The India Air Force (IAF) has taken an operational pause in the ongoing Exercise Trishul going on in the northern sector as fighter jets will not be lying from September 7-10 in the view of G20 Summit in Delhi. However, there are various fighter jets aligned to protect national capital skies during the global leaders meeting.Here is IAFs plan for G20 SummitThe IAF officials made it clear that only the flying operations of the aircraft involved in Ex Trishul would be paused and other routine may continue even ahead of the global leaders meeting.Meanwhile, the IAF would start operating its PHALCON AWACS aircraft to keep an eye on the airspace across India in order to protect the airspace over the national capital region during the G20 Summit, said the sources.Further, they will also deploy its Rafale and other fighter jets at the advanced air bases to protect Delhi skies for the Summit.The surface-to-air missile systems have also been moved to places around Delhi for taking out enemy aircraft or rogue drones.About Ex TrishulSince September 04, the Indian Air Force has been carrying out a major training drill codenamed Trishul in the northern sector along the borders with both China and PakistanAccording to the IAF, All major fleets of fighter aircraft including the Rafale, Mirage 2000 and the Su-30MKIs are participating in the drills along with heavy-lift transport aircraft and choppers including the Chinooks and Apache. Garud Special Forces are also part of the drills where all elements of air power are being exercised.However, the drill will culminate on September 14 in the northern sector including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir and Punjab.
