New Delhi: The triservice bilateral exercise “Tiger Triumph” between India and the United States will begin on the eastern seaboard from April 1 to enhance coordination and interoperability for disaster relief operations.
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 is the fourth edition of bilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise.
Indian Navy spokesman Captain Vivek Madhwal said: “The exercise is aimed at developing interoperability for conducting HADR operations and for the formulation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to establish a combined coordination center (CCC) that would enable rapid and smooth coordination between Indian and US joint task forces (JTF) during exercises and crises/contingencies.”
Indian side defence platforms participating in Tiger Triumph
Indian Navy is deploying its ships, including INS Jalashwa, Gharial, Mumbai and Shakti with integral helicopters and landing crafts embarked, Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft P8I, while the troops from Indian Army’s 91 Infantry Brigade and 12 Mechanized Infantry Battalion, and C-130 transport aircraft and MI-17 helicopters, along with the rapid-action medical team (RAMT) are being deployed from the Indian Air Force side.
The US side would be represented by US Navy Ships Comstock and Ralph Johnson with troops of the US Marine Corps embarked.
The two sides will conducting the harbour phase at Visakhapatnam from April 1 to 7, during which an opening ceremony with a joint Flag Parade will be held onboard INS Jalashwa.
“Participants from both sides would also engage in training visits, subject-matter expert exchanges, sports events and social interactions. On completion of the harbour phase, the ships with troops embarked, would sail for a Sea Phase and undertake maritime, amphibious and HADR operations off Kakinada.”
During the exercise, a joint command and control center, would be established by Indian Army and US Marines at the Kakinada Naval Enclave.
The IAF RAMT and the US Navy medical team would also establish a joint medical camp for providing medical aid.
The exercise would culminate with a closing ceremony on board US Navy Ship Comstock on April 13 at Visakhapatnam.
