List of active Chile military aircraft
List of active Chile military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Chilean Armed Forces .
Chilean Air Force
F-16C Block 50
KC-135E Stratotanker
C-130H Hercules
Cessna CitationJet CJ1
Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk
Bell 412
T-35 Pillán
Aircraft
Origin
Role
Variant
In service
Notes
Combat aircraft
Northrop F-5
United States
Light fighter
F-5E
F-5F
8[ 1]
3[ 1]
Originally, 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 Falcon
United States
Multirole
F-16C/D
F-16A/B MLU
10[ 1]
36[ 3] [ 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.[ 4] 11 F-16B/D used as trainers.[ 3]
AEW&C
E-3 Sentry
United States
AEW&C
E-3D MK1
2[ 3]
3 units received from the RAF in 2022, one for spare parts.[ 5]
Reconnaissance
Cessna L-19
United States
Liaison / SAR
L-19A
3[ 1]
Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955.[ 6]
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
United States
Liaison / SAR
O-2A
2[ 1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker
United States
Aerial refueling / transport
KC-135E
3[ 7]
3 units received from the USAF between 2010 and 2012.[ 8]
KC-130 Hercules
United States
Transport / aerial refueling
KC-130R
3[ 3]
Originally, 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 Otter
Canada
Utility / transport
DHC-6-100
DHC-6-300
13[ 7]
Originally, 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 Hercules
United States
Transport
C-130H
4[ 7]
2 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.[ 9]
C-212 Aviocar
Spain
Transport
C-212-200
C-212-300
2[ 7] [ 11]
1[ 7] [ 11]
Originally 4 units received since March 1995; 2 C-212-200 and 2 C-212-300.[ 11]
Boeing 737
United States
Transport
330QC
58N
1[ 7]
1[ 7]
Cessna CitationJet
United States
VIP transport / trainer
CJ1
4[ 7]
4 units received in 2001.[ 12]
Gulfstream G-IV
United States
VIP transport / utility
4[ 7]
4 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 767
United States
Transport
300ER
1[ 7]
1 unit incorporated in 2008.[ 16]
Helicopter
UH-1 Iroquois
United States
Utility
UH-1H
13[ 1]
Its replacement is contemplated by 14 units of a helicopter to choose from during the second half of 2023.[ 17]
Bell 206
United States
Utility
206B Jet Ranger III
5[ 1]
UH-60 Black Hawk
United States
Transport / utility
S-70A-39 (UH-60L)
S-70i (MH-60M)
1[ 1]
6[ 1]
1 unit acquired in 1998.[ 18]
6 units of PZL Mielec in 2018.[ 18]
Bell 412
United States
Utility
412SP
412EP
16[ 1] [ 19]
Trainer aircraft
T-35 Pillán
Chile
Trainer
T-35A
T-35B
T-35BE
30[ 1]
Various 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 Tucano
Brazil
Advanced trainer / attack
A-29B
22[ 1]
22 units in total acquired from Embraer ; 12 received since 2009, 6 in 2018 and 4 in 2020.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Cirrus SR22
United States
Trainer
SR-22T
8[ 1]
8 units in total; 2 received in 2013, 2 in 2015, 2 in 2016 and 2 in 2017.[ 25]
Aerobatic competition aircraft
GB1 GameBird
United Kingdom
Aerobatics
6[ 26]
Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019.[ 26]
UAV
Hermes 900
Israel
Surveillance
3[ 27]
3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011.[ 28]
Mantis
Spain
Surveillance
2[ 1]
UAVs acquired around 2014.[ 29]
Chilean Army Aviation Brigade
C-212 Aviocar
AS532 Cougar
Chilean Naval Aviation
P-3ACH Orion
AS332 Super Puma
AS365 Dauphin
See also
References
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^ a b c d e f g h i j Embraer, In association with. "2023 World Air Forces directory" . Flight Global . p. 15. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ a b Eberlein, Alfredo (23 March 2022). "Cazas F-16, los puños de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ Dubois, Gastón (19 August 2022). "Chile recibe oficialmente los dos E-3 Sentry cedidos por el Reino Unido" (in Spanish). Aviacionline. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ E. Aránguiz, Óscar (28 January 2021). "Un Sikorsky MH-60M de la FACh traslada un Cessna L-19A accidentado" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Marambio, Cristián (31 March 2022). "Aviones Militares de Transporte en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile recibe tercer avión tanquero Boeing KC-135E" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ a b Eberlein, Alfredo (17 August 2022). "Con 50 años de servicio, la Fuerza Aérea de Chile aumentará su flota de Hercules" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ "55 años del primer vuelo del venerable Twin Otter" (in Spanish). TallyHo. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ a b c d "El Ejército de Chile cierra una larga etapa con la baja de los últimos C-212-100 Aviocar" (in Spanish). Defensa. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (8 October 2017). "Aviasur realiza una inspección no destructiva a dos aviones Cessna 525 CitationJet de la FACh" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (14 October 2020). "La FACh incorporará el Gulfstream IV para misiones de aerofotogrametría" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
^ Blaise, Simon (15 October 2020). "Incorporación de Gulfstream IV para el Servicio Aerofotogramétrico marcan sus 57 años" (in Spanish). Aero-Naves. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
^ "Chilean Air Force gets fourth Gulfstream" . Scramble. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (4 May 2020). "El Boeing 767 de la FACh y su misión de 76 horas a China" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (7 April 2023). "La FACh estudia la compra de 14 helicópteros que reemplazarán a los Bell UH-1H" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 27 April 2023 .
^ a b Aránguiz, Óscar E. (13 October 2018). "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile completa su nueva flota de 'Black Hawk' " (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (1 August 2023). "El accidente de un helicóptero Bell 412 de la FACh deja cinco muertos" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ "Fuerza Aérea de Chile: Hitos del Siglo 1913 – 2013" (PDF) . Revista Fuerza Aérea (in Spanish). 72 (259) (1 ed.). Chile: 39. 2013.
^ Eberlein, Alfredo (27 October 2022). "Chile invertirá 142 millones de dólares para la fabricación de 33 aviones Pillan II" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (24 December 2018). "Embraer entrega cuatro A-29B Super Tucano a la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (18 September 2020). "Dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano arriban a Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (16 November 2020). "La FACh incorpora dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (2 December 2017). "La FACh asigna dos aviones de entrenamiento Cirrus SR-22T al Grupo de Aviación N°8" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ a b Aránguiz, Óscar E. (9 September 2019). "Un avión de acrobacia de la FACh cae en una zona residencial" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ "Chilean Air Force Hermes 900 in service" . Key Publishing. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (22 November 2019). "Hermes Q900 de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, vigilando de día y de noche" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
^ "Aeronaves no tripuladas parte II: mercado y proyectos" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ a b García, Nicolás (17 July 2020). "El Ejército de Chile envía en un Airbus CN 235 elementos sanitarios a la IV y V División" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (19 May 2022). "El Ejército de Chile realiza el ejercicio de entrenamiento táctico aeromédico Chusca 2022" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
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^ García, Nicolás (22 November 2022). "Enaer fabricará e instalará un buje alar para un avión Embraer P-111 de la Armada de Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ a b García, Nicolás (7 May 2021). "La Armada de Chile reincorpora el segundo P-3ACH Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (2 December 2019). "La Armada de Chile reincorpora el primer Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ a b c García, Nicolás (1 October 2021). "C295 Persuader, el avión de exploración y lucha antisubmarina de la Armada de Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ a b c d García, Nicolás (28 March 2022). "Aviación Naval de la Armada de Chile, fuerza dinámica y en constante modernización" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
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^ García, Nicolás (5 August 2021). "La Armada de Chile restaurará las palas principales de los helicópteros Airbus BO 105 Bolkow" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (11 February 2022). "La Armada de Chile incorpora su noveno helicóptero Airbus AS365 Dauphin" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 15 January 2023 .
^ a b García, Nicolás (21 August 2023). "La Armada de Chile incorpora el quinto y último helicóptero Airbus H125" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ García, Nicolás (18 August 2022). "Avionics Services entrega a la Armada de Chile un entrenador de vuelo de avión Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 14 January 2023 .
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