Exercises
Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 05 thru 09, 12 thru 16, 19 thru 23 and 26 thru…
Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 3499/25
- issued
- 2025-12-31 10:37Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-04-17 16:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-01-30 11:30Z
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 21.200, 87.528
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-01-16 18:00Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. INDIA. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 0630Z AND 0830Z TO 1030Z DAILY 05 THRU 09, 12 THRU 16, 19 THRU 23 AND 26 THRU 30 JAN 26 IN AREA BOUND BY 21-42.93N 087-38.87E, 21-13.03N 086-44.62E, 20-41.66N 087-43.07E, 21-07.95N 088-09.62E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301130Z JAN 26.
Activity windows · 10 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 04:30Z | 2026-01-05 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-05 08:30Z | 2026-01-05 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-06 04:30Z | 2026-01-06 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-06 08:30Z | 2026-01-06 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-07 04:30Z | 2026-01-07 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-07 08:30Z | 2026-01-07 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-08 04:30Z | 2026-01-08 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-01-08 08:30Z | 2026-01-08 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| … 2 more | |||
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
585 within 180 nm since 2000 · 6 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1130Z daily 19 thru 21 aug in area bound by 20-57.00N 086-54.00E, 21-13.00N…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 1130Z daily 22 thru 25 and 27 thru 30 apr in area bound by 20-57.00N…2026-04-17
- Hazardous operations 180330Z to 180730Z apr in area bound by 21-49.28N 087-56.30E, 20-38.83N 088-33.23E,…2026-04-15
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0900 to 1100 daily 20 thru 24 apr in area bound by 21-49.28N…2026-04-15
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0700Z, 0900Z to 1100Z daily 09 thru 12 dec in area bound by 21-14.95N…2025-12-04
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z, 0900Z to 1100Z 20 jun in area bound by 21-14.92N 086-48.63E, 20-51.93N…2025-06-16
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Worldwide now
36 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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