Air Force Black Eagles to Participate in Next Year's Australia Airshow

From February 28 to March 5 next year

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The Air Force's special flight team, the Black Eagles, will participate in the '2023 Australia Avalon International Airshow' as their first overseas airshow next year.

According to the Air Force on the 2nd, the Australia Avalon International Airshow will be held from February 28 to March 5 next year at Avalon Airport in Melbourne, Australia.

This is the first time the Black Eagles will attend the Australia Airshow. The Avalon Airshow, which started in 1992 and has been held biennially since 1995, is attended by aerospace experts and defense officials from around the world, and features an international aerospace and defense industry exhibition.

The Air Force stated that it reviewed the Black Eagles' first participation last year, but the airshow was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through next year's participation, they plan to promote friendship between the two countries' air forces as military diplomatic envoys and showcase the excellence of domestically produced aircraft.

The Black Eagles have enhanced South Korea's prestige and promoted the excellence of domestic aircraft by participating in the UK Airshow in 2012, the Singapore Airshow in 2014 and 2016, the Malaysia Airshow in 2017, and the UK Airshow in 2022. In particular, after participating in the UK International Airshow in July this year, they visited Poland, Egypt, and the Philippines to support defense exports.

South Korea has been steadily expanding security cooperation with Australia through its first participation in the '2022 Pitch Black' joint exercise held in Australia in August and September, signing a mutual air refueling support agreement, and promoting the dispatch of personnel to the Australian military space education program.

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