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 2892/132013-09-22 → 2013-09-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2884/132013-09-21 → 2013-09-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2872/132013-09-20 → 2013-09-23
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2771/132013-09-13 → 2013-09-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2741/132013-09-11 → 2013-09-15
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2692/132013-09-06 → 2013-09-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2678/132013-09-05 → 2013-09-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2660/132013-09-05 → 2013-09-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  9. HYDROPAC 2653/132013-09-04 → 2013-09-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 2599/132013-08-29 → 2013-09-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2560/132013-08-27 → 2013-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  12. HYDROPAC 2542/132013-08-25 → 2013-08-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2417/132013-08-13 → 2013-08-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 2288/132013-08-02 → 2013-08-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  15. HYDROPAC 2234/132013-07-27 → 2013-08-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2161/132013-07-22 → 2013-07-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  17. HYDROPAC 1855/132013-06-26 → 2013-07-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1838/132013-06-24 → 2013-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1814/132013-06-21 → 2013-06-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1629/132013-06-06 → 2013-06-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1527/132013-05-28 → 2013-05-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1353/132013-05-10 → 2013-05-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 1229/132013-05-01 → 2013-06-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1176/132013-04-26 → 2013-04-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 1169/132013-04-26 → 2013-05-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 1095/132013-04-19 → 2013-04-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 990/132013-04-09 → 2013-04-17
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 989/132013-04-09 → 2013-04-20
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 912/132013-04-02 → 2013-04-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 847/132013-03-27 → 2013-04-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 846/132013-03-27 → 2013-05-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 757/132013-03-17 → 2013-03-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 701/132013-03-12 → 2013-03-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 675/132013-03-09 → 2013-03-14
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 674/132013-03-09 → 2013-03-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 665/132013-03-08 → 2013-03-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 654/132013-03-07 → 2013-03-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 653/132013-03-07 → 2013-03-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 652/132013-03-07 → 2013-03-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 639/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  41. HYDROPAC 638/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 633/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 609/132013-03-01 → 2013-03-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROPAC 607/132013-03-01 → 2013-03-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 574/132013-02-26 → 2013-03-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 551/132013-02-24 → 2013-03-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROPAC 494/132013-02-19 → 2013-02-23
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  48. HYDROPAC 476/132013-02-17 → 2013-02-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 347/132013-02-03 → 2013-02-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 299/132013-01-29 → 2013-02-03
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal

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