(MENAFN- Live Mint) The Indian defence forces recently concluded a large-scale joint training operation: Tri-Service Exercise (TSE-2025)“Trishul”. The Indian Navy spearheaded the exercise in close cooperation with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The complex drill took place from 3 to 7 November, spanning Rajasthan, Gujarat, and the North Arabian Sea. It clearly showcased India's integrated operational capabilities. The Headquarters Western Naval Command carried out the exercise, partnering with the Army's Southern Command and the IAF's South Western Air Command.

Objectives and key participants

More than 30,000 personnel participated in the five-day exercise. The military deployed significant assets. These included 20 to 25 surface and subsurface platforms, notably amphibious vessels, alongside over 40 aircraft and numerous ground-based systems.

The primary objective was to strengthen operational synergy and refine joint standard operating procedures (SOPs). This rigorously validated the forces' overall combat readiness.

Crucially, the Indian Coast Guard, the Border Security Force (BSF), and other central agencies also participated. Their formal inclusion emphasised inter-agency coordination. This commitment demonstrates India's focus on jointness, self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta), and innovation in military operations.

The Indian Navy spokesperson on X detailed the scale of the exercise. He noted complex scenarios and synchronised multi-domain operations. The drill involved 20-25 Navy surface and subsurface assets, including amphibious platforms. Over 40 IAF aircraft, along with their associated ground assets, also participated, as did more than 30,000 Army personnel. The exercise spanned the three regions. The spokesperson confirmed that the drill enhanced operational synergy, integrated operations, and validated joint SOPs. Participation by the Coast Guard, BSF, and other central agencies further reinforced this crucial inter-agency coordination.

High-Tempo Combined Arms Drills

Specific elements of the training involved high-tempo Combined Arms operations. Aviation assets from the Thar Raptor Brigade worked closely with the mechanised formations of the Sudarshan Chakra and Konark Corps to validate seamless joint capabilities under highly realistic battlefield conditions.

These integrated drills were part of Southern Command's ongoing desert exercises, MaruJwala and Akhand Prahaar, conducted within the Tri-services framework of Exercise Trishul. The operations focused on refining and validating combined aviation and mechanised Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), thereby ensuring enhanced coordination and combat effectiveness. The missions covered a broad spectrum of aviation roles, including surveillance and reconnaissance, special heliborne operations, rapid troop insertions, and close-support manoeuvres, highlighting technological synergy and the unified spirit among participating formations.

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