New Delhi, September 4: The Indian Air Force will be responsible for the security of the airspace during the G-20 summit in the capital. For this, a large number of defensive and offensive weapons have been deployed in and around Delhi. Meanwhile amid the G20 preparations, the Air Force has also started a military exercise on the China-Pakistan border, which has been named ‘Trishul’.
All world leaders will come to the national capital, Delhi, to attend the summit, which has been kept under tight security cordon. The Air Force has deployed a large number of defensive and offensive weapons in and around Delhi for aerial security. Fighter aircraft like the Mirage 2000 and Rafale will do combat air patrol for the security of the G-20 delegates. Air defence systems like the Akash missile defence system and anti-aircraft guns have also been deployed. The 70-kilometre-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) has been deployed in Delhi and its surrounding areas.
India has issued an area alert for an ‘aerial exercise’ over its northern states, including the Kashmir region. On Monday, this mega military exercise ‘Trishul’ along the border with China and Pakistan was started, in which all the best frontline fighter jets of the Indian Air Force, like the Rafale, and air defence systems like the S-400 MRSAM and Spyder were used. Army units are also doing different exercises in Ladakh.
In the exercise on the border adjacent to Pakistan and China, the Air Force will prepare to fight the war on two fronts. Rafale aircraft of India will rehearse, and special personnel of the Air Force’s Garud Commando Force will execute this entire exercise. The exercise will also see the deployment of India’s Airborne Early Warning and Control System, which will also come in handy for the G-20 meeting. Sources said that anti-drone systems have also been installed. The Trishul exercise will be conducted in an area of 1,400 km along India’s northern border. This exercise will take place in the areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, including Punjab.
Air Force personnel will practice all the nuances of war until September 14. The Trishul exercise will involve India’s frontline fighter jets, attack helicopters, mid-air refuelling aircraft, and other powerful aerial weapons. Light interceptor combat aircraft, including Chinook and Apache helicopters, will be involved in this military exercise. Heavy-lift transport aircraft and helicopters will also participate in the exercise. The fighter jets participating in the exercise include Rafale, Su-30 MKI, Jaguar, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, and MiG-21 Bison.
