More than 2,500 soldiers and about a hundred aircraft participated in the “Black Hole” maneuvers, which began on Friday in Australia, and were joined by several countries in the region, in addition to NATO members.

The Australian Department of Defense stated that “the Air Force exercises will last three weeks in the northern and northeastern regions of the continent”, explaining that “more than 2.5 thousand soldiers and more than 100 aircraft from the armed forces of Australia, Great Britain, Germany India will join the exercises , Indonesia, Singapore, USA, France, South Korea and Japan.

“Black Hole” is a large-scale group exercise that includes tactical exercises and tasks to counter a hypothetical air attack, air interception and bombardment by the forces of the multinational coalition.

The Australian Department of Defense stated: “This year’s program will include many realistic tasks, similar to those that can be encountered in combat, which will help test the ability of our air forces to integrate”, that “the air forces of Germany, South Korea and Japan will participate in Exercise Pitch Black for the first time this year. “One day”.

Canada, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and the Philippines will only participate as part of the ground forces.