Niger Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Niger air force, each with a date and source. See the Niger air force overview.
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Events per year
2022โ2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 9 Nov 2026.
By event type
5 events logged ยท 2 airframes 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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Niger air force losses, crashes & deliveries
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AUG 92026
2× Mi-24/35
Delivered
๐ณ๐ช Niger ยท Two Mi-24V received from Algeria at Niamey airport, with type-specific ammunition and spare parts.
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AUG 92026
2× Mi-17
Delivered
๐ณ๐ช Niger ยท Two Mi-171 received from Algeria at Niamey airport, with type-specific ammunition and spare parts.
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JAN 82024
Mi-17
Crash
๐ณ๐ช Niger ยท Mi-171Sh crash-landed at Kantchari, eastern Burkina Faso, on a counter-terrorism supply flight; rotor blade lost, airframe severely damaged.
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JAN 42023
C-130H
Delivered
๐ณ๐ช Niger ยท The United States transferred a second C-130H to the Niger Air Force at Air Base 101, Niamey.
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DEC 262022
Mi-17 Hip-H
Crash
๐ณ๐ช Niger ยท Mi-17 crashed while landing at the Niamey military base after a training flight; three aboard killed, including an expatriate instructor.