Military exercises in the Japan Sea

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas.

in force
2
last 12 months
3
vs previous 12 (6)
-50%
since 1993
636

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 · 2

  1. NAVAREA XI 341/26in force2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
    Japan Sea · Gunnery
  2. HYDROPAC 2151/26in force2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
    Sea of Japan · Russia

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2151/26in force2026-07-27 · 26 d
    Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  2. NAVAREA XI 341/26in force2026-07-27 · 26 d
    Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
    Japan Sea · Gunnery

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Other hazards in the Japan Sea

Archive · 634 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1034/102010-05-19 → 2010-05-27
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0600Z commencing daily 24 thru 26 may in areas bound by: a. 49-06.0N 140-30.5E,…
    Tatarskiy Proliv · Gunnery
  2. HYDROPAC 1002/102010-05-14 → 2010-05-20
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0800Z commencing daily 18 and 19 may in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  3. HYDROPAC 986/102010-05-12 → 2010-05-20
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 20 may in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  4. HYDROPAC 936/102010-05-06 → 2010-05-12
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0800Z commencing daily 10 and 11 may in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  5. HYDROPAC 928/102010-05-05 → 2010-05-14
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 10 thru 14 may in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  6. HYDROPAC 888/102010-04-28 → 2010-05-03
    Gunnery exercises 022300Z to 030800Z may in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N 129-30E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  7. HYDROPAC 887/102010-04-28 → 2010-05-07
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 03, 04, 06 and 07 may in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  8. HYDROPAC 853/102010-04-24 → 2010-04-29
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0800Z daily 28 and 29 apr in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  9. HYDROPAC 826/102010-04-21 → 2010-04-30
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 26 thru 30 apr in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  10. HYDROPAC 797/102010-04-18 → 2010-04-23
    Gunnery exercises 222300Z to 230800Z apr in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N 129-30E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  11. HYDROPAC 768/102010-04-14 → 2010-04-23
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 19 thru 23 apr in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  12. HYDROPAC 736/102010-04-10 → 2010-04-15
    Gunnery exercises 142300Z to 150800Z apr in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N 129-30E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  13. HYDROPAC 704/102010-04-07 → 2010-04-16
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 12 thru 16 apr in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  14. HYDROPAC 661/102010-04-01 → 2010-04-07
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0800Z commencing daily 04 thru 06 apr in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  15. HYDROPAC 660/102010-04-01 → 2010-04-09
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 05 thru 09 apr in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  16. HYDROPAC 591/102010-03-24 → 2010-04-02
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 29 mar thru 02 apr in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  17. HYDROPAC 557/102010-03-20 → 2010-03-25
    Gunnery exercises 242300Z to 250800Z mar in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N 129-30E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  18. HYDROPAC 523/102010-03-17 → 2010-03-26
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 22 thru 26 mar in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  19. HYDROPAC 465/102010-03-11 → 2010-03-19
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 15 thru 19 mar in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  20. HYDROPAC 418/102010-03-04 → 2010-03-12
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 08 thru 12 mar in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  21. HYDROPAC 417/102010-03-04 → 2010-03-12
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 09, 10 and 12 mar in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  22. HYDROPAC 364/102010-02-25 → 2010-03-05
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 05 mar in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  23. HYDROPAC 320/102010-02-17 → 2010-02-23
    Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0800Z commencing daily 21 and 22 feb in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  24. HYDROPAC 319/102010-02-17 → 2010-02-26
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 22 thru 26 feb in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  25. HYDROPAC 272/102010-02-11 → 2010-02-19
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 16 thru 19 feb in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  26. HYDROPAC 226/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-12
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 08 thru 12 feb in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  27. HYDROPAC 158/102010-01-27 → 2010-02-05
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 01 thru 05 feb in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  28. HYDROPAC 102/102010-01-20 → 2010-01-29
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 25 thru 29 jan in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  29. HYDROPAC 71/102010-01-14 → 2010-01-22
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 18 thru 22 jan in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  30. HYDROPAC 28/102010-01-06 → 2010-01-15
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 11 thru 15 jan in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
    Sea of Japan · Gunnery
  31. HYDROPAC 2442/092009-12-30 → 2010-01-08
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 04 thru 08 jan in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  32. HYDROPAC 2405/092009-12-23 → 2009-12-30
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 28 thru 30 dec in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  33. HYDROPAC 2377/092009-12-18 → 2009-12-25
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0200Z commencing daily 22 thru 24 dec and 0400Z to 0700Z daily 23 thru 25 dec…
  34. HYDROPAC 2361/092009-12-16 → 2009-12-24
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 21 thru 24 dec in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  35. HYDROPAC 2334/092009-12-13 → 2009-12-21
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0100Z commencing daily 18 thru 20 dec and 0400Z to 0700Z daily 19 thru 21 dec…
  36. HYDROPAC 2309/092009-12-09 → 2009-12-18
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 14 thru 18 dec in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  37. HYDROPAC 2261/092009-12-02 → 2009-12-11
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 07 thru 11 dec in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  38. HYDROPAC 2200/092009-11-25 → 2009-12-04
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 30 nov thru 04 dec in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  39. HYDROPAC 2130/092009-11-18 → 2009-11-27
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 23 thru 27 nov in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  40. HYDROPAC 2071/092009-11-11 → 2009-11-20
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 16 thru 20 nov in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  41. HYDROPAC 2043/092009-11-07 → 2009-11-13
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0300Z and 0500Z to 0800Z daily 11 thru 13 nov in area bound by 41-35.5N…
  42. HYDROPAC 2012/092009-11-04 → 2009-11-13
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 09 thru 13 nov in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  43. HYDROPAC 2011/092009-11-04 → 2009-11-09
    Gunnery exercises 090001Z to 090800Z nov in area bound by 38-25N 128-45E, 38-25N 129-30E, 38-10N 129-30E,…
  44. HYDROPAC 1960/092009-10-28 → 2009-11-06
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 06 nov in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  45. HYDROPAC 1929/092009-10-23 → 2009-10-30
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0300Z and 0500Z to 0800Z daily 28 thru 30 oct in area bound by 41-35.5N…
  46. HYDROPAC 1908/092009-10-21 → 2009-10-30
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 26 thru 30 oct in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  47. HYDROPAC 1893/092009-10-18 → 2009-10-18
    Hazardous operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 22 thru 25 oct in area bound by 41-55N 131-55E, 42-10N 131-20E,…
  48. HYDROPAC 1890/092009-10-17 → 2009-10-25
    Hazardous operations 0200Z to 1200Z daily 22 thru 25 oct in area bound by 41-55N 131-55E, 42-10N 131-20E,…
  49. HYDROPAC 1867/092009-10-14 → 2009-10-23
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 19 thru 23 oct in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…
  50. HYDROPAC 1822/092009-10-07 → 2009-10-16
    Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 12 thru 16 oct in area bound by 38-08N 129-51E, 38-08N 130-10E,…

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