National Current Affairs
Exercise Trishul
- 27 Oct 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News
- India has launched the large-scale tri-service exercise ‘Trishul’ along the western border with Pakistan, underscoring its readiness to counter any provocation and strengthen defence preparedness amid rising tensions in the Sir Creek region.
Key Points
- About: The exercise is scheduled from 30th October to 10th November 2025 and involves large-scale participation from the Army, Navy, and Air Force and aims to enhance operational readiness, joint coordination, and multi-domain warfare capabilities.
- The exercise, codenamed “Trishul” and internally referred to as “Mahagurjar”, will cover the Thar Desert region extending from Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) to Sir Creek (Gujarat).
- Objective: The primary goal is to test and refine joint operations between the three services — the Army, Navy, and Air Force — across land, sea, air, and cyber domains.
- The drills will emphasise unified operations, deep-strike missions, amphibious warfare, and multi-domain combat readiness.
- The exercise also aims to enhance coordination among different commands and validate new indigenous weapon systems under realistic battlefield conditions.
- Scale and Participation:The Army has deployed more than 20,000 soldiers, supported by T-90S and Arjun tanks, howitzers, armed helicopters, and missile systems.
- The IAF is conducting high-tempo ‘Mahagujraj’ operations, deploying Rafale and Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, transport and refuelling aircraft (IL-78), AEW&C systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
- The Navy has stationed frigates and destroyers off the Saurashtra and Gujarat coasts for amphibious and maritime combat drills.
- Notice to Airmen (NOTAM): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting civilian flights over large parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat during the exercise, while Pakistan has similarly restricted air routes over its central and southern airspace, likely for its own military drills or weapons testing around 28th–29th October 2025.
