The 5th edition of the India–US tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Tiger Triumph 2026, opened at Visakhapatnam on 2 November as a tabletop exercise.
The opening ceremony at the Maritime Warfare Centre was presided over by Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, and Rear Admiral Joaquin J Martinez de Pinillos, Vice Commander of the US Pacific Fleet.
What it covers
The exercise aims to improve coordination, joint planning and interoperability between the two countries' armed forces in large-scale disaster relief operations, with a focus on combined joint all-domain operations.
India's side includes naval specialists, Army ground forces, Air Force representatives and Special Forces personnel from all three services. A team from the National Disaster Response Force is taking part for the first time. The US side includes the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, with specialists in space, cyber, medical and explosive ordnance disposal.
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Source: official release by the Ministry of Defence, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (03 NOV 2026 11:02AM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: OPENING CEREMONY OF EXERCISE TIGER TRIUMPH 2026.
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Sources
- 1.OPENING CEREMONY OF EXERCISE TIGER TRIUMPH 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
