Military exercises in the Bay of Bengal

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas.

in force
5
last 12 months
24
vs previous 12 (29)
-17%
since 1999
2,261

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 · 5

  1. HYDROPAC 2338/26in force2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 0330Z to 1130Z from 19 to 21 August in a defined area.
    Bay of Bengal · India
  2. HYDROPAC 2335/26in force2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 15, 17 and 18 Aug from 0330-0630Z and 0830-1030Z in area 17-31.12N 083-45.15E to 17-51.20N 084-06.12E.
    Bay of Bengal · India
  3. HYDROPAC 2334/26in force2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations are scheduled in the Andaman Sea near India on August 18 from 0430 to 0630 and from 0830 to 1030 Coordinated Universal Time.
    Andaman Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 2326/26in force2026-08-13
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily in the Bay of Bengal, India, from 17 to 26 August, 01:30Z to 14:30Z, within a specified area.
    Bay of Bengal · India
  5. HYDROPAC 2187/26in force2026-07-31
    Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2187/26in force2026-07-31 · 22 d
    Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  2. HYDROPAC 2326/26in force2026-08-13 · 9 d
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily in the Bay of Bengal, India, from 17 to 26 August, 01:30Z to 14:30Z, within a specified area.
    Bay of Bengal · India
  3. HYDROPAC 2334/26in force2026-08-14 · 8 d
    Hazardous operations are scheduled in the Andaman Sea near India on August 18 from 0430 to 0630 and from 0830 to 1030 Coordinated Universal Time.
    Andaman Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 2335/26in force2026-08-14 · 8 d
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 15, 17 and 18 Aug from 0330-0630Z and 0830-1030Z in area 17-31.12N 083-45.15E to 17-51.20N 084-06.12E.
    Bay of Bengal · India
  5. HYDROPAC 2338/26in force2026-08-14 · 8 d
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 0330Z to 1130Z from 19 to 21 August in a defined area.
    Bay of Bengal · India

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Other hazards in the Bay of Bengal

Archive · 2,256 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3697/162016-11-30 → 2016-12-06
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  2. HYDROPAC 3679/162016-11-28 → 2016-12-05
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  3. HYDROPAC 3594/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  4. HYDROPAC 3592/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  5. HYDROPAC 3590/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  6. HYDROPAC 3567/162016-11-18 → 2016-11-24
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  7. HYDROPAC 3566/162016-11-18 → 2016-11-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3565/162016-11-18 → 2016-11-30
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 0730Z and 0830Z to 1430Z daily 24 thru 26 and 28 thru 30 nov: a. in area bound…
    Bay of Bengal · India · Hazardous Operaations
  9. HYDROPAC 3564/162016-11-18 → 2016-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  10. HYDROPAC 3538/162016-11-16 → 2016-11-23
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  11. HYDROPAC 3480/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  12. HYDROPAC 3465/162016-11-10 → 2016-11-17
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  13. HYDROPAC 3398/162016-11-04 → 2016-11-11
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  14. HYDROPAC 3365/162016-11-02 → 2016-11-06
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3349/162016-11-01 → 2016-11-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 3288/162016-10-26 → 2016-10-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3267/162016-10-25 → 2016-10-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3179/162016-10-17 → 2016-10-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3178/162016-10-17 → 2016-10-19
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  20. HYDROPAC 3162/162016-10-16 → 2016-10-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  21. HYDROPAC 3102/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-16
    Hazardous operations
    Palk Strait · Sri Lanka-northwest Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2997/162016-10-01 → 2016-10-06
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2996/162016-10-01 → 2016-10-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India
  24. HYDROPAC 2933/162016-09-26 → 2016-09-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2929/162016-09-26 → 2016-09-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2896/162016-09-22 → 2016-09-23
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2832/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2812/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2761/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 2760/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-23
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2737/162016-09-09 → 2016-09-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2734/162016-09-09 → 2016-09-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2612/162016-08-29 → 2016-10-01
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  34. HYDROPAC 2548/162016-08-23 → 2016-08-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2538/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2510/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2289/162016-07-29 → 2016-08-06
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2227/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2157/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1920/162016-06-27 → 2016-07-18
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1895/162016-06-24 → 2016-07-03
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1875/162016-06-23 → 2016-06-24
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 1860/162016-06-21 → 2016-06-24
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1807/162016-06-16 → 2016-06-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1767/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-17
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1565/162016-05-27 → 2016-06-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1519/162016-05-23 → 2016-05-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1430/162016-05-16 → 2016-05-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1411/162016-05-13 → 2016-05-19
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1359/162016-05-10 → 2016-05-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast

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