Exercise Black Dagger 23-1 is a field training exercise, held at the Townsville Field and Shoalwater Bay Training Areas over the period 22 May to 02 June 2023.
The exercise is the final component of No. 71 Joint Terminal Attack Controller course. The course is a crucial activity in preparing graduates to execute the planning, briefing, controlling and reporting required to conduct battlefield close air support.
Pilatus PC-21 aircraft from No.4 Squadron and F-35A Lightning II aircraft from No.77 Squadron participated in the Exercise.
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