The three-week 'Pitch Black' exercise, being hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Indian Air Force, with its four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft, joined the 'Pitch Black' exercise.
President Droupadi Murmu has approved 107 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel on the occasion of Independence Day 2022.