Australia's very personal 'Prime Gun' pilots are taking to the skies over the Northern Territory in a serious navy train.
The Royal Australian Air Power's Train Diamond Storm 22 began this week, with the intention of coaching the most effective of the most effective in air warfare.
Greater than 60 Australian and US plane will fly within the bi-annual train that's being held till late June. The warplanes collaborating embody F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters.
The enormous navy drill can even deploy about 1400 Australian and US service personnel.
RAAF Air Commodore Ross Bender mentioned the Northern Territory supplied the navy the most effective coaching environments.
"Diamond Storm offers our candidates with the chance to use their abilities in high-end warfighting situations alongside worldwide companions," he mentioned.
Warplanes primarily based from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal will fly all through the NT.
Air crews can even fireplace missiles and different weapons on the Delamere Air Weapons Vary throughout the train.
The coaching additionally offers the RAAF the chance to hone the abilities and data of its future air warfare instructors.
"Our air warfare instructors can be educated and approachable consultants who can combine individuals, techniques and fight results throughout the 5 warfare domains: air, land, maritime, house and cyber," Air Commodore Bender mentioned.
Train Diamond Storm 22 is being held because the movie Prime Gun: Maverick, starring Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, screens in Australian cinemas.
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The sequel to the well-known 1986 Prime Gun film, it's about pilots from the US Navy's Prime Gun elite flying college.