Indian Army Conducts 13-Day Tactical Training for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Personnel at Agartala Airport

Key facts

• The Indian Army conducted a 13-day tactical training programme for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala from July 27 to August 8, 2026.
• The training was organised under the aegis of the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army as a Military Civil Fusion initiative.
• The modules covered advanced access control, perimeter hardening, counter-sabotage measures, counter-drone operations, high-speed contingency response, and integrated strategies for safeguarding high-value aviation assets.
• The programme aimed to fuse the Indian Army's tactical combat expertise with the CISF's aviation security mandate.
• The Indian Army and Assam Rifles had earlier conducted similar training programmes for CISF personnel.
• CISF secures most airports in the Northeastern region, including MBB Airport in Agartala, the second busiest airport in the region after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Guwahati.