Military exercises in 2026

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas.

issued in 2026: 56
still in force: 32
vs 2025: +5500%
first · last: 02-03 · 08-20

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

By NAVAREA series

HYDROPAC35
HYDROLANT10
NAVAREA XII9
NAVAREA XI2

Where · top seas

Arabian Sea	11	24%
North Pacific Ocean	11	24%
Bay of Bengal	5	11%
Laccadive Sea	4	9%
South Atlantic Ocean	4	9%
Philippine Sea	3	7%
Sea of Okhotsk	2	4%
Aegean Sea	2	4%
North Atlantic Ocean	2	4%
Japan Sea	2	4%

All military exercises issued in 2026 · 56

NAVAREA XII 510/26in force2026-07-23
Hazardous operations are underway off the coast of California from August 1 to September 1.
North Pacific · California
NAVAREA XII 511/26in force2026-07-23
Hazardous operations are occurring from August 1 to September 1 in the North Pacific off California.
North Pacific · California
HYDROPAC 2169/26in force2026-07-21
Pakistan conducts hazardous operations in the Arabian Sea on August 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, and 31, from 0300 to 1900Z daily.
Arabian Sea · Pakistan
HYDROLANT 1235/26in force2026-06-25
Hazardous operations are taking place in the western Mediterranean Sea off Spain from 29 to 30 October, until cancelled on 31 October.
Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain
HYDROLANT 238/26in force2026-02-03
Hazardous operations occur daily 0500Z to 1500Z until 14 June and 16 September to 31 December, excluding Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, in Aegean Sea area.
Aegean Sea
HYDROLANT 236/26in force2026-02-03
Hazardous operations take place daily in the Aegean Sea until 14 June and from 16 September to 31 December, in a defined area.
Aegean Sea

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.