Air Force Events ·Rafale

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

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 24 Oct 2026.

By event type 21 events logged · 3 airframes lost

Shot down 1
Crash 1
Damaged 1
Delivered 10
Ordered 7
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

Aircraft Country

JUL 152026 16× Rafale Ordered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · France commits 16 Rafale to Ukraine alongside licensed production of SCALP and Aster-30 missiles.
MAY 182026 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Second batch of three Rafale handed over at Halim Perdanakusuma, bringing the Indonesian fleet to six.
FEB 122026 114× Rafale DH/EH Ordered 🇮🇳 India · DAC approved purchase of 114 Rafale F4 jets; 18 fly-away, 96 assembled in India.
JAN 232026 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · First three Rafale F4 arrive at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, Pekanbaru, opening Indonesia 42-aircraft programme.
NOV 282025 3× Rafale DM/EM Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · Dassault delivers three more Rafale F3R to Egypt, taking the fleet to 29.
NOV 282025 3× Rafale Delivered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · First 3 aircraft formally accepted by TNI AU in France; ferry flight scheduled Jan 2026.
OCT 92025 3× Rafale DM/EM Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · Second-batch Rafale delivery included two single-seat EM10/EM11 and dual‑seat DM21 fighters.
MAY 72025 Rafale DH/EH Shot down 🇮🇳 India · Rafale BS001 came down at Akalia Kalan, Bathinda, returning from Operation Sindoor strikes; wreckage identified by The Washington Post.
APR 292025 26× Rafale M Ordered 🇮🇳 India · India signs a contract for 26 Rafale M carrier fighters for the Indian Navy.
APR 252025 Rafale Delivered 🇭🇷 Croatia · 12th and final former French Rafale lands at Pleso, Zagreb, completing Croatia's fighter squadron one year after the first six.
JAN 92025 Rafale DG/EG Delivered 🇬🇷 Greece · 24th and final Rafale, a single-seater, lands at Tanagra, completing Greece's 18-plus-6 programme.
AUG 292024 12× Rafale Ordered 🇷🇸 Serbia · Contract signed in Belgrade for twelve new Rafales and their associated equipment.
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.
APR 252024 6× Rafale Delivered 🇭🇷 Croatia · First six former French Rafales arrived near Zagreb, beginning Croatia’s transition from MiG-21 fighters.
APR 252024 6× Rafale B/C Transfer 🇫🇷 France · Six French Air and Space Force Rafales transferred to Croatia in the first operational batch.
MAR 212024 2× Rafale B/C Delivered 🇫🇷 France · French procurement agency accepted two new Rafales after separate February and March arrivals.
JAN 122024 42× Rafale B/C Ordered 🇫🇷 France · Fifth Rafale tranche of 42 single-seat aircraft (about 5 billion euros) announced; deliveries 2027-2032.
JAN 82024 18× Rafale Ordered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Final tranche of 18 Rafales entered into force, bringing Indonesia’s contracted fleet to 42 aircraft.
OCT 22023 Rafale Delivered 🇭🇷 Croatia · First of twelve second-hand Rafale F3R formally handed over to Croatia at Mont-de-Marsan in France.
AUG 102023 18× Rafale Ordered 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Indonesia activated the second eighteen-aircraft tranche of its forty-two-Rafale contract.
MAY 222022 Rafale Damaged 🇫🇷 France · Two Rafale C jets touched in mid-air during the Cognac airshow tactical display; both landed safely.