India, US to take part in bilateral tri-service exercise Tiger Triumph-24

A bilateral tri-service exercise between India and the US will be held on the Eastern Seaboard in the US from March 18 to 31.

The exercise, Tiger Triump-24, is aimed at "developing interoperability" for conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations and "refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enable rapid and smooth coordination between forces of both countries", the Indian Navy said in a statement.

"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 Navy said.

Similarly, the US would be represented by US Navy Ships with embarked troops of the US Marine Corps and US Army.

The harbour phase will be held from March 18 to 25 and personnel from both the Indian and the US Navy will participate in it.

"Personnel from both navies would participate in Training Visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, Sports Events and Social interactions," the Navy said.

After the harbour phase, the ships, with the troops embarked, would sail for the Sea Phase and undertake Maritime, Amphibious and HADR operations in accordance with injected situations, the Navy said.