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 1919/112011-07-02 → 2011-07-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1891/112011-06-30 → 2011-07-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1798/112011-06-20 → 2011-06-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 1693/112011-06-10 → 2011-06-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1690/112011-06-10 → 2011-06-15
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 1640/112011-06-03 → 2011-06-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 1551/112011-05-24 → 2011-06-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1533/112011-05-22 → 2011-05-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1496/112011-05-18 → 2011-05-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1444/112011-05-13 → 2011-05-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1310/112011-04-29 → 2011-05-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1275/112011-04-26 → 2011-05-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1274/112011-04-26 → 2011-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1242/112011-04-23 → 2011-04-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  15. HYDROPAC 1189/112011-04-18 → 2011-04-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 1145/112011-04-13 → 2011-04-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1136/112011-04-12 → 2011-04-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1026/112011-04-01 → 2011-04-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 933/112011-03-24 → 2011-03-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 766/112011-03-11 → 2011-03-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 763/112011-03-11 → 2011-03-14
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 730/112011-03-08 → 2011-03-12
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 669/112011-03-02 → 2011-03-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  24. HYDROPAC 627/112011-02-25 → 2011-03-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 594/112011-02-24 → 2011-03-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 556/112011-02-20 → 2011-02-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 327/112011-01-27 → 2011-02-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 316/112011-01-26 → 2011-02-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 269/112011-01-23 → 2011-01-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 268/112011-01-23 → 2011-01-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 157/112011-01-14 → 2011-01-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 133/112011-01-12 → 2011-01-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 48/112011-01-05 → 2011-01-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 2983/102010-12-30 → 2011-01-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 2963/102010-12-29 → 2011-01-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2845/102010-12-20 → 2010-12-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2756/102010-12-11 → 2010-12-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2721/102010-12-09 → 2011-01-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2720/102010-12-09 → 2010-12-12
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2717/102010-12-09 → 2010-12-15
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROPAC 2602/102010-11-26 → 2010-12-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2533/102010-11-22 → 2010-11-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2522/102010-11-21 → 2010-12-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2507/102010-11-19 → 2010-11-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2435/102010-11-11 → 2010-11-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2359/102010-11-04 → 2010-11-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2325/102010-11-01 → 2010-11-03
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2196/102010-10-21 → 2010-11-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  49. HYDROPAC 2157/102010-10-18 → 2010-10-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2140/102010-10-15 → 2010-10-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast

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