This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a few cases denoted by singular circumstances.

2020 January 2020 2 January A Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12A crashes shortly after take-off from Geneina Airport, Khartoum. All eighteen people on board are killed.

2 January

Republic of China Air Force Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk 933 strikes a mountainside in Wulai District of northern Taiwan during a VIP transport mission, killing eight of 13 on board, including Shen Yi-ming, Chief of General Staff. The helicopter was on a routine mission to visit personnel at Dong'aoling Radar Station.

3 January

Sri Lanka Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II SCL-857 crashes near Haputale, Sri Lanka. All four people on board are killed.

8 January An Afghan National Army Mil Mi-35 crashes in Farah Province, Afghanistan, killing two pilots.

8 January A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Afghan National Army crashes on take-off in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

9 January Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules 403 of the South African Air Force crashed on landing at Goma Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo and was severely damaged. All 67 people on board survived.

9 January Eight General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Israeli Air Force were damaged by flooding at Hatzor Airbase, Israel. Three aircraft were severely damaged, five were slightly damaged.

14 January A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashes near Rafah, Egypt, killing the pilot.

19 January A Mexican Air Force MD Helicopters MD 530F crashes on landing at , Mexico. All five people on board survive.

21 January Salvadoran Air Force ENAER T-35 Pillán FAS-74 crashes on approach to Ilopango International Airport. Both crew are killed.

22 January Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M GHF552 overruns the runway on landing at Accra Air Force Base, Ghana.

25 January A Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk operating from ditches in the Pacific Ocean east of Okinawa, Japan. All five people on board are rescued.

27 January

USAF Bombardier Global Express E-11A 11-9358, of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, crashes in Dih Yak District, Afghanistan. Both people on board are killed.

27 January A Croatian Air Force Bell OH-58 Kiowa crashes near Šibenik, Croatia. Both crew are killed.

28 January An Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 crashes at Mechta Chimot, from Aïn Zitoun, Algeria. Both crew are killed.

28 January Uganda People's Defense Force Bell 206B Jet Ranger III AF302 crashes near Bulo, Gomba District, Uganda. Both crew are killed.

February 2020 3 February Indian Army HAL Cheetah Z1930 crashes in Jammu and Kashmir. Both pilots survive.

3 February Indonesian Navy SOCATA TB-10 Tobago T-2405 ditches in a lake at Sidoarjo, East Java following an engine failure. Both occupants survive.

7 February A Japan Ground Self Defense Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois crashes at Asahikawa Air Field and is severely damaged.

7 February A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage crashes shortly after taking off from Rafiqui Air Force Base. The pilot ejects safely.

17 February An Afghan Army MD Helicopters MD530F is damaged in an emergency landing in the Khash Rod District. The pilot is injured.

19 February A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25UB catches fire and burns out at Lipetsk-2 Air Base. Both crew survive.

21 February An Indian Navy Mikoyan MiG-29K crashes into the Arabian Sea off Goa. The pilot ejects safely.

24 February National Cadet Corps Pipistrel Virus W-3936 crashes at Patiala Airport, India. One of the two people on board are killed.

27 February Spanish Air Force CASA C-101 E.25-65 crashes into the sea in front of "La Manga", Region of Murcia, killing the pilot and leader of aerobatic demonstration team Patrulla Águila.

27 February Colombian Air Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois FAC4420 crashes in Bojacá, Cundinamarca Department whilst en route from Melgar to Madrid, Colombia. Three of the five people on board are killed.

27 February Belize Defence Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois BDF-12 crashes near Gales Point. All four people on board are killed.

March 2020 2 March A United States Army General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone crashed near Agadez, Niger due to a mechanical failure.

6 March A Myanmar Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Kutkai Township, injuring several of the 15 people on board.

11 March Pakistani Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 92730 crashes at Islamabad, killing the pilot.

18 March Armée de l'Air Ivorienne Mil Mi-24D TU-VHR crashes at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Two people are injured.

21 March Fuerza Aérea Boliviana Zlín Z 242 FAB-518 crashes at Chimore Airport whilst performing aerobatics. Both people on board are killed.

21 March A Mexican Navy Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes at Tepecuitlapa, Veracruz. One of the 21 people on board is killed, all 20 survivors are injured.

25 March Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 RF-94953 "09 Blue" crashes into the Black Sea off Crimea, killing the pilot.

25 March A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashes in Krasnodar Krai, killing the pilot.

30 March

People's Liberation Army Harbin Z-9ZH 6202 crashes in Hong Kong. All four people on board are killed.

April 2020 7 April Malian Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano TZ-04C crashes near Sévaré. Both people on board are killed.

13 April Pakistan Army PAC MFI-17 Mushshak 83-5120 crashes in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. At least two people are killed.

29 April Royal Canadian Air Force Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone 148822, of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, call sign "Stalker 22", crashes in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece while returning to following a routine maritime surveillance mission, killing all six people on board.

May 2020 8 May Indian Air Force MiG-29 UPG of Squadron 223 crashes near Hoshiarpur, pilot ejected safely

15 May United States Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing departs Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and crashes at the base grounds, in the test and training range. Pilot ejected and was uninjured.

17 May Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Tutor 114161, of 431st Squadron, 15th Wing, Snowbirds display team crashes at Kamloops, British Columbia. One of the two crew members is killed.

19 May United States Air Force F-35A from the 58th Fighter Squadron crashes while landing at Eglin AFB. The pilot ejected and was in stable condition.

June 2020 6 June An Indonesian Army Mi-17V-5 helicopter crashed and burnt in Kaliwungu, Kendal Regency, Central Java. Of the nine occupants, four died with the rest seriously injured.

15 June A USAF F-15C from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing crashes into the North Sea and the pilot was killed.

15 June An Indonesian Air Force Hawk 209 jet fighter crashed in a residential area of Kampar, Riau. The pilot, First Lt. Apriyanto, was able to eject himself and survived the accident. He is being examined at dr. Soekirman Air Force Hospital in Pekanbaru.

July 2020 23 July A Philippine Air Force Bell UH-1D crashed during take off at Cauayan Airport, Isabela Province. Four occupants died and one injured.

29 July A Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook helicopter hits power lines while flying low near Llangynin, Wales, and makes an emergency landing in a field. No one is injured.

August 2020

5 August A McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk of the Argentine Air Force crashed near Villa Valeria, Cordoba Province. The pilot managed to eject from the aircraft but was found dead not too far away from the site of the accident.

10 August An Indonesian Air Force KAI T-50 Golden Eagle jet trainer skidded off the runway during takeoff at Iswahjudi Air Force Base, Magetan Regency, East Java. The two pilots ejected, one of them later died several weeks after the crash.

September 2020 16 September A Philippine Air Force Sikorsky S-76A crashed due to bad weather in Lantawan, Basilan. Four occupants died.

25 September

Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An-26 76 yellow, of the 203rd Training Aviation Brigade, carrying cadets of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, crashes and catches fire in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast while on approach to Chuhuiv Air Base. Of the 27 on board, only one survives.

25 September Serbian Air Force MiG-21UM crashes in Brasina, near Mali Zvornik. Both people on board were killed and one person on ground was injured.

29 September A USMC F-35B fighter jet crashed in Imperial County, California, after it collides with a Marine Corps KC-130 during air-to-air refuelling. The F-35B pilot was injured in the ejection, but the KC-130 crash-landed gear up in a field.

October 2020

6 October A Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E fighter jet crashed in Remada, in Tataouine Governorate, Tunisia. The sole pilot was killed in the accident.

20 October A United States Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The aircraft flew its mission from Naval Air Station Lemoore and its sole pilot could eject without sustaining injuries.

23 October A United States Navy T-6B Texan II crashes near Magnolia Springs, Alabama killing the aircrew. No civilian injuries were reported, although the crash destroyed several cars and part of a residence. The plane flew from Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, about 50 miles to the northeast.

29 October A Taiwanese Air Force F-5E jet crashes off the island's eastern coast during routine training, killing the pilot, the second fatal air crash in three months.

November 2020 12 November A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk operated by the U.S. Army as part of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) crashed near Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing seven, five Americans, one Czech, and one French member of the MFO. In addition, one U.S. service member survived the crash with injuries.

17 November A Royal Thai Army Bell 212 made an emergency landing due to engine trouble in Mae Chaem district, Chiang Mai Province and burned as it landed. Eleven occupants were safely evacuated, including the Vice Governor of Chiang Mai.

24 November An Israeli Air Force Grob G 120 crashes near Mishmar HaNegev killing both the pilot and passenger. , the cause of the accident could only be determined as "lack of control" without specifying if the "lack of control" was due to human errors or mechanical problems.

26 November An Indian Navy MiG-29K crashes in the Arabian Sea. One of the pilots is recovered while the other remains missing. This flight was part of the MALABAR2020 Naval Exercise with the USN. The aircraft in question was flown off the deck of aircraft carrier.

December 2020 7 December An Indonesian Air Force KT-1B Woongbi trainer aircraft crashed in Adisutjipto Air Force Base, Yogyakarta during training flight. The two pilots ejected safely.

9 December A Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during night training. The plane went down in the Hiawatha National Forest and the pilot was killed. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

15 December A PT-6 trainer aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed near Kantale, Sri Lanka, after taking off from China Bay Airport. The trainee pilot died in the accident.

2021 January 2021 16 January A Philippine Air Force Bell UH-1H crashed due to engine issues in Impasugong, Bukidnon. All seven occupants died.

20 January A New York Army National Guard UH-60 crashes in a farmer's field south of Rochester, New York during a routine training exercise. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft were killed.

February 2021 3 February An Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 crashes 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho in bad weather during a routine training mission. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft are killed.

9 February