Military Aircraft Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Jan 16

🇮🇱 Israel

S-70/UH-60A · Destroyed

Sling-load mishap over Gush Etzion; damaged UH-60 detached from CH-53 and crashed; no injuries.

Jan 15

🇺🇸 United States

T-7A · Delivered

Second T-7A Red Hawk delivered to JBSA-Randolph for the 99th Flying Training Squadron.

Jan 13

🇹🇳 Tunisia

C-130B/H · Delivered

Fourth C-130H delivered by US at Sidi Ahmed AB; strengthening airlift and rapid response capability.

Jan 12

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16 · Shot down

Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.

Jan 6

🇹🇼 Taiwan

F-16A/V · Crash

Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded.

Jan 2

🇰🇷 South Korea

T-50/B · Crash

T-50B overturned during emergency landing at Gwangju AB after anti-skid system failure caused tire blowout; both pilots uninjured.

Dec 27

🇷🇺 Russia

Su-25 · Shot down

Attack aircraft shot down by MANPADS near Kharkiv; pilot killed.

Dec 25

🇷🇺 Russia

2× Su-27/30/35 · Delivered

Seventh and final Su-35S batch of 2025 delivered by UAC completing record production year.

Dec 23

🇱🇾 Libya

Falcon 50 · Crash

VIP transport carrying Libyan Chief of Staff crashed near Ankara Turkey due to technical failure.

Dec 18

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

4× F-16V · Delivered

Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.

Dec 17

🇮🇳 India

3× AH-64E · Delivered

Final batch of 3 AH-64E Apaches delivered completing fleet of 6 for 451 Army Aviation Squadron.

Dec 17

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Mi-24/35 · Destroyed

Mi-24 bort 292 Black, 12th Army Aviation Brigade, destroyed over Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast during a combat mission. All four crew members died.

Dec 11

🇷🇺 Russia

An-26 · Destroyed

An-26KPA RF-46873, Blue 54, of the 318th Composite Aviation Regiment destroyed by drones during takeoff at Kacha air base, Crimea. At least one crew member died.

Dec 9

🇷🇺 Russia

An-22 · Crash

Strategic heavy transport crashed during test flight in Ivanovo region; 7 crew killed.

Dec 9

🇸🇩 Sudan

Il-76 · Crash

Crashed on approach to Port Sudan (Osman Digna AB) due to tech failure; crew killed.

Dec 8

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Su-27 · Shot down

Su-27 lost during a combat mission. The pilot from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed.

Dec 5

🇦🇷 Argentina

6× F-16 · Delivered

Six F-16AM/BM MLU Block 15s delivered from Denmark to Río Cuarto Air Base (ARMACUAR) on Dec. 5, 2025; restoring Argentina's supersonic fighter capability after a decade-long gap.

Dec 5

🇺🇸 United States

T-7A · Delivered

First T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph for the 99th Flying Training Squadron; begins replacement of the T-38.

Dec 4

🇷🇺 Russia

MiG-29 · Shot down

Naval fighter destroyed by Ukrainian drone strike at Kacha airbase Crimea.

Dec 3

🇺🇸 United States

F-16C · Destroyed

Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, CA during training; pilot ejected with minor injuries.

Nov 28

🇮🇩 Indonesia

3× Rafale · Delivered

First 3 aircraft formally accepted by TNI AU in France; ferry flight scheduled Jan 2026.

Nov 25

🇷🇺 Russia

A-60 · Destroyed

Beriev A-60 laser testbed (Il-76 variant) destroyed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog-South Airfield, Rostov Oblast.

Nov 25

🇷🇺 Russia

A-100 · Destroyed

Mothballed Beriev A-100LL AWACS prototype (Il-76 variant) reportedly damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog-South Airfield, Rostov Oblast.

Nov 21

🇭🇺 Hungary

C/KC-390 · Delivered

Second aircraft delivered to Kecskemét Air Base completing Hungary's initial fleet order.

Nov 21

🇮🇳 India

Tejas · Crash

An Indian Air Force Tejas crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow; the pilot was killed.