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 2131/102010-10-14 → 2010-10-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  2. HYDROPAC 2036/102010-10-02 → 2010-10-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2034/102010-10-02 → 2010-10-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 1928/102010-09-21 → 2010-09-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1906/102010-09-19 → 2010-09-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 1849/102010-09-12 → 2010-09-15
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 1741/102010-08-27 → 2010-09-01
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1708/102010-08-22 → 2010-08-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1644/102010-08-13 → 2010-08-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1625/102010-08-11 → 2010-08-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1572/102010-08-03 → 2010-08-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1553/102010-07-31 → 2010-08-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1518/102010-07-26 → 2010-07-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1487/102010-07-21 → 2010-07-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1468/102010-07-16 → 2010-07-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1441/102010-07-13 → 2010-07-22
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1391/102010-07-06 → 2010-07-07
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1369/102010-07-01 → 2010-07-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1283/102010-06-20 → 2010-06-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1221/102010-06-11 → 2010-06-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1163/102010-06-04 → 2010-06-13
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1089/102010-05-26 → 2010-06-02
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1088/102010-05-26 → 2010-06-06
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1071/102010-05-24 → 2010-05-28
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 1007/102010-05-14 → 2010-05-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1005/102010-05-14 → 2010-05-19
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 944/102010-05-07 → 2010-05-16
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 896/102010-04-30 → 2010-05-05
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 866/102010-04-25 → 2010-04-30
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 757/102010-04-13 → 2010-04-25
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 728/102010-04-09 → 2010-04-16
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 605/102010-03-26 → 2010-04-04
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 507/102010-03-15 → 2010-03-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 506/102010-03-15 → 2010-03-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 487/102010-03-13 → 2010-03-17
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 437/102010-03-05 → 2010-03-18
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 348/102010-02-23 → 2010-02-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 302/102010-02-15 → 2010-02-27
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 261/102010-02-10 → 2010-02-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 218/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 217/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-13
    Hazardous operations
    Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 206/102010-02-02 → 2010-02-26
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 202/102010-02-01 → 2010-02-10
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 121/102010-01-23 → 2010-01-29
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 119/102010-01-23 → 2010-02-14
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 76/102010-01-15 → 2010-01-21
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 15/102010-01-03 → 2010-01-08
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 14/102010-01-03 → 2010-01-24
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1/102010-01-01 → 2010-01-20
    Hazardous operations
    India-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2411/092009-12-24 → 2010-01-03
    Hazardous operations 2330Z to 0830Z commencing daily 27 thru 30 dec, 06, 07, 11 and 12 jan 10: a. in area…

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