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

Chilean Air Force[]

Main articles: Chilean Air Force and List of current equipment of the Chilean Air Force
F-16 C Fighting Falcon, Chilean Air Force (FACh)

F-16C Block 50

KC-135E Stratotanker, Chilean Air Force (FACh)

KC-135E Stratotanker

C-130 H Hercules, Chilean Air Force (FACh)

C-130H Hercules

CJ-1 Citation, Chilean Air Force (FACh)

Cessna CitationJet CJ1

FIDAE 2022 - BugWarp (20)

Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk

Bell 412 Chilean Air Force (FACh)

Bell 412

ENAER T-35 Pillan FACh

T-35 Pillán

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
Northrop F-5 United States US 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 US 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 US 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 US Liaison / SAR L-19A 3[1] Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955.[6]
Cessna O-2 Skymaster United States US Liaison / SAR O-2A 2[1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker United States US Aerial refueling / transport KC-135E 3[7] 3 units received from the USAF between 2010 and 2012.[8]
KC-130 Hercules United States US 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 capacity to resupply the F-5E/F Tiger III in flight.[9]
Transport / utility
DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada CA 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 US 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 ES 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 US Transport 330QC
58N 		1[7]
1[7]
Cessna CitationJet United States US VIP transport / trainer CJ1 4[7] 4 units received in 2001.[12]
Gulfstream G-IV United States US 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 US Transport 300ER 1[7] 1 unit incorporated in 2008.[16]
Helicopter
UH-1 Iroquois United States US 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 US Utility 206B Jet Ranger III 5[1]
UH-60 Black Hawk United States US 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][19]
Bell 412 United States US Utility 412SP
412EP 		5[1]
12[1]
Trainer aircraft
T-35 Pillán Chile CL 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 BR 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 US 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 UK Aerobatics 6[26] Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019.[26]
UAV
Hermes 900 Israel IL Surveillance 3[27] 3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011.[28]
Mantis Spain ES Surveillance 2[1] UAVs acquired around 2014.[29]

Chilean Army Aviation Brigade[]

Main articles: Chilean Army and Chilean Army Aviation Brigade
CASA212CL

C-212 Aviocar

Military helicopter of Chile

AS532 Cougar

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes
Transport / utility
CN-235 Spain ES Transport CN-235-100 3[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.[30]
Cessna 208 Caravan United States US Transport / utility 208B Grand Caravan 3[7]
C-212 Aviocar Spain ES Transport C-212-300 2[7] Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998.[11]
Cessna Citation C-680 Sovereign United States US Transport / utility 1[31]
Helicopter
SA330 Puma France FR Transport / utility SA330L 2[32]
MD 500 Defender United States US Recce / attack MD 530F 8[3] Originally 20 units were acquired; a first batch in 1989 and then two more batches in 1993 and 1994.[33]
AS350/H125 Écureuil France FR Utility AS350B2
AS350B3 		2[32]
2[32]
AS355 Écureuil 2 France FR Utility AS355N 1[32]
AS532/H215M Cougar France FR Transport / utility AS532AL
AS532Ale 		8[32]
2[32] 		8 units of this variant received between 2008 and 2016.[32]
2 units of this variant received in 2013 and 2014.[32]
Trainer aircraft
Cessna 172 United States US Trainer 172S 2[7] 2 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015.[34]

Chilean Naval Aviation[]

Main articles: Chilean Navy and Chilean Naval Aviation
P 3 ACH

P-3ACH Orion

Chilean Navy SH-32 Super Puma (cropped)

AS332 Super Puma

Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin de la Aviación Naval de Chile

AS365 Dauphin

Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
EMB 110 Bandeirante Brazil BR MPA EMB 111AN (P-111) 4[3] Originally, 6 aircraft of this variant were acquired in 1976; receiving 3 in 1978 and 3 in 1979.[35]
P-3 Orion United States US MPA / ASW P-3ACH Orion 2[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.[36][37]
C-295 Persuader Spain ES MPA
MPA / ASW 		C-295 MPA
C-295 MPA/ASW 		1[38]
2[38] 		3 aircraft purchased from EADS CASA in 2007 and received between 2010 and 2011.[38]
Partenavia P.68 Italy IT Recce / utility P68 Observer 2 7[3] 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015.[39]
Transport
EMB 110 Bandeirante Brazil BR Transport EMB 110C (C-111) 1[7] Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975.[40]
Helicopter
Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05) Germany DE Utility Bo 105CBS 4[3] Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s.[41]
AS332 Super Puma France FR ASuW / ASW / utility AS332F1 (SH-32)
AS332L (HH-32) 		5[39]
2[39]
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) France FR Utility 9[39] 9 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) Écureuil France FR Utility 4[43] 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one will arrive within 2023.[43]
Trainer aircraft
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer Switzerland CH Trainer / attack 7[3] Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981.[44]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Estructura y equipamiento de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in es). Defensa. 6 April 2022. https://www.defensa.com/fidae-2022/estructura-equipamiento-fuerza-aerea-chile. 
  2. ↑ García, Nicolás (24 March 2022). "Plan Bicentenario, rumbo a la Fuerza Aérea de Chile del siglo XXI" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3497740/plan-bicentenario-rumbo-a-la-fuerza-aerea-chile-siglo-xxi. 
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Embraer, In association with. "2023 World Air Forces directory" (in en). p. 15. https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2023-world-air-forces-directory/151088.article. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eberlein, Alfredo (23 March 2022). "Cazas F-16, los puños de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3506108/cazas-f-16-punos-fuerza-aerea-chile. 
  5. ↑ Dubois, Gastón (19 August 2022). "Chile recibe oficialmente los dos E-3 Sentry cedidos por el Reino Unido" (in es). Aviacionline. https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/08/chile-recibe-oficialmente-los-dos-e-3-sentry-cedidos-por-el-reino-unido/. 
  6. ↑ E. Aránguiz, Óscar (28 January 2021). "Un Sikorsky MH-60M de la FACh traslada un Cessna L-19A accidentado" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3124610/sikorsky-mh-60m-fach-traslada-cessna-l-19a-accidentado. 
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 Marambio, Cristián (31 March 2022). "Aviones Militares de Transporte en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile" (in es). Defensa. https://www.defensa.com/fidae-2022/aviones-militares-transporte-fuerzas-armadas-chile. 
  8. ↑ "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile recibe tercer avión tanquero Boeing KC-135E" (in es). Infodefensa. 19 March 2012. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3143316/fuerza-aerea-chile-recibe-tercer-avion-tanquero-boeing-kc-135e. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Eberlein, Alfredo (17 August 2022). "Con 50 años de servicio, la Fuerza Aérea de Chile aumentará su flota de Hercules" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3858220/50-anos-operacion-fach-aumenta-flota-hercules. 
  10. ↑ "55 años del primer vuelo del venerable Twin Otter" (in es). TallyHo. 21 May 2020. http://tallyho.cl/55-anos-del-primer-vuelo-del-venerable-twin-otter/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "El Ejército de Chile cierra una larga etapa con la baja de los últimos C-212-100 Aviocar" (in es). Defensa. 11 October 2013. https://www.defensa.com/chile/ejercito-chile-cierra-larga-etapa-baja-ultimos-c-212-100-aviocar#:~:text=El%206%20de%20agosto%20de,la%20Isla%20de%20Juan%20Fernandez.. 
  12. ↑ García, Nicolás (8 October 2017). "Aviasur realiza una inspección no destructiva a dos aviones Cessna 525 CitationJet de la FACh" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3075679/aviasur-realiza-inspeccion-no-destructiva-aviones-cessna-525-citationjet-fach. 
  13. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (14 October 2020). "La FACh incorporará el Gulfstream IV para misiones de aerofotogrametría" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3124347/fach-incorporara-gulfstream-iv-misiones-aerofotogrametria. 
  14. ↑ Blaise, Simon (15 October 2020). "Incorporación de Gulfstream IV para el Servicio Aerofotogramétrico marcan sus 57 años" (in es). Aero-Naves. https://aero-naves.com/2020/10/15/incorporacion-de-gulfstream-iv-para-el-servicio-aerofotogrametrico-marcan-sus-57-anos/. 
  15. ↑ "Chilean Air Force gets fourth Gulfstream" (in en). Scramble. 4 February 2021. https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/chilean-air-force-gets-fourth-gulfstream. 
  16. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (4 May 2020). "El Boeing 767 de la FACh y su misión de 76 horas a China" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3127826/boeing-767-fach-mision-76-horas-china. 
  17. ↑ García, Nicolás (7 April 2023). "La FACh estudia la compra de 14 helicópteros que reemplazarán a los Bell UH-1H" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4244302/fach-inicia-proceso-compra-14-helicopteros-reemplazaran-bell-uh-1h. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (13 October 2018). "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile completa su nueva flota de 'Black Hawk'" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3057378/fuerza-aerea-chile-completa-nueva-flota-black-hawk. 
  19. ↑ García, Nicolás (16 March 2017). "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile recibirá en 2018 los primeros S-70i Black Hawk" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3079460/fuerza-aerea-chile-recibira-2018-primeros-s-70i-black-hawk. 
  20. ↑ "Fuerza Aérea de Chile: Hitos del Siglo 1913 – 2013" (in es). Chile. 2013. p. 39. https://www.fach.mil.cl/images/revista/259.pdf. 
  21. ↑ Eberlein, Alfredo (27 October 2022). "Chile invertirá 142 millones de dólares para la fabricación de 33 aviones Pillan II" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4049403/chile-invertira-142-millones-dolares-fabricacion-33-aviones-pillan-ii. 
  22. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (24 December 2018). "Embraer entrega cuatro A-29B Super Tucano a la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3130677/embraer-entrega-cuatro-29b-super-tucano-fuerza-aerea-chile. 
  23. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (18 September 2020). "Dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano arriban a Chile" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3124959/nuevos-embraer-29b-super-tucano-arriban-chile. 
  24. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (16 November 2020). "La FACh incorpora dos nuevos Embraer A-29B Super Tucano" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3124272/fach-incorpora-nuevos-embraer-29b-super-tucano. 
  25. ↑ García, Nicolás (2 December 2017). "La FACh asigna dos aviones de entrenamiento Cirrus SR-22T al Grupo de Aviación N°8" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3075521/fach-asigna-aviones-entrenamiento-cirrus-22t-grupo-aviacion-n8. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (9 September 2019). "Un avión de acrobacia de la FACh cae en una zona residencial" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3166218/avion-acrobacia-fach-cae-zona-residencial. 
  27. ↑ "Chilean Air Force Hermes 900 in service". Key Publishing. 21 February 2019. https://www.keymilitary.com/article/chilean-air-force-hermes-900-service. 
  28. ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (22 November 2019). "Hermes Q900 de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, vigilando de día y de noche" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3130247/hermes-q900-fuerza-aerea-chile-vigilando-dia-noche. 
  29. ↑ "Aeronaves no tripuladas parte II: mercado y proyectos" (in es). Infodefensa. 12 May 2014. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3137663/aeronaves-no-tripuladas-parte-ii-mercado-proyectos. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 García, Nicolás (17 July 2020). "El Ejército de Chile envía en un Airbus CN 235 elementos sanitarios a la IV y V División" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3127084/ejercito-chile-envia-airbus-cn-235-elementos-sanitarios-iv-v-division. 
  31. ↑ García, Nicolás (19 May 2022). "El Ejército de Chile realiza el ejercicio de entrenamiento táctico aeromédico Chusca 2022" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3758648/ejercito-chile-realiza-ejercicio-entrenamiento-tactico-aeromedico-chusca-2022. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 "El mercado futuro de helicópteros militares en América Latina" (in es). Defensa. 2 June 2021. https://www.defensa.com/helicopteros/mercado-futuro-helicopteros-militares-iberoamerica. 
  33. ↑ "Accidente de un helicóptero MD 530FF del Ejército de Chile" (in es). Defensa. 10 August 2022. https://www.defensa.com/chile/accidente-helicoptero-md-530ff-ejercito-chile. 
  34. ↑ "Nuevos entrenadores para la Escuela de Aviación del Ejército de Chile" (in es). Defensa. 22 April 2015. https://www.defensa.com/chile/nuevos-entrenadores-para-escuela-aviacion-ejercito-chile. 
  35. ↑ García, Nicolás (22 November 2022). "Enaer fabricará e instalará un buje alar para un avión Embraer P-111 de la Armada de Chile" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4081289/enaer-fabricara-e-instalara-buje-alar-avion-embraer-p-111-armada-chile. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 García, Nicolás (7 May 2021). "La Armada de Chile reincorpora el segundo P-3ACH Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/2964283/armada-chile-reincorpora-segundo-p-3ach-orion-modernizado-imp-aerospace. 
  37. ↑ García, Nicolás (2 December 2019). "La Armada de Chile reincorpora el primer Orion modernizado por IMP Aerospace" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3129495/armada-chile-reincorpora-primer-orion-modernizado-imp-aerospace. 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 García, Nicolás (1 October 2021). "C295 Persuader, el avión de exploración y lucha antisubmarina de la Armada de Chile" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3217854/c295-persuader-avion-exploracion-lucha-antisubmarina-armada-chile. 
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 García, Nicolás (28 March 2022). "Aviación Naval de la Armada de Chile, fuerza dinámica y en constante modernización" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3507735/aviacion-naval-armada-chile-fuerza-dinamica-constante-modernizacion. 
  40. ↑ García, Nicolás (18 March 2019). "La Aviación Naval de Chile, 96 años a la vanguardia tecnológica" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3130145/aviacion-naval-chile-96-anos-vanguardia-tecnologica. 
  41. ↑ García, Nicolás (5 August 2021). "La Armada de Chile restaurará las palas principales de los helicópteros Airbus BO 105 Bolkow" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3110996/armada-chile-restaurara-palas-principales-helicopteros-airbus-bo-105-bolkow. 
  42. ↑ García, Nicolás (11 February 2022). "La Armada de Chile incorpora su noveno helicóptero Airbus AS365 Dauphin" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3439631/armada-chile-incorpora-noveno-helicoptero-airbus-as365-dauphin. 
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 García, Nicolás (15 December 2022). "La Armada de Chile presenta su cuarto helicóptero Airbus H125" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4109296/armada-chile-presenta-cuarto-helicoptero-airbus-h125. 
  44. ↑ 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 es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3859588/avionics-services-entrega-armada-chile-entrenador-vuelo-avion-pilatus-pc-7-turbo-trainer. 
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