Description

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Context

The 4^th edition of Exercise Tiger Triumph is happening in April 2025 in the Bay of Bengal.

Details

It is the first triservice military exercise between the two countries. India has previously only held triservice exercises with Russia.

India and the United States signed a defence agreement in 2018 committing to holding a joint land, air and sea exercise in India in 2019. Tiger Triumph was publicly announced by U.S. President Donald Trump during his address at the Howdy Modi community event in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas in 2019.

Category	Details
Type	Triservice (Army, Navy, Air Force) Joint Military Exercise
Participants	India and the United States
Objective	Improve coordination in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations
Importance	Strengthens India US military ties Enhances disaster response capabilities Improves communication and teamwork Facilitates rescue and relief mission practice
Indian Participants	Navy: INS Jalashwa, INS Gharial, INS Mumbai, INS Shakti, Helicopters, Landing crafts, P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft Army: 91 Infantry Brigade, 12 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Air Force: C-130J Super Hercules, Mi-17 helicopters, Rapid Action Medical Team
US Participants	Navy: USS Comstock (Amphibious Warship), USS Ralph Johnson (Guided Missile Destroyer) Marine Corps: Marines, Medical teams
Phases of Exercise	Harbour Phase (Visakhapatnam): Training & planning, Sports & cultural exchanges Sea Phase (Kakinada): Amphibious landing operations, Joint command & control setup, Medical aid camps
Related Exercises	Yudh Abhyas: Army Exercise (India-US) Vajra Prahar: Special Forces Exercise (India-US) Malabar: Naval Exercise (India-US-Japan-Australia)

Sources:

TIMESOFINDIA

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following statements about Exercise Tiger Triumph.

It is a tri-service military exercise conducted between India and Japan.
The primary focus of the exercise is on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.
The fourth edition of the exercise is being conducted in the Arabian Sea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b)

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect. Exercise Tiger Triumph is conducted between India and the US not Japan.

Statement 2 is correct. The exercise focuses on HADR operations to enhance military coordination.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The fourth edition is being conducted in the Bay of Bengal not the Arabian Sea.