Military exercises in the Red Sea

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (1)
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since 2002
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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 · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2316/26in force2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily from 0400Z to 1600Z in multiple areas off Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on August 17-20.
    Red Sea · Saudi Arabia

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2316/26in force2026-08-11 · 10 d
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily from 0400Z to 1600Z in multiple areas off Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on August 17-20.
    Red Sea · Saudi Arabia

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Other hazards in the Red Sea

Archive · 124 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 825/052005-05-19 → 2005-06-01
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily until 01 jun in areas bound by: a. 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  2. HYDROPAC 1701/042004-10-29 → 2004-11-07
    Hazardous operations 02 nov thru 06 nov: a. within ten miles of 12-30N 045-00E
  3. HYDROPAC 1594/042004-10-07 → 2004-10-16
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 0500Z daily 08 thru 16 oct in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  4. HYDROPAC 1479/042004-09-14 → 2004-09-22
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 19 thru 22 sep in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  5. HYDROPAC 1439/042004-09-05 → 2004-09-07
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 05 thru 07 sep in area bound by 21-05.5N 039-07.0E, 21-06.0N…
  6. HYDROPAC 1178/042004-07-17 → 2004-07-21
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 19 thru 21 jul in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  7. HYDROPAC 1171/042004-07-16 → 2004-07-21
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 19 thru 21 jul in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  8. HYDROPAC 990/042004-06-15 → 2004-06-23
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 19 thru 23 jun in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  9. HYDROPAC 760/042004-04-28 → 2004-05-15
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 02 thru 15 may in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  10. HYDROPAC 707/042004-04-21 → 2004-05-08
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 24 apr thru 08 may in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  11. HYDROPAC 625/042004-04-07 → 2004-04-14
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 10 thru 14 apr in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  12. HYDROPAC 416/042004-03-06 → 2004-03-10
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 08 thru 10 mar in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  13. HYDROPAC 2273/032003-12-31 → 2004-01-07
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 04 thru 07 jan in areas bound by: a. 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  14. HYDROPAC 1703/032003-10-03 → 2003-10-11
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 06 thru 11 oct in areas bound by: a. 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  15. HYDROPAC 1242/032003-07-17 → 2003-07-23
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 20 thru 23 jul in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  16. HYDROPAC 1212/032003-07-12 → 2003-07-21
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 15 thru 21 jul in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  17. HYDROPAC 872/032003-05-22 → 2003-05-28
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 25 thru 28 may in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  18. HYDROPAC 800/032003-05-08 → 2003-05-15
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 11 thru 15 may in area bound by 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  19. HYDROPAC 659/032003-04-14 → 2003-04-18
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 14 thru 18 apr in areas bound by: a. 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  20. HYDROPAC 71/032003-01-15 → 2003-01-22
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1300Z daily 17 thru 22 jan in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  21. HYDROPAC 1457/022002-08-12 → 2002-08-28
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 23 thru 28 aug in areas bound by: a. 25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N…
  22. HYDROPAC 969/022002-05-25 → 2002-05-30
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily: a. 26 thru 30 may in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-05.5N…
  23. HYDROPAC 874/022002-05-10 → 2002-05-14
    Gunnery exercises 11 thru 13 may in area bound by 17-09.7N 041-45.0E, 17-03.4N 041-52.0E, 16-55.3N…
  24. HYDROPAC 679/022002-04-12 → 2002-04-17
    Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z daily 13 thru 17 apr in area bound by 21-06.0N 038-58.5E, 21-13.4N…

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