India's new ship INS Nistar was deployed operationally for the first time in this exercise. Along with this, DSRV Tiger X was also deployed in the exercise.

The Indian Navy successfully tested its Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Tiger X during the multinational submarine rescue exercise XPR-25, organised by the Singapore Navy.

The joint exercise was conducted in two phases — shore phase (land-based training) from 15 to 20 September and sea phase (sea-based training) from 20 to 25 September — in the South China Sea. More than 40 navies participated in the exercise.

This was the first time India’s submarine rescue system operated outside the Indian Ocean region and carried out a full-spectrum rescue exercise in the South China Sea, where the Indian DSRV was docked with friendly for

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