Engineering:List of active Chile military aircraft
From HandWiki
Short description: None
List of active Chile military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Chilean Armed Forces.
Chilean Air Force
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat aircraft | |||||||
Northrop F-5 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 Royal Netherlands Air Force between 2006 and 2011.[4] 11 F-16B/D used as trainers.[3] | ||
AEW&C | |||||||
E-3 Sentry | ![]() |
AEW&C | E-3D MK1 | 2[3] | 3 units received from the Royal Air Force in 2022, one for spare parts.[5] | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||
Cessna L-19 | ![]() |
Liaison / SAR | L-19A | 3[1] | Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955.[6] | ||
Cessna O-2 Skymaster | ![]() |
Liaison / SAR | O-2A | 2[1] | |||
Tanker | |||||||
KC-135 Stratotanker | ![]() |
Aerial refueling / transport | KC-135E | 3[7] | 3 units received from the United States Air Force between 2010 and 2012.[8] | ||
KC-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Transport | 330QC
58N |
1[7]
1[7] |
|||
Cessna CitationJet | ![]() |
VIP transport / trainer | CJ1 | 4[7] | 4 units received in 2001.[12] | ||
Gulfstream G-IV | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Transport | 300ER | 1[7] | 1 unit incorporated in 2008.[16] | ||
Helicopter | |||||||
UH-1 Iroquois | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Utility | 206B Jet Ranger III | 5[1] | |||
UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Utility | 412SP
412EP |
16[1][19] | |||
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
T-35 Pillán | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Aerobatics | 6[26] | Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019.[26] | |||
UAV | |||||||
Hermes 900 | ![]() |
Surveillance | 3[27] | 3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011.[28] | |||
Mantis | ![]() |
Surveillance | 2[1] | UAVs acquired around 2014.[29] |
Chilean Army Aviation Brigade
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transport / utility | ||||||
CN-235 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Transport / utility | 208B Grand Caravan | 3[7] | ||
C-212 Aviocar | ![]() |
Transport | C-212-300 | 2[7] | Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998.[11] | |
Cessna Citation C-680 Sovereign | ![]() |
Transport / utility | 1[31] | |||
Helicopter | ||||||
SA330 Puma | ![]() |
Transport / utility | SA330L | 2[32] | ||
MD 500 Defender | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Utility | AS350B2
AS350B3 |
2[32]
2[32] |
||
AS355 Écureuil 2 | ![]() |
Utility | AS355N | 1[32] | ||
AS532/H215M Cougar | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Trainer | 172S | 2[7] | 2 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015.[34] |
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maritime patrol | |||||||
EMB 110 Bandeirante | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Recce / utility | P68 Observer 2 | 7[3] | 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015.[39] | ||
Transport | |||||||
EMB 110 Bandeirante | ![]() |
Transport | EMB 110C (C-111) | 1[7] | Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975.[40] | ||
Helicopter | |||||||
Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05) | ![]() |
Utility | Bo 105CBS | 4[3] | Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s.[41] | ||
AS332 Super Puma | ![]() |
ASuW / ASW / utility | AS332F1 (SH-32)
AS332L (HH-32) |
5[39]
2[39] |
|||
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Utility | 5[43] | 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one in 2023.[43] | |||
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | ![]() |
Trainer / attack | 7[3] | Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981.[44] |
See also
- List of current equipment of the Chilean Army
- List of active ships of the Chilean Navy
- List of current equipment of the Chilean Marine Corps
References
- ↑ 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 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 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.
- ↑ 4.0 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.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 7.00 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 9.0 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.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ 11.0 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..
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "Chilean Air Force gets fourth Gulfstream" (in en). Scramble. 4 February 2021. https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/chilean-air-force-gets-fourth-gulfstream.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 18.0 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.
- ↑ García, Nicolás (1 August 2023). "El accidente de un helicóptero Bell 412 de la FACh deja cinco muertos" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4391095/accidente-helicoptero-bell-412-fach-deja-cinco-muertos.
- ↑ "Fuerza Aérea de Chile: Hitos del Siglo 1913 – 2013" (in es). Revista Fuerza Aérea (Chile) 72 (259): 39. 2013. https://www.fach.mil.cl/images/revista/259.pdf.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 26.0 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.
- ↑ "Chilean Air Force Hermes 900 in service". Key Publishing. 21 February 2019. https://www.keymilitary.com/article/chilean-air-force-hermes-900-service.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 30.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 32.0 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 36.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 38.0 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.
- ↑ 39.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 García, Nicolás (21 August 2023). "La Armada de Chile incorpora el quinto y último helicóptero Airbus H125" (in es). Infodefensa. https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4408609/armada-chile-incorpora-quinto-ultimo-helicoptero-airbus-h125.
- ↑ 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.
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of active Chile military aircraft.
Read more |