Key Takeaways
- The Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network enables Quad partners to leverage shared logistics capabilities in the Indo-Pacific to support civilian response to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently across the region.
- The tabletop exercise is a simulation to launch the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network and to strengthen civilian disaster response in the Indo-Pacific region.
- The Quad consists of Australia, India, Japan, and the US, and is committed to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi: The Quad partners — Australia, India, Japan and the US — convened at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii for a Tabletop Exercise, a simulation to launch the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN).
The tabletop exercise, a simulation to launch the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network, was held from April 28 to May 2.
IPLN is an initiative that enables Quad partners to leverage shared logistics capabilities in the Indo-Pacific to support civilian response to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently across the region, a statement said.
Together with the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, the IPLN reflects the Quad’s commitment to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific and highlights the value of strengthening practical cooperation to address regional challenges.
The MEA spokesperson said in a post on X:
“To take forward the Quad’s vision of leveraging shared logistics capabilities to strengthen civilian disaster response in the Indo-Pacific, India, Australia, Japan and the US held a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Hawaii from 28 Apr–2 May 2025.”
