Croatia Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Croatia air force, each with a date and source. See the Croatia air force overview.
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Events per year
2022โ2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 3 Nov 2026.
By event type
6 events logged ยท 1 airframe lost
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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Croatia air force losses, crashes & deliveries
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JUL 312025
6× Bayraktar TB2
Delivered
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท First TB2 system arrived at the end of July 2025; all six aircraft under acceptance testing at Velika Gorica by 11 August.
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APR 252025
Rafale
Delivered
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท 12th and final former French Rafale lands at Pleso, Zagreb, completing Croatia's fighter squadron one year after the first six.
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NOV 212024
6× Bayraktar TB2
Ordered
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท Contract for six armed TB2s signed with Baykar in Zagreb, worth โฌ67 million; service entry planned by September 2025.
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APR 252024
6× Rafale
Delivered
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท First six former French Rafales arrived near Zagreb, beginning Croatiaโs transition from MiG-21 fighters.
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OCT 22023
Rafale
Delivered
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท First of twelve second-hand Rafale F3R formally handed over to Croatia at Mont-de-Marsan in France.
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DEC 62022
MiG-21
Crash
๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท Two-seat MiG-21 crashed in a forested area near Slatina during a training flight; both pilots ejected and were found in good condition.