Overview
- India’s tri-service Exercise Trishul is active across Rajasthan, Gujarat and the Arabian Sea into mid-November, featuring roughly 20,000 troops, 20–25 warships and about 40 aircraft with amphibious operations involving INS Jalashwa.
- Pakistan issued NAVAREA IX 514/25 for November 2–5, establishing a live surface and sub-surface firing area in the northern Arabian Sea near the disputed Sir Creek and directing mariners to keep clear.
- Open-source mapping and defence reporting indicate the Pakistani firing zone overlaps areas India reserved for Trishul activity near Sir Creek, with both sides expected to deconflict operations.
- Unnamed defence sources report possible Pakistani missile firings and trials of upgraded submarine-launched torpedoes during the drills, which remain unconfirmed by independent verification.
- Indian officials say Trishul validates joint, multi-domain operations led by the Western Naval Command, as the IAF separately posts a NOTAM for phased Northeast exercises on six dates from November through January.