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 3835/142014-12-23 → 2014-12-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 3751/142014-12-15 → 2014-12-24
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 3684/142014-12-10 → 2014-12-14
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 3553/142014-11-28 → 2014-12-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3541/142014-11-27 → 2014-12-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 3540/142014-11-27 → 2014-11-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  7. HYDROPAC 3532/142014-11-26 → 2014-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3506/142014-11-24 → 2014-11-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3432/142014-11-18 → 2014-11-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3420/142014-11-17 → 2014-11-18
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3314/142014-11-07 → 2014-11-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3260/142014-11-03 → 2014-11-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 3252/142014-11-02 → 2014-11-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3197/142014-10-28 → 2014-10-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  15. HYDROPAC 3184/142014-10-27 → 2014-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3030/142014-10-10 → 2014-10-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 2866/142014-09-26 → 2014-10-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 2793/142014-09-19 → 2014-09-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2746/142014-09-16 → 2014-09-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 2569/142014-09-02 → 2014-09-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2527/142014-08-28 → 2014-09-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bangladesh
  22. HYDROPAC 2499/142014-08-26 → 2014-09-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2498/142014-08-26 → 2014-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2459/142014-08-22 → 2014-08-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2427/142014-08-18 → 2014-08-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2169/142014-07-24 → 2014-08-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2115/142014-07-18 → 2014-07-25
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2048/142014-07-11 → 2014-07-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2046/142014-07-11 → 2014-07-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1833/142014-06-24 → 2014-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1818/142014-06-23 → 2014-06-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1786/142014-06-20 → 2014-06-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1626/142014-06-06 → 2014-06-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1560/142014-06-01 → 2014-06-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1503/142014-05-27 → 2014-06-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1498/142014-05-26 → 2014-05-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1320/142014-05-07 → 2014-05-13
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1319/142014-05-07 → 2014-05-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1237/142014-04-30 → 2014-06-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1233/142014-04-29 → 2014-05-07
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1232/142014-04-29 → 2014-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 1221/142014-04-28 → 2014-05-03
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 1200/142014-04-26 → 2014-05-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1195/142014-04-26 → 2014-05-01
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1156/142014-04-22 → 2014-04-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 1137/142014-04-20 → 2014-04-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1135/142014-04-20 → 2014-04-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1130/142014-04-19 → 2014-04-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1102/142014-04-18 → 2014-04-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  50. HYDROPAC 998/142014-04-08 → 2014-04-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast

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