Air Force Events ·AH-1 Cobra

AH-1 Cobra Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the AH-1 Cobra, each with a date and source. See the AH-1 Cobra overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026

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

By event type 5 events logged · 11 losses

Shot down 1
Crash 3
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.

Data updates · weekly digest

New events land here daily. Get the week's losses, deliveries and inventory changes in one email every Monday. 1,555 updates logged in the last 30 days.

AH-1 Cobra losses, crashes & deliveries

Aircraft Country

FEB 242026 AH-1J Crash 🇮🇷 Iran · AH-1J crashed into market in Dorcheh, Isfahan during training; both pilots and 2 civilians killed.
FEB 92026 AH-1J/S Crash 🇰🇷 South Korea · Crashed during emergency procedure training in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province; both pilots killed.
JUN 182025 8× AH-1J Shot down 🇮🇷 Iran · Eight AH-1J SeaCobra helicopters destroyed at Kermanshah AB in two IAF strike waves; helicopters were intended to target IAF aircraft.
JAN 42025 2× AH-1F Retired 🇵🇭 Philippines · AH-1S Cobra gunships retired alongside the OV-10 Bronco fleet.
JUN 192023 AH-1E/F Crash 🇯🇴 Jordan · Crashed at Al-Baqa'a during training; one pilot later died and the other was injured.