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New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Months after Operation Sindoor destroyed terror camps inside Pakistan, further worsening any potential engagement with Islamabad, Indian security forces on November 3 launched tri-service exercise Trishul involving key assets of the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Army.
According to defense officials, this included 20-25 surface and subsurface assets including amphibious platforms of the Indian Navy, over 40 aircraft along with associated land based assets of the Indian Air Force, over 30,000 personnel and equipment of the Indian Army and indigenous weapon systems of all services during this important tri-service exercise spread over Rajasthan, Gujarat and the North Arabian Sea between November 3-7.
Notably, the involvement of Indian Coast Guard, BSF and other central agencies further strengthened inter-agency coordination, exemplifying jointness, self-reliance and innovation.
The main objective of this exercise is to bring cohesion among the security forces, at a time when the global security architecture is facing difficult times along with the complex security situations in South Asia.
“Covering electronic warfare, cyber, drone and counter-drone operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as air defense control and reporting, the exercise reaffirms tri-service preparedness to dominate both virtual and physical domains through seamless land, sea and air integration for coordinated joint fires,” an official said.
Indian Army officials said on November 8 that in the Thar Desert, Southern Command formations are conducting intensive integrated maneuvers through exercises Marujwala and Akhand Prahar to validate combined arms operations, mobility and joint fires integration in real conditions.
Similarly, the Indian Army conducted Exercise Brahma Shira in Rann and Creek sector, which brought together the three services, Indian Coast Guard and BSF, in seamless coordination with the civil administration to validate integrated capabilities on land, sea and air, it said on November 9.
Exercise Trishul is a testament to the armed forces’ commitment to jointness, self-reliance and innovation.
It also serves as a testing ground for the Indian Army’s Decade of Transformation initiative, built around the five pillars of jointness and integration, force restructuring, modernization and technical communication, improving systems and processes and enhancing human resource skills to adapt to the changing character of warfare.
–IANS
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