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 1307/162016-05-05 → 2016-06-01
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1269/162016-05-01 → 2016-05-08
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1209/162016-04-25 → 2016-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 962/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 910/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-06
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 901/162016-03-28 → 2016-03-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 881/162016-03-26 → 2016-04-02
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 860/162016-03-24 → 2016-03-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 838/162016-03-22 → 2016-03-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 744/162016-03-15 → 2016-03-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 681/162016-03-09 → 2016-03-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 660/162016-03-07 → 2016-03-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 615/162016-03-04 → 2016-03-09
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  14. HYDROPAC 601/162016-03-02 → 2016-03-09
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 561/162016-02-29 → 2016-03-07
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 494/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 394/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-17
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 284/162016-02-02 → 2016-02-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 260/162016-01-29 → 2016-02-11
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 240/162016-01-27 → 2016-01-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 218/162016-01-25 → 2016-01-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 69/162016-01-09 → 2016-01-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 23/162016-01-04 → 2016-01-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 19/162016-01-04 → 2016-01-09
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 4168/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 4122/152015-12-18 → 2015-12-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 4008/152015-12-08 → 2015-12-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3951/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-07
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3924/152015-11-30 → 2015-12-03
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3905/152015-11-27 → 2015-11-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3903/152015-11-27 → 2015-12-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3863/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 3846/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3845/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 3824/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3815/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 3792/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 3598/152015-11-02 → 2015-11-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 3563/152015-10-29 → 2015-10-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3556/152015-10-29 → 2015-11-03
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3405/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3372/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-17
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3337/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-13
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3336/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-14
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 3267/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3137/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 3112/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 3067/152015-09-16 → 2015-09-23
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2924/152015-09-04 → 2015-09-09
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2893/152015-09-02 → 2015-09-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast

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