Missiles

Missile operations 0400Z to 1400Z daily 20 and 21 oct in area bound by 20-43N 059-31E, 20-27N 059-51E,…

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 3027/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-10-21 15:00Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA IX 352/20 161503Z OCT 20.. Issued 2020-10-16 15:15Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Arabian Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. HYDROPAC 3027/20 · this notice2020-10-16 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3138/202020-10-26 · Archived notice
Compare all 2 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Arabian Sea →

issued
2020-10-16 15:15Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2020-10-21 15:00Z
authority
NAVAREA IX 352/20 161503Z OCT 20.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Arabian Sea
position
19.544, 59.261
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
OMAN.
DNC 10.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0400Z TO 1400Z DAILY
   20 AND 21 OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-43N 059-31E, 20-27N 059-51E,
   19-52N 060-12E, 18-26N 059-06E,
   19-03N 058-13E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211500Z OCT 20.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Missile firing
Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

11 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

14
15
20
24

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

3 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 09:07Z; source collection times vary.

Missiles

Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.