The Exercise will take place close to the borders of Pakistan and China at the time when India would be hosting the biggest International event, the G-20 Summit between 8-10 September in New Delhi. The exercise scheduled ahead of the G20 Summit will witness the participation of major fleets of fighter aircraft including the Rafale, Mirage 2000 and the Su-30MKIs.
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force will be conducting a major air exercise in the Northern Sector between September 4 -14. The exercise named Trishul will involve almost all components of Air Force’s fighting and transport fleet. The Exercise will take place close to the borders of Pakistan and China at the time when India would be hosting the biggest International event, the G20 Summit between 8-10 September in New Delhi. The exercise scheduled ahead of the G20 Summit will witness the participation of major fleets of fighter aircraft including the Rafale, Mirage 2000 and the Su-30MKIs.
Heavy-lift transport aircraft and choppers including the Chinooks and Apache will also take part in the military drills. Garud Special Forces are also part of the drills where all elements of air power are likely to be exercised. The Indian Airforce conducts these training exercises to enhance the combat capabilities regularly at various command and inter-command levels. Exercise Trishul will involve all major air bases including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.