out together to take those photographs. RSAF then passed those photos to Mindef.