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Rafale Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

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

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 2 events 2 2023 2024 — 6 events 6 2024 2025 — 6 events 6 2025 2026 to 20 Sep — 4 events 4 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 20 Sep 2026.

By event type 18 events logged · 4 losses
  • Shot down 2
  • Crash 1
  • Delivered 8
  • Ordered 6
  • Transfer 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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Rafale losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. JUL 152026 16× Rafale Ordered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · France commits 16 Rafale to Ukraine alongside licensed production of SCALP and Aster-30 missiles.
  2. MAY 182026 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Second batch of three Rafale handed over at Halim Perdanakusuma, bringing the Indonesian fleet to six.
  3. FEB 122026 114× Rafale DH/EH Ordered 🇮🇳 India · DAC approved purchase of 114 Rafale F4 jets; 18 fly-away, 96 assembled in India.
  4. JAN 232026 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · First three Rafale F4 arrive at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, Pekanbaru, opening Indonesia 42-aircraft programme.
  5. NOV 282025 3× Rafale DM/EM Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · Dassault delivers three more Rafale F3R to Egypt, taking the fleet to 29.
  6. NOV 282025 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · First 3 aircraft formally accepted by TNI AU in France; ferry flight scheduled Jan 2026.
  7. OCT 92025 3× Rafale DM/EM Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · Second-batch Rafale delivery included two single-seat EM10/EM11 and dual‑seat DM21 fighters.
  8. MAY 72025 Rafale DH/EH Shot down 🇮🇳 India · One Rafale shot down by a Pakistanese J-10 figher during operation Sindoor.
  9. MAY 72025 Rafale EH Shot down 🇮🇳 India · Rafale (callsign "Godzilla 4", tail BS001) crashed at Akalia Kalan, Bathinda, Punjab while returning to Ambala Air Force Station after Operation Sindoor strikes. Pakistan attributed the engagement to PAF No. 15 Squadron J-10C fighters with PL-15 missiles. The Washington Post …
  10. APR 292025 26× Rafale M Ordered 🇮🇳 India · India signs a contract for 26 Rafale M carrier fighters for the Indian Navy.
  11. AUG 292024 12× Rafale Ordered 🇷🇸 Serbia · Contract signed in Belgrade for twelve new Rafales and their associated equipment.
  12. AUG 142024 2× Rafale B/C Crash 🇫🇷 France · France’s Armed Forces Ministry said the Rafale collision killed two crew members while a third pilot survived.
  13. APR 252024 6× Rafale Delivered 🇭🇷 Croatia · First six former French Rafales arrived near Zagreb, beginning Croatia’s transition from MiG-21 fighters.
  14. APR 252024 6× Rafale B/C Transfer 🇫🇷 France · Six French Air and Space Force Rafales transferred to Croatia in the first operational batch.
  15. MAR 212024 2× Rafale B/C Delivered 🇫🇷 France · French procurement agency accepted two new Rafales after separate February and March arrivals.
  16. JAN 82024 18× Rafale Ordered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Final tranche of 18 Rafales entered into force, bringing Indonesia’s contracted fleet to 42 aircraft.
  17. OCT 22023 Rafale Delivered 🇭🇷 Croatia · First of twelve second-hand Rafale F3R formally handed over to Croatia at Mont-de-Marsan in France.
  18. AUG 102023 18× Rafale Ordered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Indonesia activated the second eighteen-aircraft tranche of its forty-two-Rafale contract.