Tiger TRIUMPH 2025

Exercise Inauguration: The 4th edition of Tiger TRIUMPH, a U.S.-India joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious exercise, commenced on April 1, 2025.

Strategic Significance: The exercise highlights the deepening U.S.-India strategic maritime cooperation and reinforces their defense partnership. It aims to enhance interoperability and joint all-domain operations during large-scale HADR scenarios.

Harbour Phase (Visakhapatnam): Focused on planning sea-based training, refining procedures, and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE) covering special operations, emergency medical response, and multi-domain operations (air, maritime, cyber, space). Includes sports engagements and cultural visits to build camaraderie.

Sea Phase (Kakinada): Involves bilateral forces training for maritime, amphibious, and HADR operations via a Joint Combined Command and Control Center, culminating in the establishment of a joint humanitarian relief and medical response camp after an amphibious landing.

Indian Forces Participation: Includes INS Jalashwa, INS Mumbai, INS Shakti, P8I aircraft, MH60R helicopters, Hawk aircraft, an Infantry Battalion group, Mechanized Forces, and Special Operations Forces from all three services. The Indian Air Force will demonstrate C130, Mi-17 V5 capabilities, and showcase air-portable BHISMA medical equipment. Cyber and Space specialists will also participate.

U.S. Forces Participation: Includes USS Comstock, embarked Marines, USS Ralph Johnson, P8A Poseidon aircraft, U.S. Space Force, Air Force (C-130J aircraft), a U.S. Army platoon, medical platoon, Civil-Military Operations Center, and Multi-Domain Task Force Combined Information Effects Fusion Cell.

Objective: To further enhance interoperability in HADR operations and combined joint all-domain operations and allow forces to share best practices.