NOTAM vs NOTAM: India and Pakistan keep airspace on alert weeks after Operation Sindoor

India has issued NOTAM for next three days

Weeks after Operation Sindoor, India and Pakistan continue to keep the skies on edge, with both nuclear-armed nations issuing Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) for aerial exercises.

Geostrategy expert Damien Symon posted on X that India has issued yet another NOTAM, this time for July 23–25, citing an Indian Air Force (IAF) exercise.

According to a Times of India report, the IAF’s South Western Air Command will conduct a combat drill near the borders of Rajasthan and Gujarat—an area in close proximity to the international boundary.

On the other side, Pakistan has issued a NOTAM for an aerial exercise scheduled between July 22 and 23 in its southern region.

Both countries have conducted a series of air and naval drills since tensions spiked in May following Operation Sindoor. While open military hostilities have since de-escalated, the atmosphere remains far from friction-free.

India and Pakistan were on the brink of a full-scale conflict after the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes targeting terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan.

Rawalpindi retaliated by targeting Indian defence installations. New Delhi responded by striking multiple Pakistani airbases with BrahMos missiles, marking a significant escalation in regional military posturing.