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Trishul exercise in full swing in western sector, Arabian Sea

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November 09, 2025

The tri-services exercise, Trishul, is in full swing in the country’s western sector and the Arabian Sea, and will culminate next week with large-scale amphibious drills off the Saurashtra coast in Gujarat, officials aware of the matter said on Saturday.

- HT Correspondent

The two-week exercise, which began on October 30, seeks to test the military's operational readiness and boost synergy among the three services and other organisations. It involves tens of thousands of soldiers, fighter jets, warships, submarines, tanks, artillery guns and other weapons and systems.

Different elements of the overarching exercise are unfolding in a series of drills being conducted across Rajasthan, Gujarat and the Arabian Sea, the officials said, asking not to be named.

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