The Indian Navy demonstrated its growing prowess in submarine rescue operations during Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 (XPR-25), hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) from September 15–25, 2025. The Navy’s Submarine Rescue Unit (East), embarked on INS Nistar, successfully executed multiple international rescue operations, marking a significant milestone in India’s submarine rescue journey.

Over three successive days, India’s Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Tiger X achieved three successful matings with foreign submarines — including the Republic of Korea Navy’s Shin Dol-Seok (S-082) and RSN’s RSS Invincible. This included the Indian DSRV’s first-ever dive outside the Indian Ocean Region, establishing India among the front-runners in global submarine rescue capability.

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