Fourth India-US Tiger Triumph HADR amphibious exercise opens at Visakhapatnam
The fourth edition of the India-US joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief amphibious exercise, Tiger TRIUMPH 2025, opened with a ceremony onboard INS Jalashwa on 1 April 2025.
Summary
Tiger TRIUMPH 2025, the fourth edition of the bilateral India-US Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious exercise, opened with a ceremony onboard the Indian Navy's INS Jalashwa (L41) on 1 April 2025. The harbour phase runs at Visakhapatnam from 1 to 7 April and the sea phase from 8 to 12 April, ending with a joint humanitarian relief and medical camp after an amphibious landing at Kakinada. Indian participants include INS Jalashwa, the destroyer INS Mumbai and the fleet tanker INS Shakti, an Army infantry battalion group and special forces from all three services, while the Indian Air Force will showcase the air-portable BHISMA medical equipment. The US Task Force includes the dock landing ship USS Comstock with Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the destroyer USS Ralph Johnson.
Key facts
- Exercise
- Tiger TRIUMPH 2025, 4th edition, India-US HADR amphibious
- Opening
- 1 April 2025, onboard INS Jalashwa (L41)
- Harbour phase
- Visakhapatnam, 1-7 April
- Sea phase
- 8-12 April; amphibious landing at Kakinada
- Indian ships
- INS Jalashwa, INS Mumbai, INS Shakti
- US ships
- USS Comstock, USS Ralph Johnson
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Tiger TRIUMPH, whose 2025 edition opened on 1 April 2025, is a bilateral HADR amphibious exercise between India and:
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Correct answer: D — the United States
PIB (Defence): Tiger TRIUMPH 2025 is the 4th edition of the bilateral joint HADR amphibious exercise between India and the U.S.
The opening ceremony of Tiger TRIUMPH 2025 was held onboard which Indian Navy ship?
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Correct answer: A — INS Jalashwa
PIB (Defence): the opening ceremony was held onboard the Indian Navy's INS Jalashwa (L41) on 1 April 2025.