|
Conflict
|
Loses
|
Country
|
|
Incursions into Yugoslav airspace
|
2
|
United States
|
|
Indonesian National Revolution
|
2
|
India
|
|
Arab-Israeli War
|
7 (Western Claim) 0-1 (Country's Claim)
|
Israel
|
|
15
|
Egypt
|
|
2
|
Syria
|
|
Korean War
|
339 (Country's Claim)
|
China
|
|
335 (Country's Claim)
|
Soviet Union
|
|
270 (US Claim)
|
North Korea
|
|
139 (Country's Claim) 1,200 (USSR Claim) 85 (PRC Claim)
|
United States
|
|
139 (UN Claim) 197 (USSR Claim)
|
UN Coalition Aircraft
|
|
135
|
South Korea
|
|
Incursions into Soviet airspace
|
16
|
United States
|
|
3
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Catalina affair
|
2
|
Sweden
|
|
Avro Lincoln shoot down incident
|
1
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Air battle over Merklín
|
1
|
United States
|
|
Bombing of Plaza de Mayo
|
1
|
Argentina
|
|
Suez Crisis
|
7-9
|
Egypt
|
|
1
|
Israel
|
|
1
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Secret electronic survellance missions
|
2
|
United States
|
|
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
|
32 (ROC Claim) 5 (Country's Claim)
|
China
|
|
14 (PRC Claim) 3 (Country's Claim)
|
Taiwan
|
|
Canberra incident
|
1
|
India
|
|
Vietnam War
|
131 (Country's Claim) 195 (US Claim)
|
North Vietnam
|
|
128 (Country's Claim) 266 (North Vietnam Claim)
|
United States
|
|
72
|
South Vietnam
|
|
Incursion into Burma airspace
|
1
|
China
|
|
First Iraqi-Kurdish War
|
2
|
Iraq
|
|
Dutch-Indonesian Conflict
|
1
|
Indonesia
|
|
Project Dark Gene
|
1
|
Soviet Union
|
|
6
|
Iran
|
|
Six Day War
|
12 (Country's Claim) 20 (ACIG Claim)
|
Israel
|
|
64-72
|
Egypt
|
|
Syria
|
|
Jordan
|
|
Indo-Pakisani Air War of 1965
|
60-75
|
India
|
|
20
|
Pakistan
|
|
War of Attrition
|
60 (Country's Claim) 113 (Israeli Claim)
|
Egypt
|
|
4 (Country's Claim)
|
Israel
|
|
|
3
|
El Salvador
|
|
Indo-Pakisani War of 1971
|
45
|
India
|
|
75
|
Pakistan
|
|
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
|
1 (Greek Claim)
|
Turkey
|
|
Yom Kippur War
|
5 (Country's Claim)
|
Israel
|
|
277 (Israeli Claim)
|
Egypt
|
|
277 (Israeli Claim)
|
Syria
|
|
Libyan-Egyptian War
|
4-5
|
Libya
|
|
1
|
Egypt
|
|
Iranian and Soviet airspace incursions
|
2+3
|
Iran
|
|
1
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Soviet-Afghan War
|
8
|
Afganistan
|
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
|
2
|
Iran
|
|
4
|
Mojahedin
|
|
Nicaraguan Revolution
|
2
|
Nicaragua
|
|
Iran-Iraq War
|
234
|
Iraq
|
|
73
|
Iran
|
|
3 (Iranian Claim) 0 (Country's Claim)
|
Soviet Union
|
|
3
|
Syria
|
|
1
|
Algeria
|
|
1
|
Turkey
|
|
South African Border War
|
1
|
South Africa
|
|
2
|
Angola
|
|
US Freedom of Navigation operations (1980-1989)
|
4
|
Libya
|
|
Salvadoran Civil War
|
1
|
FMLN supply aircraft
|
|
Falklands War
|
23
|
Argentina
|
|
1
|
United Kingdom
|
|
1982 Lebanon War
|
82-86 (Israeli Claim)
|
Syria
|
|
1 (Country's Claim) 42 (Syrian Claim) 3 (ACIG Claim)
|
Israel
|
|
Sri Lankan Civil War
|
1
|
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
|
|
Tanker War
|
1 (Country's Claim) 2 (Saudi Claim)
|
Iran
|
|
Persian Gulf War
|
4 (Country's Claim) 12 (Iraqi Claim)
|
United States
|
|
1 (Iraqi Claim)
|
United Kingdom
|
|
1 (Iraqi Claim)
|
Italy
|
|
1 (Iraqi Claim)
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
23 (Country's Claim) 44 (Coalition Claim)
|
Iraq
|
Iraqi no-fly zones enforcement |
3
|
United States
|
|
5
|
Iraq
|
|
Croatian War of Independence
|
1
|
Italy
|
|
1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts
|
3
|
Bolivia
|
|
Operation Deny Flight
|
5
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
Cenepa War
|
1 (Confirmed) 2 (Country's Claim)
|
Ecuador
|
|
Aegean dispute
|
1
|
Turkey
|
|
Eritrean-Ethiopian War
|
2-6
|
|
|
Up to 7
|
Ethiopia
|
|
Operation Allied Force
|
5 + 1
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
1 + 1
|
NATO
|
|
Atlantique incident
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
|
2001-02 India-Pakistan standoff
|
1
|
India
|
|
Iran-Israel proxy conflict
|
2
|
Hezbollah
|
|
2008 Georgian spy plane shootdowns
|
1
|
Georgia
|
|
Iraq War
|
1
|
Iran
|
|
War in Afghanistan
|
1
|
United States
|
|
Syrian Civil War
|
7
|
Syria
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
|
3
|
"Pro-Syria regime" forces
|
|
Iran-Israel proxy conflict
|
1
|
Iran
|
|
War in Donbass
|
1 (Country's Claim)
|
Ukraine
|
|
Second Libyan Civil War
|
1
|
Turkey
|
|
Second Yemeni Civil War
|
4 (Arab Coalition Claim)
|
Houthis
|
|
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempts
|
2
|
Turkey
|
|
Balochistan Conflict
|
1
|
Iran
|
|
2019 India-Pakistan standoff
|
1 (Confirmed) 2 (Pakistani Claim)
|
India
|
|
1 (Indian Claim)
|
Pakistan
|
|
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
|
1 (Country's Claim)
|
Armenia
|
|
2021 Israel-Palestine conflict
|
1
|
Hamas
|
|
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
|
12 (as of 8/4/23)
|
Ukraine
|
|
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukaine
|
1
|
United States
|
