Fourth India–US Exercise Tiger Triumph culminates with Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada
The fourth edition of the India–US tri-service HADR amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph, held from 1 to 11 April 2025, culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, on 11 April.
Summary
The fourth edition of the bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 between India and the United States culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' (DV) Day at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, on 11 April 2025, the Ministry of Defence said on 12 April. The exercise ran from 1 to 11 April. Its harbour phase, from 1 to 7 April at Visakhapatnam, opened with a ceremony attended by US Chargé d'Affaires Jorgan K. Andrews and Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, and included pre-sail conferences, subject matter expert exchanges on medical, drone and space technologies, cross-deck visits and ship boarding drills. Tiger Triumph was first held in 2019, with logistics exchange facilitated under the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).
Key facts
- Exercise
- Tiger Triumph 2025, 4th edition (India–US tri-service HADR amphibious)
- Dates
- 1–11 April 2025
- Harbour phase
- Visakhapatnam, 1–7 April
- Culmination
- DV Day at Kakinada, 11 April
- First held
- 2019
- Logistics
- under LEMOA
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, which culminated at Kakinada on 11 April 2025, is a tri-service exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: D — United States
United States: it is a bilateral India–US tri-service HADR amphibious exercise.
Where was the harbour phase of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 held from 1 to 7 April?
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Correct answer: A — Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam hosted the harbour phase; the exercise culminated with the Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Tiger Triumph: 1. It was first held in 2019. 2. The 2025 edition was its third edition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Tiger Triumph was first held in 2019, and the Defence Ministry called the 2025 exercise the fourth edition, not the third.