<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">An Indian Air Force contingent landed at the Darwin Air Force Base in Australia today to participate in a multinational air exercise. The IAF said in a statement the contingent comprised of four Su-30 MKI fighter jets, one C-130 and one C-17 transporter aircraft.</span></div>''<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div>''<div>Ex Pitch Black, a biennial large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), involves over 100 aircraft from around the globe and will provide a unique opportunity to the air-warriors to operate in a dynamic warlike environment. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div>''<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div>''<div>The statement said after the recently-concluded Exercise Gaganshakti-2018, the IAF's engagement with the Indonesian and the Malayasian Air Forces and participation in the Exercise Pitch Black-18 in Australia. It said IAF will once again showcase its capability to be an effective net security provider in the region.</div>