Air Forces Inventory Updates
Overview
This page references all inventory updates applied to our World Air Forces database. We constantly track changes due to losses, crashes, deliveries and new contracts to air force inventories globally.
Air Forces inventory updates
| Date | Country | Aircraft | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | ๐บ๐ธ United States | -1 F-15C/E | F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northern Kuwait near Iraqi border during Operation Epic Fury; pilot ejected safely. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | ๐บ๐ธ United States | -1 F-15C/E | Second F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Kuwait by Kuwaiti air defenses in friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury; crew ejected safely. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | ๐บ๐ธ United States | -1 F-15C/E | Third F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Kuwait by Kuwaiti air defenses in friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury; crew ejected safely. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -1 F-4D/E/RF-4E | F-4 Phantom destroyed on runway at Tabriz airport by IDF airstrike while preparing for takeoff. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -1 F-5E | F-5E Tiger II destroyed on runway at Tabriz airport by IDF airstrike while preparing for takeoff. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -2 MiG-29 | Multiple MiG-29s shot down by US F-35s after scrambling from Mazariyeh AB; first confirmed F-35 air-to-air kills. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -2 Su-22 | Two IRGC Su-22 Fitter aircraft destroyed on ground at Iranian military airfield by USAF precision strikes; CENTCOM released strike footage. Detail → |
| 27 Feb 2026 | ๐ง๐ด Bolivia | -1 C-130B/H | C-130H overran runway at El Alto Airport in bad weather while transporting banknotes; at least 22 killed including 1 crew. Detail → |
| 25 Feb 2026 | ๐น๐ท Turkey | -1 F-16C/D | F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot Maj. Ibrahim Bolat killed. Detail → |
| 25 Feb 2026 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | -1 F-16C | F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely. Detail → |
| 25 Feb 2026 | ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | -1 Su-27/30 | Su-30SM crashed during training near Balkhash, Karaganda Region; both pilots ejected safely. Detail → |
| 24 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -1 AH-1J | AH-1J crashed into market in Dorcheh, Isfahan during training; both pilots and 2 civilians killed. Detail → |
| 24 Feb 2026 | ๐บ๐ธ United States | -1 Dornier 328 (C-146) | C-146A struck concrete barrier during takeoff from highway in Laoac, Philippines; 5 crew injured, aircraft likely written off. Detail → |
| 23 Feb 2026 | ๐ต๐ช Peru | -1 Mi-17/171 | Mi-17 lost radio contact during flood relief mission near Chala, Arequipa; all 15 aboard killed including 7 children. Detail → |
| 20 Feb 2026 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Su-34 | Su-34 shot down by Ukrainian Patriot missile over Zaporizhzhia Oblast while launching KAB glide-bombs; crew likely killed. Detail → |
| 20 Feb 2026 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Ka-52 | Destroyed by Ukrainian kamikaze drones at Pugachevka airfield, Oryol Region; board #18 of 16th Army Aviation Brigade. Detail → |
| 20 Feb 2026 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Mi-8/17/171 | Destroyed by Ukrainian kamikaze drones at Pugachevka airfield, Oryol Region; board #53 of 319th Independent Helicopter Regiment. Detail → |
| 19 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | -1 F-4D/E/RF-4E | Crashed during night training mission near Hamedan; 1 pilot killed, 1 survived. Detail → |
| 12 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | +114 Rafale DH/EH | DAC approved purchase of 114 Rafale F4 jets; 18 fly-away, 96 assembled in India. Detail → |
| 9 Feb 2026 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | -1 AH-1J/S | Crashed during emergency procedure training in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province; both pilots killed. Detail → |
| 9 Feb 2026 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | -1 Mi-24 | Lost during combat flight intercepting Russian Geran strike drones; all three crew members killed. Detail → |
| 9 Feb 2026 | ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | -1 Mi-8 | Medical evacuation helicopter crashed on approach to Maaten al-Sarra AB; all five aboard killed. Detail → |
| 7 Feb 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | -1 Tejas | Tejas overshot runway at forward airbase along western front due to suspected brake failure; pilot injured but survived. Detail → |
| 29 Jan 2026 | ๐น๐ญ Thailand | -1 AT-6 | Crashed during combat SAR training in Chom Thong, Chiang Mai; both pilots killed. Detail → |
| 29 Jan 2026 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Su-27/30 | Su-30SM reportedly shot down over Black Sea; crew did not survive (Ukrainian claim, unverified). Detail → |
| 29 Jan 2026 | ๐ง๐พ Belarus | +2 Su-30 | Two Su-30SM2 delivered at Baranovichi AB; fleet expanded to 8 aircraft. Detail → |
| 28 Jan 2026 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Su-34 | Su-34 fighter-bomber reportedly shot down over Black Sea near Odesa; crew's fate unknown. Detail → |
| 28 Jan 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | +1 Mi-28 | First Mi-28NE attack helicopter delivered from Russia; photographed at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran. Detail → |
| 28 Jan 2026 | ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | -1 Yak-130 | Training aircraft crashed into Hรฒn Vinh mountain, ฤแบฏk Lแบฏk Province after technical malfunction; pilot ejected safely. Detail → |
| 23 Jan 2026 | ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | +6 Yak-130 | First 6 Yak-130s displayed at Aviation Expo 2026, Bishoftu AB; part of possible 10-aircraft order from Russia. Detail → |
| 23 Jan 2026 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | -1 Mi-24/35 | Mi-24 destroyed on the ground by Geran-2 drones with optical cameras at Mala Vyska Airfield, Kirovograd. Detail → |
| 21 Jan 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | -1 Pipistrel Virus SW80 | Microlight crashed into pond near KP College, Prayagraj during training; both crew rescued safely. Detail → |
| 20 Jan 2026 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | +1 F-35A | First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | -31 F-16A | Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | -10 F-16B | Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet. Detail → |
| 18 Jan 2026 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | +13 F-16 | Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service. Detail → |
| 16 Jan 2026 | ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | -1 S-70/UH-60A | Sling-load mishap over Gush Etzion; damaged UH-60 detached from CH-53 and crashed; no injuries. Detail → |
| 13 Jan 2026 | ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | +1 C-130B/H | Fourth C-130H delivered by US at Sidi Ahmed AB; strengthening airlift and rapid response capability. Detail → |
| 12 Jan 2026 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | -1 F-16 | Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties. Detail → |
| 6 Jan 2026 | ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | -1 F-16A/V | Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded. Detail → |
| 27 Dec 2025 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 Su-25 | Attack aircraft shot down by MANPADS near Kharkiv; pilot killed. Detail → |
| 25 Dec 2025 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | +2 Su-27/30/35 | Seventh and final Su-35S batch of 2025 delivered by UAC completing record production year. Detail → |
| 23 Dec 2025 | ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | -1 Falcon 50 | VIP transport carrying Libyan Chief of Staff crashed near Ankara Turkey due to technical failure. Detail → |
| 18 Dec 2025 | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | +4 F-16V | Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft. Detail → |
| 17 Dec 2025 | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | +3 AH-64E | Final batch of 3 AH-64E Apaches delivered completing fleet of 6 for 451 Army Aviation Squadron. Detail → |
| 17 Dec 2025 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | -1 Mi-24/35 | Mi-24 bort 292 Black, 12th Army Aviation Brigade, destroyed over Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast during a combat mission. All four crew members died. Detail → |
| 11 Dec 2025 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 An-26 | An-26KPA RF-46873, Blue 54, of the 318th Composite Aviation Regiment destroyed by drones during takeoff at Kacha air base, Crimea. At least one crew member died. Detail → |
| 9 Dec 2025 | ๐ท๐บ Russia | -1 An-22 | Strategic heavy transport crashed during test flight in Ivanovo region; 7 crew killed. Detail → |
| 9 Dec 2025 | ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan | -1 Il-76 | Crashed on approach to Port Sudan (Osman Digna AB) due to tech failure; crew killed. Detail → |
| 8 Dec 2025 | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | -1 Su-27 | Su-27 lost during a combat mission. Pilot Yevgeny Ivanov from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed. Detail → |