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Royal Bahraini Air Force combat record

Каждая война, в которой участвовали Королевские ВВС Бахрейна

Bahrain’s part in the Syrian and Yemeni campaigns rests largely on Wikipedia and press reports; accounts of how many jets it sent to Yemen range from eight to 15. The Yemen Data Project’s count of civilians killed by coalition air raids concerns the coalition as a whole, and public sources do not attribute individual strikes to Bahraini aircraft. In the 2026 war Iran says it is striking territory used to attack it, while Bahrain, with other Gulf states, accuses Tehran of attacking civilian targets; the BDF’s interception totals include ground-based air defences, and Wikipedia’s report of Bahraini strikes inside Iran is not confirmed in an official Bahraini account. Where a consolidated sortie or loss figure exists in the official record it is given here; where accounts disagree, the range is shown and the disagreement named. Blank cells are blank because no figure could be verified, not because the fighting was small.

From Desert Storm in 1991 to Iranian drones over Bahrain in 2026.

Конфликт Годы Против Основной самолет Вылазки Самолет потерян
Война в Персидском заливеОперация «Буря в пустыне»Bahrain Amiri Air Force 1991 Ирак F-16C/D Block 40, Ф-5Е/Ф 303

Defensive patrols, then strike missions with the coalition; Bahraini bases opened to coalition forces.

Bahrain’s first F-16s had been in service for barely eight months when the air war against Iraq began. F-16.net records that Bahraini F-16s and F-5s flew defensive missions from 25 January 1991 and began offensive operations the next day. Arabic Wikipedia counts 303 combat sorties up to the ceasefire on 28 February. On the ground, Bahraini troops served in the GCC contingent in a support role, and the island became a logistics hub: the Library of Congress country study notes that Bahrain let US forces use its naval and air facilities, and Wikipedia records that coalition crews nicknamed Shaikh Isa "Shakey’s Pizza".

Исход Coalition victory; Kuwait liberated. The BDF lists the liberation of Kuwait among the air force’s operations.

Sortie totals come from Wikipedia, not an official Bahraini or US source.

Полет на
Bahrain Amiri Air Force
Где
Ирак и Кувейт
Наряду
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Kuwait and Coalition of the Gulf War
Против
Ирак
Самолёт
F-16C/D Block 40, Ф-5Е/Ф
Вылазки
303303 combat sorties from 25 January to 28 February 1991 according to Arabic Wikipedia; English Wikipedia says the F-16 squadron averaged six a day. No official Bahraini figure was reached.
Потери
No Bahraini aircraft losses were found in the sources reached.
Источники
F-16.net · Wikipedia (Arabic) · Википедия · Силы обороны Бахрейна · Википедия · Library of Congress Country Studies · Википедия
Воздушная кампания против Исламского государства в СирииОперация «Непоколебимая решимость»Королевские ВВС Бахрейна 2014–2016 Исламское государство Ф-16 0

Joined the first US-led strikes on the Islamic State in Syria.

Wikipedia’s article on the US-led intervention in Syria lists Bahrain with Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the Arab states that joined the United States in the first strikes on the Islamic State in Syria on the night of 22/23 September 2014, and lists Bahraini participation as ending in 2016. The aircraft type is not stated there; the F-16 is the only Bahraini strike jet of the period. A primary US or Bahraini statement was not reached for this dataset.

Исход Bahrain’s participation is listed by Wikipedia as ending in 2016.

Single, secondary source; aircraft type inferred.

Полет на
Королевские ВВС Бахрейна
Где
Сирия
Наряду
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Qatar
Против
Исламское государство
Самолёт
Ф-16
Вылазки
No sortie figure found.
Потери
0 самолетовNo losses reported in the sources reached.
Источники
Википедия
Интервенция в Йемене под руководством Саудовской АравииOperation Decisive Storm and Restoring HopeКоролевские ВВС Бахрейна 2015–2016 Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) and forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh F-16C/D Блок 40 1

Air strikes as part of the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah).

Bahrain joined the coalition that Saudi Arabia led into Yemen on 26 March 2015 to restore President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi’s government. How many jets it sent is uncertain: Al Jazeera, citing Al Arabiya and Saudi military sources, reported eight Bahraini aircraft on the first day, while Wikipedia, also citing Al Arabiya, gives 15 F-16s operating from Saudi bases. Bahraini special forces (Task Force 11) also deployed. On 30 December 2015 a Bahraini F-16 crashed in Jizan near the Yemeni border; the coalition said a technical error was to blame and that the pilot was safe. The air contingent came home in February 2016. The coalition’s air campaign has been widely criticised: the Yemen Data Project counts 8,672 civilians killed and 9,741 injured by coalition air raids,. That count concerns the coalition as a whole; public sources reached do not attribute particular strikes to Bahraini aircraft.

Исход The air contingent returned to Bahrain in February 2016, according to a BNA report cited by Wikipedia. The wider war continued.

Aircraft numbers disagree (8–15); the end date rests on a BNA report cited by Wikipedia, not read directly.

Полет на
Королевские ВВС Бахрейна
Где
Йемен
Наряду
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan
Против
Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) and forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh
Самолёт
F-16C/D Блок 40
Вылазки
Aircraft committed: eight according to Al Jazeera citing Al Arabiya and Saudi military sources (26 March 2015); 15 F-16s according to Wikipedia citing Al Arabiya. No sortie total published.
Потери
1 самолетOne F-16 crashed in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, on 30 December 2015; the coalition blamed a technical error and the pilot was recovered safely. Five Bahraini soldiers were among those killed in the Houthi missile strike at Marib on 4 September 2015 (Wikipedia); these were ground personnel.
Источники
Аль-Джазира · Википедия · Википедия · Middle East Eye
Иранская война 2026 годаIranian missile and drone attacks on BahrainКоролевские ВВС Бахрейна 2026– Иран F-16C/D Block 70, F-16C/D Block 40 0

Air defence of Bahrain against Iranian missiles and drones, with US forces; Wikipedia lists Bahrain among Gulf states that later attacked Iran.

The war began on 28 February 2026 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran answered with missiles and drones on Gulf states hosting US forces; Bahrain, home of the US Fifth Fleet, was hit from 1 March, including Manama. Iran’s foreign minister acknowledged striking the Fifth Fleet headquarters, and Al Jazeera, citing a Wall Street Journal satellite analysis, reports extensive damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain between February and June. The BDF said it intercepted 194 missiles and 515 drones between the start of the war and the April ceasefire, The War Zone reported; the figure covers ground-based air defences as well as fighters, and an earlier figure of 95 missiles and 164 drones (9 March) is cited by Wikipedia. On 1 April an RBAF F-16D Block 70 shot down two Iranian drones that had got past ground defences, firing one AIM-120 and one AIM-9X, in what Lockheed Martin called the first combat kills of the Block 70. On 2 June CENTCOM said US and Bahraini air defences intercepted three more ballistic missiles. Wikipedia lists Bahrain, with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as having attacked Iran after strikes on its territory; no official Bahraini account of such strikes was reached. Iran says it is striking territories used to attack it; Bahrain, with other Gulf states, accuses Tehran of attacking civilian targets, and declined to attend an Iran-GCC meeting in September 2026.

Исход Continuing: a ceasefire of 8 April and a deal of 28 June both broke down, and Al Jazeera reported no ceasefire in place in September 2026.

A war in progress: interception totals are Bahraini government figures and change over time; reports of Bahraini strikes inside Iran are not confirmed in a primary source reached here.

Полет на
Королевские ВВС Бахрейна
Где
Bahrain and the Gulf; Iran
Наряду
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
Против
Иран
Самолёт
F-16C/D Block 70, F-16C/D Block 40
Вылазки
No sortie figures published.
Потери
0 самолетовNo RBAF aircraft losses reported in the sources reached. The Bahraini government counted 2 civilians killed and 51 injured (as cited by Wikipedia).
Источники
Зона боевых действий · Зона боевых действий · Википедия · Аль-Джазира · Аль-Джазира · Аль-Джазира · Википедия · Зона боевых действий

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