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 2830/152015-08-27 → 2015-09-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2804/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2790/152015-08-23 → 2015-08-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2724/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2595/152015-08-07 → 2015-08-13
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2488/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2427/152015-07-24 → 2015-07-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2413/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 2313/152015-07-13 → 2015-08-01
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  10. HYDROPAC 2136/152015-06-26 → 2015-07-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2125/152015-06-26 → 2015-07-21
    Hazardous operations DNC 03
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2069/152015-06-23 → 2015-07-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2009/152015-06-19 → 2015-06-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1975/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  15. HYDROPAC 1908/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-18
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1757/152015-05-29 → 2015-06-21
    Hazardous operations DNC 03
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1718/152015-05-25 → 2015-05-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1709/152015-05-24 → 2015-06-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1502/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1432/152015-04-29 → 2015-05-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1385/152015-04-26 → 2015-05-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1367/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1362/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  24. HYDROPAC 1335/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 1158/152015-04-04 → 2015-04-10
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1116/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1056/152015-03-27 → 2015-04-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1055/152015-03-27 → 2015-03-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  29. HYDROPAC 993/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 919/152015-03-16 → 2015-03-21
    Hazardous operations
    India · Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 886/152015-03-13 → 2015-03-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 880/152015-03-13 → 2015-03-16
    Hazardous operations
    India · Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 856/152015-03-11 → 2015-03-13
    Hazardous operations
    India · Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 852/152015-03-11 → 2015-03-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 795/152015-03-07 → 2015-03-11
    Hazardous operations
    India · Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 676/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-21
    Hazardous operations DNC 03
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 664/152015-02-26 → 2015-04-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 622/152015-02-23 → 2015-02-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 422/152015-02-05 → 2015-02-28
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  40. HYDROPAC 405/152015-02-04 → 2015-02-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 332/152015-01-29 → 2015-02-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 309/152015-01-28 → 2015-02-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 277/152015-01-25 → 2015-01-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROPAC 260/152015-01-23 → 2015-01-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  45. HYDROPAC 160/152015-01-16 → 2015-01-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 142/152015-01-14 → 2015-01-28
    Gunnery exercises 180200Z to 181000Z jan in areas bound by: a. 22-13.61N 091-48.01E, 22-05.10N 091-38.87E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · Gunnery
  47. HYDROPAC 112/152015-01-12 → 2015-01-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  48. HYDROPAC 50/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 3889/142014-12-30 → 2015-01-31
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1700Z daily 01 thru 31 jan 15 in areas bound by: a. 21-20.83N 090-34.00E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  50. HYDROPAC 3859/142014-12-26 → 2015-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast

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