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 220/122012-01-26 → 2012-01-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 191/122012-01-22 → 2012-01-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 55/122012-01-08 → 2012-01-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  4. HYDROPAC 2/122012-01-01 → 2012-01-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3641/112011-12-31 → 2012-01-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  6. HYDROPAC 3631/112011-12-30 → 2012-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3623/112011-12-29 → 2012-01-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  8. HYDROPAC 3609/112011-12-27 → 2011-12-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3608/112011-12-27 → 2012-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  10. HYDROPAC 3592/112011-12-25 → 2011-12-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  11. HYDROPAC 3591/112011-12-25 → 2011-12-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3516/112011-12-16 → 2011-12-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 3390/112011-12-05 → 2011-12-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3372/112011-12-03 → 2011-12-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3319/112011-11-26 → 2011-12-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3317/112011-11-26 → 2011-12-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  17. HYDROPAC 3309/112011-11-25 → 2011-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3277/112011-11-22 → 2011-11-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  19. HYDROPAC 3266/112011-11-21 → 2011-11-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3176/112011-11-11 → 2011-11-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3168/112011-11-10 → 2011-11-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 3051/112011-10-29 → 2011-12-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3031/112011-10-27 → 2011-11-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  24. HYDROPAC 3029/112011-10-27 → 2011-11-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 3004/112011-10-25 → 2011-10-31
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 2983/112011-10-23 → 2011-10-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2889/112011-10-14 → 2011-10-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2868/112011-10-12 → 2011-10-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2840/112011-10-10 → 2011-10-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 2778/112011-10-04 → 2011-10-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2734/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2694/112011-09-25 → 2011-10-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2692/112011-09-25 → 2011-09-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2634/112011-09-19 → 2011-10-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2632/112011-09-19 → 2011-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 2606/112011-09-16 → 2011-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2596/112011-09-15 → 2011-09-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 2538/112011-09-09 → 2011-09-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 2531/112011-09-08 → 2011-09-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 2510/112011-09-05 → 2011-09-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 2473/112011-09-02 → 2011-09-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2442/112011-08-29 → 2011-09-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2431/112011-08-27 → 2011-09-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROPAC 2385/112011-08-24 → 2011-08-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  45. HYDROPAC 2357/112011-08-21 → 2011-08-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2178/112011-08-03 → 2011-08-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2100/112011-07-24 → 2011-07-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2060/112011-07-19 → 2011-07-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2036/112011-07-15 → 2011-07-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1980/112011-07-09 → 2011-07-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast

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