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When Tony Parkes retired from investment banking at the age of 56, few would have predicted that his next chapter would revolve around seedlings, rainforest ecology and one of Australia's most ambitious conservation efforts. On the far north coast of New South Wales, where the once-vast Big Scrub rainforest had been reduced to scattered fragments, Parkes found a mission that would shape the rest of his life.

Exercise Pitch Black 2026 will run from July 20 to August 7 in Australia, featuring over 100 aircraft and personnel from 19 nations, including India. The Royal Australian Air Force's largest exercise aims to enhance regional stability, global interoperability, and collective security through complex air combat training.