U.S. aircraft losses in Iran war

The crash of an Apache helicopter is the latest in a series of U.S. military aircraft losses since the start of the Iran war earlier this year

LOSSES AND UNIT COSTS
As of Jun 9, 2026

Destroyed
Damaged

CH-47F Chinook
Heavy-lift helicopter
$48m

MQ-9A Reaper
Unmanned aircraft
$32m (x24)

MQ-4C Triton
Unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft
$238 million (x2)

MQ-1 Predator
Unmanned aircraft
$5m

F-15E Strike Eagle
Multirole strike fighter
$65m (x4)

F-35A Lightning II
Stealth fighter
$82.5m

MC-130J Commando II
Special operations forces transport
$114.2m (x2)

KC-135 Stratotanker
Aerial refuelling tanker
$39.6m (x8)

AH-64 Apache
Attack helicopter
$40m

KC-46 Pegasus
Aerial refuelling tanker
$160m

E-3G Sentry
AWACS aircraft
$700m (x2)

MH-6M Little Bird
Light helicopter
$4.5m (x4)

CH-53E Super Stallion
Heavy-lift helicopter
$30m

A-10C “Warthog”
Attack aircraft
$18.8m

HH-60W Jolly Green II
Combat helicopter
$36m (x2)

UH-60 Black Hawk
Tactical transport helicopter
$25m (x2)

Total destroyed: 48
Total damaged: 14
Total cost: $3.97bn

Sources: Congressional Research Service, U.S. Central Command, News reports
Picture: Getty Images
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