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 2174/122012-07-30 → 2012-08-31
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  2. HYDROPAC 2139/122012-07-27 → 2012-08-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 2111/122012-07-24 → 2012-07-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  4. HYDROPAC 2092/122012-07-23 → 2012-07-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  5. HYDROPAC 2091/122012-07-23 → 2012-07-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 1936/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  7. HYDROPAC 1840/122012-06-28 → 2012-07-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1802/122012-06-26 → 2012-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  9. HYDROPAC 1778/122012-06-24 → 2012-06-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1627/122012-06-10 → 2012-06-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  11. HYDROPAC 1566/122012-06-05 → 2012-06-30
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  12. HYDROPAC 1507/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1460/122012-05-25 → 2012-06-03
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1433/122012-05-21 → 2012-05-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1318/122012-05-10 → 2012-06-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 1310/122012-05-09 → 2012-05-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1248/122012-05-03 → 2012-05-31
    Gunnery exercises 0030Z to 1730Z daily until 31 may in areas bound by: a. 21-20.8N 090-34.0E, 21-41.0N…
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · Gunnery
  18. HYDROPAC 1238/122012-05-02 → 2012-05-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1236/122012-05-02 → 2012-05-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1202/122012-04-26 → 2012-05-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1133/122012-04-19 → 2012-04-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1059/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 1023/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 999/122012-04-08 → 2012-04-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 975/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 919/122012-03-30 → 2012-04-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  27. HYDROPAC 894/122012-03-29 → 2012-03-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  28. HYDROPAC 871/122012-03-27 → 2012-04-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 859/122012-03-25 → 2012-03-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 858/122012-03-25 → 2012-03-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 832/122012-03-22 → 2012-03-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  32. HYDROPAC 730/122012-03-13 → 2012-03-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 673/122012-03-07 → 2012-03-15
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 656/122012-03-06 → 2012-03-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 654/122012-03-06 → 2012-03-11
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 644/122012-03-05 → 2012-03-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 643/122012-03-05 → 2012-03-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 636/122012-03-04 → 2012-03-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 574/122012-02-28 → 2012-03-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 572/122012-02-28 → 2012-03-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 477/122012-02-19 → 2012-02-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 451/122012-02-17 → 2012-02-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 324/122012-02-06 → 2012-02-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROPAC 321/122012-02-06 → 2012-02-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  45. HYDROPAC 299/122012-02-03 → 2012-02-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 287/122012-02-02 → 2012-02-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROPAC 283/122012-02-02 → 2012-02-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 254/122012-01-30 → 2012-02-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 230/122012-01-27 → 2012-02-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 228/122012-01-27 → 2012-01-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal

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