Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026

About Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026

• The Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 is India–US Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise.
• Location: It is held at Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC), Visakhapatnam on 02 Nov 2026.
• 2026 Edition: This is the 5th edition of the exercise.
  • The first edition was conducted in 2019.
• Hosted by: It is hosted by India. 
• Aim: It aims to enhance coordination, joint planning and interoperability between the Armed Forces of both countries during large-scale HADR operations.
  • It also aims to further enhance interoperability and facilitate the conduct of Combined Joint All-Domain Operations, with a focus on planning and coordination for large-scale HADR operations.
• Participants:
  • India: Participating units from the Indian side included specialists from all domains of maritime operations from the Indian Navy, ground forces from the Indian Army and representatives from various units of the Indian Air Force.
    • It also include special Forces personnel from all three Services.
    • A team from the NDRF participated for the first time in the 5th edition of Tiger Triumph 2026.
  • U.S: The US Joint Force comprised of specialist representatives from various domains of the US Armed Forces, including the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as specialists in Space, Cyber, Medical and Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
• Features:
  • It integrated staff planning, all-domain tabletop exercises and specialized command, control, cyber and space synchronisation.
  • It focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations, tabletop staff planning and integrated multi-domain command and control.