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Romania Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Romania air force, each with a date and source. See the Romania air force overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 2 events 2 2022 2023 โ€” 1 event 1 2023 2024 โ€” 1 event 1 2024 2025 โ€” 1 event 1 2025 2026 to 19 Oct โ€” 1 event 1 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 19 Oct 2026.

By event type 6 events logged ยท 2 airframes lost
  • Crash 2
  • Ordered 2
  • Delivered 1
  • Retired 1

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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Romania air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. OCT 72026 12× H225M / EC725 Caracal Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท Twelve H225M Caracal ordered through France's DGA under the EU SAFE instrument to begin replacing the IAR-330 Puma fleet.
  2. AUG 282025 3× F-16A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters.
  3. NOV 212024 32× F-35A Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท Romania made a formal commitment to acquire 32 F-35A fighters for three squadrons.
  4. MAY 152023 16× MiG-21 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท Romania officially retired its remaining MiG-21 LanceR fleet after 61 years of service.
  5. MAR 22022 MiG-21 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท MiG-21 LanceR lost on air patrol inside Romanian airspace; SAR helicopter crashed with fatalities.
  6. MAR 22022 SA330 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท IAR 330 crashed during SAR mission.