Military Aircraft Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

1. OCT 82026 E-7A Wedgetail Delivered 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Second RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT002 arrives at RAF Lossiemouth from Boscombe Down trials, joining WT001 for test and evaluation.
2. OCT 82026 V-22 Osprey Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing followed by a fuel fire in Bladen Lakes State Forest, North Carolina, during training; one of four Marines flown to a burn center, damage extent not released.
3. OCT 72026 2× Su-34 Fullback Delivered 🇷🇺 Russia · Second Su-34 batch of 2026 handed over by UAC to the Russian Defence Ministry; number undisclosed, about two aircraft estimated.
4. OCT 52026 ATR 42 Crash 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on a routine Benin City-Lagos flight; all 25 on board killed, the Air Force said.
5. OCT 52026 EMB-314 (A-29) Delivered 🇵🇾 Paraguay · Sixth and last A-29 Super Tucano arrived at the I Air Brigade in Luque, completing the 2024 order for six.
6. OCT 52026 OA-1K Skyraider II Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Veered off the runway on landing at Sundance Airport, Oklahoma City, during training; propeller damaged, both crew unhurt.
7. OCT 42026 Su-34 Fullback Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed on the ground at Khanskaya AB by SBU long-range drones, the SBU said; ISW-assessed satellite imagery indicates destruction.
8. OCT 42026 Su-35S Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed on the ground at Khanskaya AB by SBU long-range drones, the SBU said; ISW-assessed satellite imagery indicates destruction.
9. OCT 22026 2× F-16C/D Block 70 Delivered 🇹🇼 Taiwan · First two of 66 new-build F-16 Block 70s arrive in Taiwan after delays at the Greenville line.
10. OCT 12026 F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · Ninth F-35A Husarz landed at Łask, the first Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
11. OCT 12026 Mi-8/17/171 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Anninsky district, Voronezh Oblast, during a Ukrainian drone attack; cause unconfirmed, three crew killed.
12. OCT 12026 MiG-29 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Hit by a Russian missile during a strike mission over the eastern front, the Ukrainian Air Force said; pilot killed.
13. SEP 292026 6× F-16 Delivered 🇦🇷 Argentina · Second batch of six ex-Danish F-16AM/BM landed at Río Cuarto after a transatlantic ferry; 12 of 24 now delivered.
14. SEP 292026 Tu-95 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Krasnoyarovo, Amur region, on a training flight from Ukrainka AB; six of seven crew killed, one hospitalised.
15. SEP 292026 22× F-15EX Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Lot 7 contract for 22 F-15EX awarded to Boeing for $2.38 billion, bringing USAF F-15EX orders to 120.
16. SEP 282026 2× Hurkus B Delivered 🇹🇷 Turkey · First two Hürkuş-II basic trainers handed over at TUSAŞ Kahramankazan; 10 more due by end-2026, all 55 by 2028.
17. SEP 282026 EA-18G Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Went over the side of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off Virginia after an arresting wire failed on landing; both crew ejected and were rescued.
18. SEP 252026 3× F-35A Delivered 🇧🇪 Belgium · Three F-35As ferried from Fort Worth via the Azores landed at Florennes AB, raising the in-country fleet to seven.
19. SEP 252026 4× AW139 (MH-139) Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · First full-rate production order for four MH-139A Grey Wolf; 42 now on contract, deliveries due 2028-29.
20. SEP 252026 C-390 Delivered 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · First C-390 Millennium handed over at Gavião Peixoto; Uzbekistan becomes the type's first Central Asian operator.
21. SEP 242026 22× Tiger Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Final Tiger ARH flights at Darwin end 22 years of Army service; fleet withdrawn on 30 September, replaced by AH-64E Apache.
22. SEP 242026 2× Su-57 Delivered 🇷🇺 Russia · Second Su-57 batch of 2026 handed over at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant; two aircraft in an updated configuration.
23. SEP 242026 14× T-5 Delivered 🇹🇼 Taiwan · Last two T-5s delivered to the Air Force Academy at Gangshan, completing the 66-aircraft order; 14 delivered in 2026.
24. SEP 232026 C-130J-30 Ordered 🇲🇽 Mexico · Second C-130J-30 Super Hercules acquired from Lockheed Martin, doubling the new tactical airlift fleet; no delivery date given.
25. SEP 232026 Hawk T2 Crash 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Crashed near Pencarnisiog shortly after take-off from RAF Valley; both crew ejected with minor injuries.
26. SEP 222026 KF-21 Delivered 🇰🇷 South Korea · First production KF-21 flown from KAI Sacheon to Yecheon and handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron, 16th Fighter Wing.
27. SEP 222026 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed on approach to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, during training; pilot ejected safely.
28. SEP 222026 P-3C Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Last NRL NP-3C flown from NAS Patuxent River to AMARG storage; East Coast's last active-duty P-3, replaced by the MC-12S.
29. SEP 212026 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says an MQ-1 drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz and released video; no US confirmation.
30. SEP 182026 2× F-35A Delivered 🇫🇮 Finland · The first two F-35As delivered to Finnish soil landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi.
31. SEP 182026 F-35A Delivered 🇩🇪 Germany · First F-35A handed over at Fort Worth; jet stays in the US for Luftwaffe aircrew training.
32. SEP 182026 2× Tejas Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Final two LCA Tejas FOC twin-seat trainers handed over at Bengaluru, completing the Final Operational Clearance trainer contract.
33. SEP 182026 3× HTT-40 Delivered 🇮🇳 India · First three HTT-40 Ankur basic trainers accepted at Bengaluru, opening deliveries under the 70-aircraft contract.
34. SEP 182026 Eurofighter Damaged 🇮🇹 Italy · Hit in a dispersed parking area at King Fahd Air Base, Taif, during a Houthi attack; no Italian personnel hurt.
35. SEP 182026 4× S-70/UH-60L/M Delivered 🇹🇭 Thailand · Four new UH-60M accepted at Lopburi by the 9th Aviation Battalion; army Black Hawk fleet reaches 22.
36. SEP 172026 2× PC-21 Delivered 🇨🇦 Canada · First two CT-157 Siskin II trainers arrived from Switzerland; 19 on order for Moose Jaw training.
37. SEP 172026 6× AH-64E Delivered 🇲🇦 Morocco · Third batch of six AH-64E Apaches delivered to Khouribga by USAF C-17, bringing the Moroccan fleet to 18.
38. SEP 172026 An-12 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by SBU long-range drones on the parking apron at Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny airfield; secondary detonations followed.
39. SEP 172026 2× An-26 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Two An-26 transports destroyed in the same SBU drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny apron.
40. SEP 172026 2× Mi-8/17/171 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Mi-8 helicopters destroyed in the drone strike on Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny that also hit an An-12 and two An-26s.
41. SEP 172026 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed in a field in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, during a low-level training sortie; the pilot ejected and was in stable condition.
42. SEP 172026 16× S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Sixteen more UH-60M ordered from Sikorsky for 234.5 million dollars; estimated completion June 2028.
43. SEP 162026 F-15SA Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Lost over Marib during operations supporting Saudi-backed ground forces; Houthi forces claimed the shootdown, Riyadh did not confirm it.
44. SEP 152026 RQ-4B Global Hawk Crash 🇯🇵 Japan · Lost contact and crashed into the Sea of Japan about 50 km off Tottori during an operational sortie from Misawa; first JASDF Global Hawk loss.
45. SEP 152026 3× AW109 Delivered 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Three AW109 Trekker B arrived in Lagos, first of ten ordered; seven more due before year-end.
46. SEP 152026 2× Bell 212/412 Delivered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Two Bell 412EPX formally accepted at Villamor AB; second batch of an eight-helicopter order.
47. SEP 152026 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says an MQ-1 drone was shot down west of the Strait of Hormuz by a new air defence system; variant not disclosed.
48. SEP 152026 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says a second MQ-1 that day was shot down east of the Strait of Hormuz, the fourth Iran claimed in a week.
49. SEP 142026 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says an MQ-1 drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz; US officials later confirmed at least two MQ-1 losses.
50. SEP 102026 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Last operational HH-60G flew its final flight at Moffett with the 129th Rescue Wing; USAF completes transition to the HH-60W.
51. SEP 92026 Bell 407GXi Delivered 🇦🇷 Argentina · Third Army Bell 407GXi (AE-342) arrives disassembled at Ezeiza, completing the Army share of the joint purchase.
52. SEP 92026 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by a drone at the Chemburka helipad outside Anapa; Russian and Ukrainian accounts agree on the loss.
53. SEP 92026 A-10C Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Left with a missing wing in the Iranian ballistic-missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB, a US official told Reuters; the US President denied any damage.
54. SEP 92026 F-15C/E Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Around eight F-15E lightly damaged in the Iranian missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB and returned to service, CBS News and a US official cited by Reuters reported.
55. SEP 82026 5× CH-47D/F Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · First five of 12 CH-47F Chinooks handed over during the El Alamein air show, starting the replacement of the CH-47D fleet.
56. SEP 82026 2× MQ-9A Reaper Ordered 🇮🇹 Italy · Two MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers ordered from General Atomics through US Foreign Military Sales, for delivery at the end of 2027.
57. SEP 82026 Mi-8/17/171 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Ukrainian drones at Taganrog-Central AB; satellite imagery showed the wreck on the apron.
58. SEP 82026 Mi-24/35 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in the same Ukrainian drone strike on Taganrog-Central AB that destroyed an Mi-8.
59. SEP 82026 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · MQ-1 drone shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian Army air defences, Iranian media say; variant not disclosed.
60. SEP 72026 2× Su-27/30/35 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Su-35S collided in mid-air over Kursk Oblast; one pilot killed, the other ejected with serious injuries.

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