Exercise Tiger Triumph conducted from 18 to 31 March 2024.

About Ex Tiger Triumph :

It is a bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise between India and the USA.

Indian Navy Ships with integral helicopters and landing crafts embarked, Indian Navy aircraft, Indian Army personnel and vehicles and Indian Air Force aircraft and helicopters along with the Rapid Action Medical Team (RAMT) would be participating in the exercise.

The US would be represented by US Navy Ships with embarked US Marine Corps and US Army troops.

The exercise aims to develop interoperability for conducting HADR operations and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enable rapid and smooth coordination between forces of both countries.

Personnel from both navies would participate in Training Visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, Sports Events and Social interactions during the harbour phase.

On completion of the Harbour Phase, the ships, with the troops embarked, would sail for the Sea Phase and undertake Maritime, Amphibious and HADR operations.

Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations

UPSC Prelims: Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24

UPSC Mains: India – US relations