Air Force Events for F-16 Fighting Falcon
Overview
This page lists all recorded air force inventory updates involving the F-16 Fighting Falcon. View all air force events.
Air Force inventory updates for F-16 Fighting Falcon
| Date | Country | Aircraft | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | -1 F-16C/D | F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot killed. Detail → |
| 25 Feb 2026 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | -1 F-16C | F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | -31 F-16A | Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | -10 F-16B | Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | +13 F-16 | Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service. Detail → |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16 | Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties. Detail → |
| 6 Jan 2026 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | -1 F-16A/V | Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded. Detail → |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | +4 F-16V | Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft. Detail → |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | +2 F-16V | Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank. Detail → |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 🇵🇱 Poland | -1 F-16C | Polish F-16 crashed in rehearsal; pilot killed. Detail → |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇴 Romania | +3 F-16A | Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters. Detail → |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16 | F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed. Detail → |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | -1 F-16D | F-16D failed to lift off on a Red Flag-Alaska departure, skidded off Eielson’s runway and burned. Detail → |
| 9 Jun 2025 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | +1 F-16V | Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end. Detail → |
| 28 May 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | +24 F-16 | Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine Detail → |
| 16 May 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16 | Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived. Detail → |
| 13 Apr 2025 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | +1 F-16V | The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years. Detail → |
| 12 Apr 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16AM | F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission. Detail → |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | +14 F-16AM | Norway delivered 14 F-16s to Ukraine in 2024 Detail → |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | +6 F-16 | 6 Danish F-16 delivered in November 2024, still 8 to be delivered in 2025 Detail → |
| 26 Aug 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16 | Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack. Detail → |