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India Schedules Northeast IAF Drills as Trishul Advances, Pakistan Issues Sir Creek Firing Warning

The notices signal concurrent exercises across separate frontiers, imposing temporary restrictions over airspace as well as sea lanes.

Overview

  • India filed a NOTAM covering the entire northeastern region bordering China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh for large IAF exercises on Nov. 6 and 20, Dec. 4 and 18, and Jan. 1 and 15, 2026.
  • Exercise Trishul, a major tri-service validation along the western front, is underway across Gujarat and Rajasthan with roughly 20,000 personnel, tanks, missile systems, attack helicopters and frontline fighters.
  • Officials describe Trishul as a multi-domain operation that extends into the electromagnetic, cyber and space domains to test joint planning and command structures.
  • Pakistan issued a NAVAREA warning for live naval firing Nov. 2–5 near the disputed Sir Creek area in the Arabian Sea, advising civilian vessels to avoid the zone.
  • The latest NOTAM and NAVAREA notices add to November’s airspace and maritime restrictions, reflecting parallel readiness activities in different theaters.