This is a list of aviation shootdowns, incidents and accidents during the 2026 Iran war based on visual evidence or official self-admission from involved parties. It includes proven helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and military drones (UCAVs) losses.
28 February 2026 - The wreckage of an Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 drone, serial number 935, was recorded at Khamaneh city in East Azerbaijan province. [1] 
(2) 1 March 2026 - Two Iranian fighters, a Northrop F-5 and a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, were destroyed in an Israeli strike at Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport in northeast Iran. [2] [3] [4] 1 March 2026 - Iranian media published footage of an Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 drone being intercepted over Iran. [5] [6] 1 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 was shot down in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran. The drone's wreckage was posted on social media. [7] (5) 2 March 2026 - US Central Command released footage of the destruction of two IRGC-AF Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft at Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib Airport. [8] [9] [10] [11] Satellite imagery showed two Lockheed C-130 Hercules and an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft also destroyed at the airport. [12] [13] [14] [15] 
(3) 2 March 2026 - Three United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down over Kuwait by friendly fire from Kuwaiti air defences. The six crew members ejected safely into Kuwait. [16] [17] [18] There is speculation that the three F-15Es were shot down by a Kuwait Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. [19] [20] One F-15E crashed near Al Jahra in central Kuwait, [21] while the other two crashed near Kuwait City. [22] 2 March 2026 - An Israeli IAI Heron drone was shot down by a Qaem 114 air defense missile at Khorramabad in Lorestan province, Iran; the interception was recorded in IR mode. [23] 3 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 was shot down in Khomeynishahr, Isfahan province, Iran. The shootdown and wreckage were recorded on video. [24] 3 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900, serial number 923 and armed with missiles, was shot down by the IRGC. The drone had minimal damage and was examined by Iranian engineers. [25] [26] [27] 3 March 2026 - An Israeli IAI Eitan drone was shot down in Andimeshk, Khuzestan province, western Iran. [28] 3 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 was shot down in Margoon County, Fars province, Iran. The drone's wreckage was published on social media. [29] 
3 March 2026 - An Iran Air Airbus A319 airliner, registration EP-IEP, was destroyed in an air strike at Bushehr Airport in southern Iran. [30] [31] [32] 4 March 2026 - An Iranian Yakovlev Yak-130 was shot down by an Israeli Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II over Tehran in air-to-air combat. The fate of the two Iranian pilots is unknown. The IDF published footage of the interception on X. [33] [34] [35] This event was the first Israeli-Iranian dogfight of the war. [36] It occurred at Latyan Dam near Lavasan city, Tehran province. [34] (5) 5 March 2026 - CENTCOM released footage showing the destruction of a Northrop F-5, Sukhoi Su-24, Yakovlev Yak-130/Sukhoi Su-25, and damage to two likely non operational Fokker F27 Friendship airliners, at Qasem Soleimani International Airport in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, Iran. [37] (3) 5 March 2026 - US officials told CBS News three U.S. General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers were reported lost over Iran. According to US officials, it was not clear where the airframes crashed, but one MQ-9A Reaper crashed on the coast of Iran. The same day one MQ-9A Reaper was shot down and its wreckage was found near Khorramabad. [38] [39] 6 March 2026 - An Israeli IAI Heron was shot down in Andika, Khuzestan province, Iran. [40] (2) 6 March 2026 - Two Israeli IAI Eitan drones were shot down in Isfahan, Iran. [41] 6 March 2026 - An Israeli IAI Heron drone, serial 285, was shot down in Lorestan province, Iran. [42] 6 March 2026 - A US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, by IRGC Aerospace Forces. The shootdown and wreckage were recorded on video. [43] 6 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, by IRGC Aerospace Forces. The shootdown and wreckage were recorded on video. [44] (19) 7 March 2026 - Israeli aircraft attacked Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. [45] Satellite imagery showed the destruction of 19 aircraft, [46] seven of these were cargo aircraft, [47] including a Harbin Y-12, [48] three Boeing 747s and three Ilyushin Il-76s. [49] The other 12 aircraft include a Qeshm Air Fokker 100, two IRIAF Boeing 707s, an Airbus A340 and Airbus A320 in storage, a Pars Air Bombardier CRJ200, three IRIAF Antonov An-74s, a Mahan Air Boeing 777, a Boeing 737 Classic and a Pouya Air Ilyushin Il-76. [50] 7 March 2026 - A US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down in Hormozgan province, southern Iran. [51] 7 March 2026 - A US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down in Tangestan, Bushehr province, Iran. [52] 
9 March 2026 - An Emirati helicopter crashed in a combat mission, killing two servicemen, Emirati officials reported. [53] 9 March 2026 - A US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down by pro-Iranian Iraqi militias in Basra, Iraq. [54] 9 March 2026 - An Israeli IAI Heron drone, serial number 21#, was shot down in Markazi province, Iran. [55] (12) 9 March 2026 - Multiple aircraft were destroyed at Shahid Beheshti International Airport in Isfahan. Satellite imagery confirmed at least three destroyed Grumman F-14 Tomcats and nine Chengdu J-7s. [56] [57] 10 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 was shot down in Borujerd, Lorestan. [58] 
11 March 2026 - A USAF General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down in Kerman province, Iran. [59] (3) 11 March 2026 - CENTCOM published videos showing the destruction of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a Lockheed P-3 Orion and an Ilyushin Il-76, [60] at Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport in Kerman, Iran. [61] [62] [63] (2) 12 March 2026 - A USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial tanker crashed following what CENTCOM stated was a refueling incident over Western Iraq, an apparent mid-air collision with another KC-135. The six crew onboard were reported dead. [64] [65] The second KC-135, serial number 63-8017, made an emergency landing at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, having lost the upper portion of its vertical stabilizer. [66] [67] (5) 13 March 2026 - Two CENTCOM officials reported five USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft were moderately damaged by an Iranian missile strike at Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. [68] [69] [70] 13 March 2026 - A USAF General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by Iranian forces in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Iranian media published footage of the shootdown and wreckage. [71] 
(3) 15 March 2026 - Iranian ballistic and drone attacks leave one General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone from the Italian Air Force destroyed in the ground at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. [72] [73] Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons were also damaged by shrapnel and remained unoperational. [74] 15 March 2026 - An Iranian government Airbus A340 airliner, registration EP-IGA, was destroyed in an IDF strike on Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. [75] [76] (3) 18 March 2026 - Three private planes at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv were damaged by debris from intercepted Iranian missiles. [77] 18 March 2026 - An IRIAF Bell 214 helicopter was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Sanandaj Airport, Kurdistan province, western Iran. [78] 19 March 2026 - A US Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II was damaged by likely Iranian ground fire [79] during a combat mission over Iran. The aircraft made an emergency landing at a US airbase in the Middle East, [80] [81] with the pilot reportedly in stable condition but suffering shrapnel wounds. [82] [83] CENTCOM confirmed the emergency landing and claimed the aircraft landed safely, [84] while an NPR correspondent reported the aircraft made a hard landing and would be out of service for a long period. [83] Iranian officials claimed it as a victory for its air-defense forces: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had "seriously damaged" the F-35 over central Iran. Iran's Tasnim News Agency released a video purporting to show the interception, [85] [86] [87] perhaps by a low-quality infrared search and track system, [88] [89] [79] although some analysts suspect a deepfake. [88] A Ukrainian news agency said IRGC's Raad air defense system could have hit the aircraft, [90] while Chinese analysts told the South China Morning Post that the damage was likely caused by an adapted air-to-air missile rather than a larger S-300-style SAM. [89] It was the F-35's first combat-related emergency landing. If confirmed, it would be the first Iranian interception of a US aircraft [91] . (3) 19 March 2026 - US officials told Bloomberg a total of 12 General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones were lost in the war, including 9 shot down by Iran, one destroyed in the ground on Jordan by an Iranian missile, and two crashed. [92] [93] 20 March 2026 - A US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down in Bushehr province, Iran. The remains of the engulfed drone were recorded and published in social media. [94] 
21 March 2026 - The Ministry of Defense of Qatar said a helicopter was lost due to technical reasons and crashed in the sea. [95] Of the crew of seven, six were reported dead and the remaining missing. The crew consisted of four Qatari servicemen, arkish soldier and two Turkish civilians working for Aselsan. [96] 
(5) 21 March - At least five aircraft parked at airports sustained damage from Iranian attacks. Two of these - including an Emirates Airbus A380 and a smaller Saudia Airbus A321 - were hit while parked at Dubai International Airport early in the conflict, according to people familiar with the incidents. [97] 21 March 2026 - An Iranian Chengdu J-7 was destroyed in an airstrike on Shahid Sadooghi Airport in Yazd. [98] 22 March 2026 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 450 Zik drone was shot down by Hezbollah fighters using a MANPADS in south Lebanon. [99] 23 March 2026 - A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the US Army's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade was damaged at Camp Victory, Baghdad International Airport. Its tail boom was hit in a drone strike by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iranian backed militia. [100] | Aircraft losses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Iran | Israel | United States | Others |
| Airbus A319 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Airbus A320 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Airbus A321 | — | — | — | (1 damaged)  |
| Airbus A340 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Airbus A380 | — | — | — | (1 damaged) |
| Antonov An-74 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bell 214 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boeing 707 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Boeing 737 Classic | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boeing 747 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Boeing 777 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker | — | — | 7 (6 damaged) | — |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chengdu J-7 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Eurofighter Typhoon | — | — | — | (2 damaged) |
| Elbit Hermes 450 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Elbit Hermes 900 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Fokker 100 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fokker F27 Friendship | (2 damaged) | — | — | — |
| General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Grumman F-14 Tomcat | 3 | — | — | — |
| Harbin Y-12 | 1 | — | — | — |
| IAI Eitan | — | 3 | — | — |
| IAI Heron | — | 4 | — | — |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | — | — | (1 damaged) | — |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | 1 | — | — | — |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | — | — | 3 | — |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | 1 | — | — | — |
| Northrop F-5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | — | — | (1 damaged) | — |
| Sukhoi Su-22 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sukhoi Su-24 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yakovlev Yak-130 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Unknown Civilian Aircraft | 1 | (3 damaged) | — | (3 damaged) |
| Unknown Helicopter | — | — | — | 1 , 1 |
| Total | 51 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
March 9 image shows the Tomcat on the pad and the lone example by the shelters to have been hit. There is also a huge scorch mark where the F-14 had been previously seen on the taxiway, pointing to its total destruction, though it is hard to tell for certain from the remaining wreckage.
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