Indonesia sending 8 F-16s to Pitch Black

Posted on July 10, 2018 by alert5

Indonesia is preparing to send eight F-16Cs to Darwin, Australia later this month for Exercise Pitch Black 2018.

Lt. Col. Beau “Strap” Wilkins, 514th Flight Test Squadron F-16 test pilot, makes a high speed pass in an Indonesian F-16C Fighting Falcon at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Nov. 21 during a functional check flight on the aircraft. This is the 24th F-16 to receive a complete refurbishment at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex as part of a foreign military sales contract with the Indonesian government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

These jets are from Squadron 3 at Iswahyudi Air Force Base.