INDIA ISSUES NOTAM FOR TRI SERVICE EXERCISE TRISHUL

• India has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for a large-scale tri-services military exercise named Exercise Trishul (Ex Trishul).
• The exercise will take place along the Pakistan border from October 30 to November 10, 2025, amid heightened tensions following Operation Sindoor.
• The airspace reservation extends up to 28,000 feet, as revealed by satellite imagery analysed by geo-intelligence expert Damien Symon, with the scale and area of the operations described as “unusual.”

KEY AIMS & OBJECTIVES

• Validation of Joint Operations:
  • Troops from Southern Command to validate joint operations across diverse terrains.
• Operational Preparedness:
  • Conduct offensive manoeuvres in creek and desert sectors.
  • Execute amphibious operations off the Saurashtra coast.

• Multi-domain Integration:
  • Encompasses Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electronic Warfare (EW), and Cyber Operations.
• Atmanirbharta & Innovation:
  • Showcase operational use of indigenous defence systems.
  • Refine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for modern warfare.
• Strategic Signalling:
  • To display India’s readiness and deterrence posture amid heightened border tensions.

BACKGROUND

ABOUT NOTAM

BROADER STRATEGIC CONTEXT

• Comes at a time of heightened India–Pakistan tensions post-Operation Sindoor.
• Reflects India’s ongoing focus on:
  • Integrated theatre commands and joint operational doctrines.
  • Use of emerging technologies (ISR, cyber, EW).
  • Operational synergy between land, sea, and air domains.

ATMA NIRBHARTA & THE JAI VISION

• JAI Vision: Coined by PM Narendra Modi for the armed forces —

• The exercise aligns with this vision by integrating:
  • Indigenous defence platforms, and
  • Joint multi-domain operations for future warfare scenarios.