U.S. Navy Records Highest Number Of Serious Mishaps In A Decade In FY2026

The US Navy recorded 27 serious aviation and ship-related mishaps in Fiscal Year 2026, its highest combined total in at least a decade. The year included aircraft crashes, a mid-air collision between two fighter jets, helicopter losses, a destroyer collision and fires aboard naval vessels.

According to data released by the Naval Safety Command on October 26, the Navy recorded 16 Class A aviation mishaps and 11 Class A afloat mishaps between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026.

The combined total was the highest since at least FY2014, when the Navy reported 17 aviation mishaps and four afloat mishaps.

Some of the incidents involved aircraft operating in the South China Sea and the Arabian Sea. Others included two EA-18G Growlers colliding during an air show in Idaho and a fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

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