Air Force Events ·🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

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

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 8 Oct 2026.

By event type 9 events logged · 8 airframes lost

Shot down 6
Crash 2
Ordered 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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Saudi Arabia air force losses, crashes & deliveries

Aircraft Country

SEP 162026 F-15SA Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Lost over Marib during operations supporting Saudi-backed ground forces; Houthi forces claimed the shootdown, Riyadh did not confirm it.
JUL 262026 Bayraktar Akıncı Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Shot down by Houthi forces over Al-Jawf Governorate, northern Yemen; first Akıncı lost in the conflict.
JUL 142026 Wing Loong II Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Shot down by Houthi air defences over Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen; wreckage imagery released with the claim.
JUL 102024 4× A330 MRTT Ordered 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia ordered four additional A330 MRTT tankers from Airbus, its third contract for the type; conversions from 2026, service entry 2027.
DEC 72023 F-15C/S/SA Crash 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Crashed at King Abdulaziz Air Base during a training mission; Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said both crew members were killed.
JUL 262023 F-15SA Crash 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Crashed near King Khalid Air Base during training; both crew members were killed.
FEB 142020 Tornado IDS Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · RSAF Tornado IDS downed over al-Jawf by a Houthi surface-to-air missile. Both pilots ejected; one was captured.
NOV 292019 AH-64 Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Saudi Apache shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile near the border; both crew killed. Footage of the missile strike was released by the Houthis.
MAR 212018 F-15S Shot down 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Saudi F-15S downed over Saada; Houthis released video showing an SAM intercept. RSAF acknowledged the loss but disputed the cause.