Military exercises in the Arabian Sea

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas.

in force
3
last 12 months
20
vs previous 12 (10)
+100%
since 1999
1,753

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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 3

  1. HYDROPAC 2337/26in force2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations are occurring in the Gulf of Khambhat, India, from 190230Z to 191130Z in a bounded area.
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  2. HYDROPAC 2314/26in force2026-08-12
    Hazardous operations are underway in the Arabian Sea off India, August 12 to August 16, in two areas.
    Arabian Sea · India
  3. 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

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2169/26in force2026-07-21 · 32 d
    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
  2. HYDROPAC 2314/26in force2026-08-12 · 10 d
    Hazardous operations are underway in the Arabian Sea off India, August 12 to August 16, in two areas.
    Arabian Sea · India
  3. HYDROPAC 2337/26in force2026-08-14 · 8 d
    Hazardous operations are occurring in the Gulf of Khambhat, India, from 190230Z to 191130Z in a bounded area.
    Gulf of Khambhat · India

By year

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Other hazards in the Arabian Sea

Archive · 1,750 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 205/172017-01-19 → 2017-02-24
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India
  2. HYDROPAC 14/172017-01-02 → 2017-01-31
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  3. HYDROPAC 3959/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-27
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 3905/162016-12-16 → 2016-12-22
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India
  5. HYDROPAC 3893/162016-12-15 → 2016-12-22
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  6. HYDROPAC 3591/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-23
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India
  7. HYDROPAC 3543/162016-11-16 → 2016-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India
  8. HYDROPAC 3527/162016-11-15 → 2016-11-19
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  9. HYDROPAC 3496/162016-11-12 → 2016-11-15
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  10. HYDROPAC 3482/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-17
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  11. HYDROPAC 3448/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-12
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  12. HYDROPAC 3352/162016-11-01 → 2016-11-30
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  13. HYDROPAC 3318/162016-10-29 → 2016-11-05
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India
  14. HYDROPAC 3317/162016-10-29 → 2016-11-05
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3302/162016-10-27 → 2016-10-30
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  16. HYDROPAC 3220/162016-10-20 → 2016-10-22
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  17. HYDROPAC 3193/162016-10-18 → 2016-10-20
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  18. HYDROPAC 3021/162016-10-03 → 2016-10-06
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  19. HYDROPAC 2989/162016-09-30 → 2016-10-05
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India
  20. HYDROPAC 2979/162016-09-29 → 2016-10-31
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  21. HYDROPAC 2904/162016-09-23 → 2016-09-26
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Khambhat · India-west Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2885/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-26
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2833/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-22
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2593/162016-08-27 → 2016-09-20
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  25. HYDROPAC 2539/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-26
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2479/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-22
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2250/162016-07-27 → 2016-08-31
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  28. HYDROPAC 2137/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2016/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1947/162016-06-29 → 2016-07-29
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  31. HYDROPAC 1801/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-20
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1759/162016-06-11 → 2016-07-05
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1618/162016-06-01 → 2016-06-03
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1599/162016-05-30 → 2016-06-01
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1593/162016-05-30 → 2016-06-04
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  36. HYDROPAC 1564/162016-05-27 → 2016-06-30
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  37. HYDROPAC 1485/162016-05-21 → 2016-05-25
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1478/162016-05-20 → 2016-05-25
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1477/162016-05-20 → 2016-05-23
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1358/162016-05-10 → 2016-05-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-west Coast · Gulf of Khambhat
  41. HYDROPAC 1323/162016-05-07 → 2016-05-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-west Coast · Gulf of Khambhat
  42. HYDROPAC 1222/162016-04-27 → 2016-05-31
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  43. HYDROPAC 1165/162016-04-21 → 2016-04-25
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1164/162016-04-21 → 2016-04-25
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1084/162016-04-13 → 2016-04-20
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  46. HYDROPAC 895/162016-03-28 → 2016-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  47. HYDROPAC 861/162016-03-24 → 2016-03-30
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 770/162016-03-17 → 2016-03-24
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  49. HYDROPAC 763/162016-03-16 → 2016-04-08
    Hazardous operations
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 761/162016-03-16 → 2016-03-21
    Hazardous operations
    Gulf of Kachchh · India-west Coast

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