Military Aircraft Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Overview
Track the latest military aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs, retirements and deliveries worldwide. We continuously log changes to air force inventories — combat losses, accidents, retirements, new orders and deliveries — each with a date and source. 665 events recorded, last updated July 9, 2026.
Active conflict loss trackers: Russia-Ukraine War · 2026 Iran Conflict.
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Latest aircraft losses, crashes & deliveries
Nov 11
🇹🇷 Turkey
C-130B/E
· Crash
In-flight breakup over Georgia/Azerbaijan border; 20 killed.
Nov 3
🇮🇩 Indonesia
A400M
· Delivered
First A400M delivered at Halim Air Force Base; handed over for transport, tanker and humanitarian missions.
Oct 27
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Other
Ka-52 lost in Ukraine under undisclosed circumstances.
Oct 27
🇺🇸 United States
MH-60R Seahawk
· Crash
A MH-60R Seahawk from USS Nimitz went down; crew was rescued.
Oct 27
🇺🇸 United States
F/A-18E/F
· Crash
A F/A-18 F Super Hornet from USS Nimitz crashed in the South China sea; crew was rescued.
Oct 23
🇺🇸 United States
AT-802
· Crash
OA-1K Skyraider II crash-landed in field near Oklahoma City during training; both crew uninjured, first incident for type.
Oct 20
🇸🇪 Sweden
Gripen E
· Delivered
First Gripen E delivered to F7 Såtenäs; first of 60 on order marking new era for Swedish Air Force.
Oct 17
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-27/30
· Destroyed
Su-30SM crashed in Crimea amid a Ukrainian UAV drone attack. Two crew ejected and recovered.
Oct 13
🇧🇪 Belgium
4× F-35A
· Delivered
First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base.
Oct 10
🇩🇰 Denmark
16× F-35A
· Ordered
Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft.
Oct 9
🇪🇬 Egypt
3× Rafale DM/EM
· Delivered
Second-batch Rafale delivery included two single-seat EM10/EM11 and dual‑seat DM21 fighters.
Oct 8
🇩🇪 Germany
20× Eurofigher
· Ordered
German budget committee approved procurement of 20 additional Eurofighters for future delivery.
Oct 8
🇺🇸 United States
8× AW139 (MH-139)
· Ordered
USAF contracted Boeing for eight additional MH-139A helicopters, bringing total on order to 34.
Oct 7
🇮🇪 Ireland
C295
· Delivered
Irish Air Corps received its third and final C295 at Casement Aerodrome.
Oct 6
🇸🇪 Sweden
4× C-390
· Ordered
Sweden finalized purchase of four C-390 cargo jets under a joint procurement programme.
Oct 3
🇦🇺 Australia
2× AH-64E
· Delivered
Australian Army received its first two AH-64E attack helicopters at RAAF Townsville.
Oct 3
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
2× F-16V
· Delivered
Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.
Oct 1
🇮🇹 Italy
SF-260
· Destroyed
T-260B trainer crashed near Sabaudia during a training mission, killing two crew.
Oct 1
🇯🇵 Japan
2× F-35A/B
· Delivered
Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
Sep 29
🇷🇺 Russia
Mi-8
· Crash
Mi-8MTV-5 on a CSAR mission hit by a Ukrainian FPV drone and crash-landed near Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk. Several crew members died.
Sep 26
🇹🇭 Thailand
2× H225M
· Ordered
Royal Thai Air Force ordered two extra H225 helicopters for search and rescue and medical missions.
Sep 25
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-34
· Shot down
Su-34 shot down after a bombing mission on Stepnogorsk, likely by a Ukrainian MIM-104 Patriot in Vasilyevka, Zaporizhzhia. One crew member died.
Sep 24
🇷🇺 Russia
2× Su-27/30/35
· Delivered
New production batch delivered by UAC Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to Russian Aerospace Forces.
Sep 24
🇷🇺 Russia
An-26
· Destroyed
An-26 Blue 30 destroyed on the ground during a Ukrainian drone attack on Kacha air base, Crimea.
Sep 24
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Mi-8
· Destroyed
Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike.