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 276/132013-01-27 → 2013-02-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  2. HYDROPAC 211/132013-01-21 → 2013-01-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 143/132013-01-14 → 2013-02-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 65/132013-01-08 → 2013-01-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  5. HYDROPAC 50/132013-01-07 → 2013-02-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 49/132013-01-07 → 2013-01-08
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 39/132013-01-06 → 2013-01-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  8. HYDROPAC 21/132013-01-04 → 2013-01-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  9. HYDROPAC 11/132013-01-02 → 2013-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  10. HYDROPAC 3677/122012-12-24 → 2013-01-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3673/122012-12-24 → 2012-12-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3643/122012-12-21 → 2012-12-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 3612/122012-12-18 → 2012-12-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3599/122012-12-17 → 2012-12-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  15. HYDROPAC 3594/122012-12-17 → 2012-12-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 3551/122012-12-13 → 2012-12-14
    Torpedo firing exercises 130830Z to 131230Z and 140030Z to 141230Z dec within 30 miles of 16-31N 084-56E
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal · Ordnance
  17. HYDROPAC 3524/122012-12-11 → 2012-12-13
    Torpedo firing exercises 130830Z to 131230Z and 140030Z to 141230Z dec within 30 miles of 17-46N 086-03E
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal · Ordnance
  18. HYDROPAC 3522/122012-12-11 → 2012-12-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3518/122012-12-11 → 2012-12-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  20. HYDROPAC 3487/122012-12-08 → 2012-12-11
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3474/122012-12-07 → 2012-12-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3473/122012-12-07 → 2012-12-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3471/122012-12-07 → 2012-12-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  24. HYDROPAC 3341/122012-11-26 → 2012-12-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 3329/122012-11-25 → 2012-12-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3328/122012-11-25 → 2012-11-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3312/122012-11-24 → 2012-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3274/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-23
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 3103/122012-11-02 → 2012-11-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3102/122012-11-02 → 2012-11-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3099/122012-11-01 → 2012-11-06
    Hazardous operations
    Indian-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  32. HYDROPAC 3044/122012-10-29 → 2012-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 3019/122012-10-26 → 2012-11-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3011/122012-10-26 → 2012-11-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 2961/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 2932/122012-10-19 → 2012-10-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2866/122012-10-12 → 2012-10-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2844/122012-10-10 → 2012-10-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2794/122012-10-05 → 2012-10-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 2745/122012-09-29 → 2012-10-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 2710/122012-09-25 → 2012-10-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 2708/122012-09-24 → 2012-10-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 2703/122012-09-23 → 2012-09-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2593/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2566/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 2450/122012-08-27 → 2012-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROPAC 2443/122012-08-26 → 2012-08-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2417/122012-08-24 → 2012-08-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  49. HYDROPAC 2306/122012-08-14 → 2012-08-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  50. HYDROPAC 2207/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast

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