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Argentina Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Argentina air force, each with a date and source. See the Argentina air force overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 0 events 0 2022 2023 โ€” 0 events 0 2023 2024 โ€” 3 events 3 2024 2025 โ€” 5 events 5 2025 2026 to 12 Oct โ€” 5 events 5 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 12 Oct 2026.

By event type 13 events logged ยท 1 airframe lost
  • Crash 1
  • Damaged 1
  • Delivered 5
  • Retired 4
  • Ordered 2

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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Argentina air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 292026 6× F-16 Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Second batch of six ex-Danish F-16AM/BM landed at Rรญo Cuarto after a transatlantic ferry; 12 of 24 now delivered.
  2. SEP 92026 Bell 407GXi Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Third Army Bell 407GXi (AE-342) arrives disassembled at Ezeiza, completing the Army share of the joint purchase.
  3. AUG 202026 5× Super Etendard Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Type formally retired under Plan Dedalo; the five Super Etendard Modernise bought in 2018 never entered Argentine service.
  4. MAY 142026 23× A-4 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Argentine Air Force officially retires remaining 23 A-4AR Fightinghawks at Villa Reynolds Air Base; 60 years of Skyhawk operations in Argentina end.
  5. MAY 142026 3× OA-4AR Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Three OA-4AR two-seat trainers retired alongside the single-seat A-4AR fleet at Villa Reynolds Air Base on May 14, 2026.
  6. DEC 302025 4× AW109 Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Four AW109 naval helicopters bought for the ocean patrol ships under a EUR 71.7 million financing contract.
  7. DEC 122025 2× Bell 407GXi Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Two Bell 407GXi (H-112, H-113) ferried from Canada to IV Air Brigade at El Plumerillo, Mendoza.
  8. DEC 52025 6× F-16 Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Six F-16AM/BM MLU Block 15s delivered from Denmark to Rรญo Cuarto Air Base (ARMACUAR) on Dec. 5, 2025; restoring Argentina's supersonic fighter capability after a decade-long gap.
  9. DEC 22025 2× S-2 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Last S-2T Turbo Tracker (2-AS-23) flies its final sortie at Comandante Espora, ending six decades of Tracker service.
  10. OCT 142025 P-3C Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Second ex-Norwegian P-3C Orion (6-P-58) arrives at Comandante Espora after a ferry flight from the United States.
  11. JUL 152024 A-4 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท The Argentinian Air Force said the sole pilot was killed when an A-4AR crashed during night training.
  12. APR 162024 24× F-16 Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Argentina signed for 24 former Danish F-16s, restoring a planned supersonic fighter capability.
  13. JAN 172024 IA-63 Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท Landed at Cรณrdoba without nose gear after a malfunction; local reporting said both crew escaped without injury.