G-20: Ban on flight and operation of aircraft involved in Exercise Trishul, know why?

G-20: Air Force stops “Trishul” exercise, fighter planes will do air patrolling

– A large number of offensive weapons were deployed in and around Delhi.

New Delhi, (Hindustan Times). Leaders of 20 powerful countries of the world have started gathering in the country’s capital Delhi to attend the G-20 summit. In view of the security, the Indian Air Force has banned the exercise “Trishul” going on from 04 September on the China-Pakistan border. Flying and operation of aircraft involved only in Exercise Trishul has been banned, while other regular flights will continue. Fighter aircraft like Mirage-2000 and Rafale will do air patrolling for the security of G-20.

The security of the airspace during the G-20 summit in the capital will be the responsibility of the Indian Air Force, for which a large number of defensive and offensive weapons have already been deployed in and around Delhi. Many global leaders have started coming to the national capital Delhi to attend the summit, which has been kept under tight security. A large number of defensive and offensive weapons have been deployed in and around Delhi for sky defence. For the security of G-20, fighter planes like Mirage-2000 and Rafale will do air patrolling.

Amidst the preparations for the summit, the Air Force started a military exercise on the China and Pakistan border from September 04, which was named “Trishul”. The Air Force had started this exercise, which will run till September 14, in the northern region including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab at a time when the Air Force is also responsible for air security of the G-20 summit. In view of the summit, the Air Force has stopped its aerial exercise “Trishul” midway. Heavy-lift transport aircraft including Rafale, Mirage-2000 and Sukhoi-30, including Chinook and Apache were also participating in the exercise. The flights and operations of aircraft involved in “Trishul” have been banned, while other regular flights will continue.

The Air Force has also deployed air defense systems like Akash missile defense system and anti-aircraft guns to protect the skies of Delhi. Surface-to-air missile systems have also been moved to locations around Delhi to shoot down enemy aircraft or drones, an Air Force official associated with air security said. Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force will start operating its Falcon AWACS aircraft to monitor the airspace across the country to protect the airspace of the National Capital Region in view of the G-20 summit. Apart from this, Rafale and other fighter jets are being deployed at advanced airports to protect Delhi’s skies.