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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 E-3B/C/G Sentry | E-3G Sentry AWACS (s/n 81-0005) destroyed on ground at Prince Sultan Air Base by Iranian missile and drone strike; rear fuselage burned out, radome structure collapsed. Detail → |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 KC-135R/T | KC-135R Stratotanker destroyed by fire at Prince Sultan Air Base during Iranian missile and drone attack; satellite imagery confirmed airframe loss. Detail → |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | -1 C-130B/H | C-130H crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo carrying 128 personnel; 70 killed. Detail → |
| 22 Mar 2026 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | -1 NH90 (NFH/TTH) | NH90 crashed into Persian Gulf during joint Qatar-Turkey training after technical malfunction; all 7 aboard killed. Detail → |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Ka-52 | Ka-52 shot down on the line of contact in Donetsk Oblast; commander killed, weapon systems operator ejected and survived. Detail → |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 F-7 | F-7 destroyed by US CENTCOM strike at Shahid Sadooghi Airport, Yazd. Detail → |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Ka-52 | Shot down by Ukrainian FPV drone near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast; both crew killed. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Mi-171 | Mi-17 helicopter destroyed on ground at Sanandaj Airport by Israeli airstrike; IDF released strike footage. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Bell 214 | Bell 214 destroyed in Israeli airstrike at Sanandaj Airport, Hamadan province; no casualties reported. Detail → |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | -1 GlobalEye | GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft destroyed in hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base by Iranian drone strike; identified from satellite imagery showing severe hangar damage. Detail → |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 KC-135R/T | KC-135R Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq near Turaibil after mid-air collision with another KC-135 during Operation Epic Fury; 6 crew aboard killed. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 C-130E/H | C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 P-3F | P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Il-76 | Il-76MD Candid heavy transport destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage. Detail → |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Su-27 | Su-27 shot down by Russian Su-35S using R-37M missile over Eastern Ukraine; 39th TAB commander killed. Detail → |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -9 F-7 | Nine F-7N Airguard fighters destroyed at Isfahan Shahid Beheshti Airport by Israeli airstrikes; confirmed by satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -8 F-14 | At least eight F-14s destroyed at Isfahan's 8th TFB in Israeli strikes; satellite imagery later confirmed Tomcat wrecks. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -3 747 | Three IRIAF Boeing 747 cargo/tanker aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by overnight Israeli airstrikes; the world's last Boeing 747-100 tanker among those lost. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -3 Il-76 | Three IRGC Il-76MD Candid heavy transports destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes targeting Quds Force logistics hub; confirmed by satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Y-12 | Harbin Y-12 light transport destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes targeting IRGC Quds Force assets; identified from aftermath video footage. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -2 707 | Two Boeing 707 tanker/transport aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes; identified from satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -3 An-74 | Three An-74 Coaler transport aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes; identified from satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed on ground by Geran-2 kamikaze drone at Mykhailivka helipad; no camouflage or air defense present. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | -1 Su-30 | Crashed on hilltop near Karbi Anglong during training sortie from Jorhat; both pilots killed. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | -1 Beech 1900 | Crashed immediately after takeoff from Boufarik Air Base; 2 crew killed, 4 injured. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Ka-27 | Ka-27PS destroyed by Ukrainian FPV drone while landing on Syvash drilling platform in the Black Sea; crew survived. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 F-5E | Destroyed on ground at Ahvaz Airport by US airstrike during Operation Epic Fury; no casualties. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | +1 H175 | First Airbus H175 helicopter delivered from France, received at Air Force Base in Accra with water cannon salute. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Su-24 | Destroyed on ground at Ahvaz International Airport by US precision strike; CENTCOM released footage. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Yak-130 | Destroyed on ground at Ahvaz International Airport by USAF precision strike; identified from CENTCOM footage as likely Yak-130. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Il-76 | Destroyed by US airstrike at Shahid Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz; confirmed by CENTCOM footage and satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -2 C-130E/H | Two C-130 Hercules destroyed by US airstrike at Shahid Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz; confirmed by satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Yak-130 | Yak-130 shot down over Tehran by Israeli F-35I Adir during counter-drone mission; first F-35 air-to-air kill of a manned aircraft. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8/17/171 | Shot down by Russian air defense near Dudki during a Ukrainian drone raid; all three crew members killed. Detail → |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Mi-171 | Mi-17 helicopter destroyed on ground by IDF airstrike; strike footage released showing direct hit on parked aircraft. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F-15C/E | F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Kuwait by a Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet in friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury; crew ejected safely. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F-15C/E | Second F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Kuwait by a Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet in friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury; crew ejected safely. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F-15C/E | Third F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Kuwait by a Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet in friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury; crew ejected safely. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -2 Su-24 | Two Su-24 Fencer intercepted and shot down by Qatari F-15QA fighters minutes from Al Udeid Air Base; first air-to-air kills for the F-15QA. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 F-4D/E/RF-4E | F-4 Phantom destroyed on runway at Tabriz airport by IDF airstrike while preparing for takeoff. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 F-5E | F-5E Tiger II destroyed on runway at Tabriz airport by IDF airstrike while preparing for takeoff. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -2 Su-22 | Two IRGC Su-22 Fitter aircraft destroyed on ground at Iranian military airfield by USAF precision strikes; CENTCOM released strike footage. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -2 C-130E/H | Two C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib Airport by US-Israeli strikes; confirmed by satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 Il-76 | Il-76MD Candid transport destroyed on ground at Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib Airport by US-Israeli strikes; confirmed by satellite imagery. Detail → |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | -1 C-130B/H | C-130H overran runway at El Alto Airport in bad weather while transporting banknotes; at least 22 killed including 1 crew. Detail → |
| 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 → |
| 25 Feb 2026 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | -1 Su-27/30 | Su-30SM crashed during training near Balkhash, Karaganda Region; both pilots ejected safely. Detail → |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1 AH-1J | AH-1J crashed into market in Dorcheh, Isfahan during training; both pilots and 2 civilians killed. Detail → |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 Dornier 328 (C-146) | C-146A struck concrete barrier during takeoff from highway in Laoac, Philippines; 5 crew injured, aircraft likely written off. Detail → |