Exercises

Gunnery exercises 290000Z to 291300Z aug, alternate 050000Z to 051300Z sep in area bound by 10-25.16N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2425/26

issued
2026-08-24 12:23Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-24 18:45Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-09-05 14:00Z
sea
South China Sea
position
10.381, 114.369
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-24 20:02Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 290000Z TO 291300Z AUG,
   ALTERNATE 050000Z TO 051300Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   10-25.16N 114-18.56E, 10-25.28N 114-25.80E,
   10-20.95N 114-26.08E, 10-20.20N 114-18.56E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051400Z SEP 26.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-29 00:00Z2026-08-29 13:00Z13 h
2026-09-05 00:00Z2026-09-05 13:00Z13 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · military exercises

26 within 180 nm since 2003 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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