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 946/142014-04-04 → 2014-04-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 911/142014-04-01 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 909/142014-04-01 → 2014-04-01
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 888/142014-03-30 → 2014-04-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 855/142014-03-27 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 854/142014-03-27 → 2014-04-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 832/142014-03-25 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 827/142014-03-24 → 2014-03-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 823/142014-03-24 → 2014-03-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 806/142014-03-21 → 2014-03-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 716/142014-03-13 → 2014-03-23
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 593/142014-02-28 → 2014-03-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 566/142014-02-26 → 2014-03-05
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Burma
  14. HYDROPAC 538/142014-02-24 → 2014-02-27
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 537/142014-02-24 → 2014-03-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 519/142014-02-22 → 2014-02-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 434/142014-02-13 → 2014-02-18
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  18. HYDROPAC 431/142014-02-13 → 2014-02-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  19. HYDROPAC 377/142014-02-07 → 2014-02-13
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 362/142014-02-05 → 2014-02-18
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  21. HYDROPAC 274/142014-01-27 → 2014-02-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 249/142014-01-24 → 2014-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 310530Z to 310730Z jan within 11 miles of 13-07.02N 080-18.01E between 045 degrees and 075…
    India-east Coast · Gunnery
  23. HYDROPAC 248/142014-01-24 → 2014-01-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 138/142014-01-14 → 2014-02-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 32/142014-01-03 → 2014-01-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 4020/132013-12-27 → 2014-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  27. HYDROPAC 3985/132013-12-24 → 2013-12-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3877/132013-12-12 → 2013-12-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3841/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 3714/132013-11-28 → 2013-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 3650/132013-11-25 → 2013-12-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3644/132013-11-24 → 2013-11-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 3643/132013-11-24 → 2013-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3629/132013-11-22 → 2013-11-26
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 3598/132013-11-20 → 2013-11-22
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3579/132013-11-18 → 2013-11-23
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 3557/132013-11-15 → 2013-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 3514/132013-11-13 → 2013-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 3446/132013-11-06 → 2013-11-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 3340/132013-10-27 → 2013-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 3250/132013-10-21 → 2013-10-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3169/132013-10-15 → 2013-10-19
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3154/132013-10-14 → 2013-10-15
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3082/132013-10-08 → 2013-10-11
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 3081/132013-10-08 → 2013-10-19
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3021/132013-10-02 → 2013-10-09
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROPAC 2960/132013-09-27 → 2013-10-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2932/132013-09-25 → 2013-10-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2903/132013-09-23 → 2013-10-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  50. HYDROPAC 2897/132013-09-23 → 2013-09-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal

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