List of active Chile military aircraft explained

List of active Chile military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Chilean Armed Forces.

Chilean Air Force

See main article: Chilean Air Force and List of current equipment of the Chilean Air Force.

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
Northrop F-5F-5E----F-5F8[1] ----3Originally, 18 F-5E/F Tiger IIs were acquired in 1975. In the 1990s, they were upgraded to the F-5 Tiger III variant.[2] F-5F used as trainers.[3]
F-16 Fighting FalconMultiroleF-16C/D----F-16A/B MLU10----36[4] 10 F-16C/D Block 50 received from the US in 2006 and 36 F-16 AM/BM MLU Block 15/20 from the RNLAF between 2006 and 2011. 11 F-16B/D used as trainers.
AEW&C
E-3 SentryAEW&CE-3D MK123 units received from the RAF in 2022, one for spare parts.[5]
Reconnaissance
Cessna L-19Liaison / SARL-19A3Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955.[6]
Cessna O-2 SkymasterLiaison / SARO-2A2
Tanker
KC-135 StratotankerAerial refueling / transportKC-135E3[7] 3 units received from the USAF between 2010 and 2012.[8]
KC-130 HerculesTransport / aerial refuelingKC-130R3Originally, 4 units of this transport variant were received from the USN between 2015 and 2016. They have the capability to refuel the F-5E/F Tiger III in flight.[9]
Transport / utility
DHC-6 Twin OtterUtility / transportDHC-6-100----DHC-6-30013Originally, 20 units were acquired; 8 of the 100 series in 1966, 6 of the 300 series to LAM in 1974 and 6 more of the 300 series in 1978.[10]
C-130 HerculesTransportC-130H42 units of this transport variant were received from Lockheed Martin between 1972 and 1973. In 2021, 2 more units were received from the USAF, with a third unit being contemplated.
C-212 AviocarTransportC-212-200----C-212-3002[11] ----1Originally 4 units received since March 1995; 2 C-212-200 and 2 C-212-300.
Boeing 737Transport 330QC----58N1----1
Cessna CitationJetVIP transport / trainer CJ144 units received in 2001.[12]
Gulfstream G-IVVIP transport / utility44 aircraft in total; the first acquired in 2005, the second in 2015, the third in 2020 and the fourth in 2021.[13] [14] [15]
Boeing 767Transport 300ER11 unit incorporated in 2008.[16]
Helicopter
UH-1 IroquoisUH-1H13Its replacement is contemplated by 14 units of a helicopter to choose from during the second half of 2023.[17]
Bell 206Utility206B Jet Ranger III5
UH-60 Black HawkTransport / utility S-70A-39 (UH-60L)----S-70i (MH-60M)1----61 unit acquired in 1998.[18] ----6 units of PZL Mielec in 2018.
Bell 412Utility412SP----412EP16[19]
Trainer aircraft
T-35 PillánTrainerT-35A----T-35B----T-35BE30Various units received from ENAER starting in 1986.[20] They will be replaced from the 2027-2028 period by 33 T-35 Pillán II aircraft.[21]
A-29 Super TucanoAdvanced trainer / attackA-29B2222 units in total acquired from Embraer; 12 received since 2009, 6 in 2018 and 4 in 2020.[22] [23] [24]
Cirrus SR22TrainerSR-22T88 units in total; 2 received in 2013, 2 in 2015, 2 in 2016 and 2 in 2017.[25]
Aerobatic competition aircraft
GB1 GameBird6[26] Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019.
UAV
Hermes 900Surveillance3[27] 3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011.[28]
MantisSurveillance2UAVs acquired around 2014.[29]

Chilean Army Aviation Brigade

See main article: Chilean Army.

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes
Transport / utility
CN-235Transport CN-235-1003[30] 3 units of this variant acquired at the end of the 80s. 1 unit lost in 1992 and replaced by another CN-235 of the same variant.
Cessna 208 CaravanTransport / utility 208B Grand Caravan3
C-212 AviocarTransport C-212-3002Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998.
Cessna Citation C-680 SovereignTransport / utility 1[31]
Helicopter
SA330 PumaSA330L2[32]
MD 500 DefenderRecce / attackMD 530F8Originally 20 units were acquired; a first batch in 1989 and then two more batches in 1993 and 1994.[33]
AS350/H125 ÉcureuilUtility AS350B2----AS350B32----2
AS355 Écureuil 2Utility AS355N1
AS532/H215M CougarTransport / utility AS532AL----AS532Ale8----28 units of this variant received between 2008 and 2016.----2 units of this variant received in 2013 and 2014.
Trainer aircraft
Cessna 172Trainer 172S22 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015.[34]

Chilean Naval Aviation

See main article: Chilean Navy.

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes
Maritime patrol
EMB 110 BandeiranteEMB 111AN (P-111)4Originally, 6 aircraft of this variant were acquired in 1976; receiving 3 in 1978 and 3 in 1979.[35]
P-3 OrionP-3ACH Orion2[36] Originally, 6 second-hand aircraft were received from the US as of 1993; 2 from the P-3A anti-submarine version and 6 from the UP-3A transport version. Half of the aircraft was put into service and the rest for technical training. The 2 current units were delivered modernized in 2019 and 2021 by IMP Aerospace.[37]
C-295 PersuaderMPA ----MPA / ASW C-295 MPA----C-295 MPA/ASW1[38] ----23 aircraft purchased from EADS CASA in 2007 and received between 2010 and 2011.
Partenavia P.68P68 Observer 277 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015.[39]
Transport
EMB 110 BandeiranteTransport EMB 110C (C-111)1Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975.[40]
Helicopter
Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05)UtilityBo 105CBS4Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s.[41]
AS332 Super PumaASuW / ASW / utilityAS332F1 (SH-32)----AS332L (HH-32)5----2
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65)Utility99 second-hand units in total; 4 received between 2005 and 2006, 4 more acquired in 2008 and the ninth unit received in 2021.[42]
AS350/H125 (HH-50) ÉcureuilUtility5[43] 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one in 2023.
Trainer aircraft
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer7Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981.[44]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estructura y equipamiento de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile . 6 April 2022 . Defensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Plan Bicentenario, rumbo a la Fuerza Aérea de Chile del siglo XXI . García . Nicolás . 24 March 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Embraer . In association with . 2023 World Air Forces directory . 10 January 2023 . Flight Global . en . 15.
  4. Web site: Cazas F-16, los puños de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile . Eberlein . Alfredo . 23 March 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Chile recibe oficialmente los dos E-3 Sentry cedidos por el Reino Unido . Dubois . Gastón . 19 August 2022 . Aviacionline . es . 10 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Un Sikorsky MH-60M de la FACh traslada un Cessna L-19A accidentado . E. Aránguiz . Óscar . 28 January 2021 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Aviones Militares de Transporte en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile . Marambio . Cristián . 31 March 2022 . Defensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  8. Web site: La Fuerza Aérea de Chile recibe tercer avión tanquero Boeing KC-135E . 19 March 2012 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Con 50 años de servicio, la Fuerza Aérea de Chile aumentará su flota de Hercules . Eberlein . Alfredo . 17 August 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  10. Web site: 55 años del primer vuelo del venerable Twin Otter . 21 May 2020 . TallyHo . es . 10 January 2023.
  11. Web site: El Ejército de Chile cierra una larga etapa con la baja de los últimos C-212-100 Aviocar . 11 October 2013 . Defensa . es . 11 January 2023.
  12. Web site: Aviasur realiza una inspección no destructiva a dos aviones Cessna 525 CitationJet de la FACh . García . Nicolás . 8 October 2017 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  13. Web site: La FACh incorporará el Gulfstream IV para misiones de aerofotogrametría . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 14 October 2020 . Infodefensa . es . 12 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Incorporación de Gulfstream IV para el Servicio Aerofotogramétrico marcan sus 57 años . Blaise . Simon . 15 October 2020 . Aero-Naves . es . 12 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Chilean Air Force gets fourth Gulfstream . 4 February 2021 . Scramble . en . 12 January 2023.
  16. Web site: El Boeing 767 de la FACh y su misión de 76 horas a China . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 4 May 2020 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  17. Web site: La FACh estudia la compra de 14 helicópteros que reemplazarán a los Bell UH-1H . García . Nicolás . 7 April 2023 . Infodefensa . es . 27 April 2023.
  18. Web site: La Fuerza Aérea de Chile completa su nueva flota de 'Black Hawk' . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 13 October 2018 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  19. Web site: El accidente de un helicóptero Bell 412 de la FACh deja cinco muertos . García . Nicolás . 1 August 2023 . Infodefensa . es . 22 August 2023.
  20. 2013 . Fuerza Aérea de Chile: Hitos del Siglo 1913 – 2013 . es . 1 . Chile . Revista Fuerza Aérea . 72 . 259 . 39 .
  21. Web site: Chile invertirá 142 millones de dólares para la fabricación de 33 aviones Pillan II . Eberlein . Alfredo . 27 October 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 22 February 2023.
  22. Web site: Embraer entrega cuatro A-29B Super Tucano a la Fuerza Aérea de Chile . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 24 December 2018 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  23. Web site: Dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano arriban a Chile . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 18 September 2020 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  24. Web site: La FACh incorpora dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 16 November 2020 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  25. Web site: La FACh asigna dos aviones de entrenamiento Cirrus SR-22T al Grupo de Aviación N°8 . García . Nicolás . 2 December 2017 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  26. Web site: Un avión de acrobacia de la FACh cae en una zona residencial . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 9 September 2019 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  27. Web site: Chilean Air Force Hermes 900 in service . Key Publishing . 21 February 2019 . 10 January 2023.
  28. Web site: Hermes Q900 de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, vigilando de día y de noche . Aránguiz . Óscar E. . 22 November 2019 . Infodefensa . es . 10 January 2023.
  29. Web site: Aeronaves no tripuladas parte II: mercado y proyectos . 12 May 2014 . Infodefensa . es . 22 February 2023.
  30. Web site: El Ejército de Chile envía en un Airbus CN 235 elementos sanitarios a la IV y V División . García . Nicolás . 17 July 2020 . Infodefensa . es . 12 January 2023.
  31. Web site: El Ejército de Chile realiza el ejercicio de entrenamiento táctico aeromédico Chusca 2022 . García . Nicolás . 19 May 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 12 January 2023.
  32. Web site: El mercado futuro de helicópteros militares en América Latina . 2 June 2021 . Defensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  33. Web site: Accidente de un helicóptero MD 530FF del Ejército de Chile . 10 August 2022 . Defensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  34. Web site: Nuevos entrenadores para la Escuela de Aviación del Ejército de Chile . 22 April 2015 . Defensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Enaer fabricará e instalará un buje alar para un avión Embraer P-111 de la Armada de Chile . García . Nicolás . 22 November 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  36. Web site: La Armada de Chile reincorpora el segundo P-3ACH Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace . García . Nicolás . 7 May 2021 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  37. Web site: La Armada de Chile reincorpora el primer Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace . García . Nicolás . 2 December 2019 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  38. Web site: C295 Persuader, el avión de exploración y lucha antisubmarina de la Armada de Chile . García . Nicolás . 1 October 2021 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  39. Web site: Aviación Naval de la Armada de Chile, fuerza dinámica y en constante modernización . García . Nicolás . 28 March 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  40. Web site: La Aviación Naval de Chile, 96 años a la vanguardia tecnológica . García . Nicolás . 18 March 2019 . Infodefensa . es . 15 January 2023.
  41. Web site: La Armada de Chile restaurará las palas principales de los helicópteros Airbus BO 105 Bolkow . García . Nicolás . 5 August 2021 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.
  42. Web site: La Armada de Chile incorpora su noveno helicóptero Airbus AS365 Dauphin . García . Nicolás . 11 February 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 15 January 2023.
  43. Web site: La Armada de Chile incorpora el quinto y último helicóptero Airbus H125 . García . Nicolás . 21 August 2023 . Infodefensa . es . 22 August 2023.
  44. Web site: Avionics Services entrega a la Armada de Chile un entrenador de vuelo de avión Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer . García . Nicolás . 18 August 2022 . Infodefensa . es . 14 January 2023.

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