Exercises are crucial to ensuring combat readiness and strengthening relationships between partner and allied nations. Last month 6 Squadron, a frontline Typhoon squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth, and an RAF Brize Norton based Voyager aircraft from 101 Squadron, flew to Australia's Northern Territory to participate in Exercise PITCH BLACK.

Our correspondent AS1 Victoria Andrews was on the detachment and brings you this report.

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