Air Forces Inventory Updates
Overview
This page references all inventory updates applied to our World Air Forces database. We constantly track changes due to losses, crashes, deliveries and new contracts to air force inventories globally.
Air Forces inventory updates
| Date | Country | Aircraft | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 MiG-29 | Naval fighter destroyed by Ukrainian drone strike at Kacha airbase Crimea. Detail → |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | +3 Rafale | First 3 aircraft formally accepted by TNI AU in France; ferry flight scheduled Jan 2026. Detail → |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 A-60 | Beriev A-60 laser testbed (Il-76 variant) destroyed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog-South Airfield, Rostov Oblast. Detail → |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 A-100 | Mothballed Beriev A-100LL AWACS prototype (Il-76 variant) reportedly damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog-South Airfield, Rostov Oblast. Detail → |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 🇮🇳 India | -1 Tejas | An Indian Air Force Tejas crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow; the pilot was killed. Detail → |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | +1 C/KC-390 | Second aircraft delivered to Kecskemét Air Base completing Hungary's initial fleet order. Detail → |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | -1 C-130B/E | In-flight breakup over Georgia/Azerbaijan border; 20 killed. Detail → |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 S-70/MH-60R/S | A MH-60R Seahawk from USS Nimitz went down; crew was rescued. Detail → |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F/A-18E/F | A F/A-18 F Super Hornet from USS Nimitz crashed in the South China sea; crew was rescued. Detail → |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Ka-52 | Ka-52 lost in Ukraine under undisclosed circumstances. Detail → |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | +1 Gripen E | First Gripen E delivered to F7 Såtenäs; first of 60 on order marking new era for Swedish Air Force. Detail → |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Su-27/30 | Su-30SM crashed in Crimea amid a Ukrainian UAV drone attack. Two crew ejected and recovered. Detail → |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | +4 F-35A | First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base. Detail → |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | +16 F-35A | Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft. Detail → |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | +3 Rafale DM/EM | Second-batch Rafale delivery included two single-seat EM10/EM11 and dual‑seat DM21 fighters. Detail → |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | +8 AW139 (MH-139) | USAF contracted Boeing for eight additional MH-139A helicopters, bringing total on order to 34. Detail → |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 🇩🇪 Germany | +20 Eurofigher | German budget committee approved procurement of 20 additional Eurofighters for future delivery. Detail → |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | +1 C295 | Irish Air Corps received its third and final C295 at Casement Aerodrome. Detail → |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | +4 C-390 | Sweden finalized purchase of four C-390 cargo jets under a joint procurement programme. Detail → |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 🇦🇺 Australia | +2 AH-64E | Australian Army received its first two AH-64E attack helicopters at RAAF Townsville. Detail → |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | +2 F-16V | Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank. Detail → |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 🇮🇹 Italy | -1 SF-260 | T-260B trainer crashed near Sabaudia during a training mission, killing two crew. Detail → |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 🇯🇵 Japan | +2 F-35A/B | Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August. Detail → |
| 29 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTV-5 on a CSAR mission hit by a Ukrainian FPV drone and crash-landed near Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk. Several crew members died. Detail → |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | +2 H225M | Royal Thai Air Force ordered two extra H225 helicopters for search and rescue and medical missions. Detail → |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Su-34 | Su-34 shot down after a bombing mission on Stepnogorsk, likely by a Ukrainian MIM-104 Patriot in Vasilyevka, Zaporizhzhia. One crew member died. Detail → |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | +2 Su-27/30/35 | New production batch delivered by UAC Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to Russian Aerospace Forces. Detail → |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike. Detail → |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 An-26 | An-26 Blue 30 destroyed on the ground during a Ukrainian drone attack on Kacha air base, Crimea. Detail → |
| 23 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | +1 Global Express (E-11A) | Bombardier delivered the ninth Global/E-11A aircraft for the USAF's BACN communications fleet. Detail → |
| 21 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at an unidentified air base in Crimea. Detail → |
| 17 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 | A UH-60 Black Hawk from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Detail → |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | +1 B-21 | Second B-21 Raider test aircraft flown from Palmdale to Edwards AFB for test campaign. Detail → |
| 11 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Su-27 | Su-27 lost during a combat mission on the Zaporizhzhya front. Pilot Maj. Oleksandr Borovyk from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed. Detail → |
| 9 Sep 2025 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | -1 SF-260 | SF-260 crashed after takeoff at Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base, killing instructor and trainee. Detail → |
| 30 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -2 Mi-8 | Two Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Gvardeyskoye Air Base, Crimea. 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 → |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 MiG-29 | MiG-29 White 20 lost under unknown circumstances during night landing at an undisclosed airbase. Pilot Maj. Serhiy Bondar was killed. Detail → |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F/A-18E/F | US Navy pilot ejected safely after Super Hornet crashed at sea. Detail → |
| 14 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Su-27/30 | Su-30SM of Naval Aviation crashed over the sea near Snake Island under unknown circumstances. Two pilots died. Detail → |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | -1 Z-9 | A Z-9 helicopter crashed in Ghana, killing eight, including two ministers. Detail → |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 🇩🇪 Germany | +1 A400M | Germany received its 50th A400M tanker-configured transport. Detail → |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 🇮🇳 India | +1 C295 | India received the final of 16 C-295 transports from Spain. Detail → |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mirage 2000 | One French Mirage 2000-5 crashed due to equipment failure Detail → |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | -1 F-7 | Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI crashed on a school in the capital Dhaka, killing 31 persons Detail → |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Yak-52 | Yak-52 from Odesa branch of Ukrainian Civil Air Patrol lost during a combat mission attempting to shoot down Geran-2 drones. Pilot Col. Oborin and gunner Sr. Sgt. Kutsenko were killed. Detail → |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 An-24/26 | An-26 of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine destroyed on the ground during a Russian attack on Chernovtsy Airport. Detail → |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 F-16 | F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack. Pilot Lt Col. Maksym Ustymenko was killed. Detail → |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Kirovske Air Base, Crimea. Detail → |