Overview
- The Defence Ministry says the Army, Navy and Air Force will run joint operations to validate offensive manoeuvres in creek and desert sectors, amphibious actions off the Saurashtra coast and multi‑domain ISR, electronic warfare and cyber tactics with an emphasis on indigenous systems.
- Satellite analysis by geo‑intelligence expert Damien Symon shows reserved airspace up to 28,000 feet for the exercise and describes the selected area and scale as unusual.
- Pakistan has issued notifications restricting several air traffic routes over its central and southern airspace for Oct 28–29 without giving a reason, which media reports link to military activity or a possible weapons test.
- Indian outlets report large deployments for Trishul, including well over 20,000 soldiers with tanks and howitzers, frontline fighters such as Rafales and Su‑30MKIs, and naval frigates and destroyers off Gujarat.
- The drills follow heightened tensions after Operation Sindoor, and come days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned against any Pakistani move in the Sir Creek sector.