{"id":71103,"date":"2025-12-03T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71103"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:40:21","slug":"exercise-trishul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-trishul\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Trishul, Purpose, Location, Participation, Drills, Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exercise Trishul is a major tri-services military drill conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to test and validate inter-service coordination between the Army, Navy and Air Force<\/strong> across land, air, sea and cyber domains. It reflects India\u2019s strategic posture of “JAI”<\/strong>, i.e., ‘Jointness, Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) and Innovation’<\/em>. Recent versions of the exercise have included network-centric warfare, amphibious operations and high-altitude preparedness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise Trishul<\/b><\/h2>\n

Exercise Trishul, also referred to by the internal codename “Mahagurjar”<\/strong>, is conducted by the tri-services of India (Army, Navy, Air Force) under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence<\/strong>. Its purpose is to enhance jointness, validate theatre logistics, and reinforce multi-domain combat readiness. Methods include network-centric warfare, amphibious landings, desert & creek manoeuvres, ISR & EW integration. Notable sub-exercises include \u201cAgni Drishti\u201d<\/strong> (network-centric sensor-to-shooter integration) and \u201cTrinetra\u201d<\/strong> (spectrum dominance, counter-drone & multi-domain coordination). The exercise is currently underway, scheduled from October 30 to November 10, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise Trishul Purpose<\/b><\/h2>\n

The exercise is being held as a major readiness drill to test India\u2019s tri-services coordination across land, air, sea, cyber and space domains under realistic threat scenarios. It also serves as a clear deterrence signal to adversaries along the western border and demonstrates India\u2019s shift toward integrated theatre operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise Trishul Location<\/b><\/h2>\n

The drill spans multiple terrains: the marshy Sir Creek sector in Gujarat, the Rann of Kutch, desert zones in Rajasthan, and the Saurashtra coast for amphibious operations. It integrates land manoeuvres, air operations and naval assets across west-coast and creek sectors, thereby mapping a multi-domain theatre of operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise Trishul Participation<\/b><\/h2>\n

This Exercise is a Tri-Service Military Exercise, i.e., it involves the participation of the Army, Navy and Airforce together. Under this exercise, the Indian Army has deployed over 20,000 personnel along with T-90S\/ Arjun tanks and howitzers. The Air Force is fielding Rafale and Su-30MKI fighters, transport\/ refuellers such as IL-78, and UAVs. The Navy has positioned frigates and destroyers along the Saurashtra\/ Gujarat coast to conduct amphibious and maritime drills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir Creek Dispute<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Sir Creek Dispute<\/strong><\/a> involves a 96-kilometre tidal estuary between India\u2019s Gujarat (Rann of Kutch) and Pakistan\u2019s Sindh province, critical for determining maritime boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones in the Arabian Sea<\/strong><\/a>. Its unresolved status makes the region strategically sensitive. Exercise Trishul, conducted near this area, reinforces India\u2019s operational readiness and coastal defence capabilities, signaling deterrence while ensuring protection of maritime interests and oil exploration rights in adjoining waters. It also enhances tri-service coordination in disputed border terrains.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTAM<\/b><\/h2>\n

Ahead of the exercise, India issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting civil flights over large parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat during 30 Oct-10 Nov 2025, while Pakistan also issued airspace restrictions over its central and southern routes (28-29 Oct 2025) in response. This reflects aerial domain coordination and signalling associated with the drill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise Trishul Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n

The main aims of Exercise Trishul include:<\/span><\/p>\n