List of active Chile military aircraft

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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-16C Block 50
KC-135E Stratotanker
C-130H Hercules
Cessna CitationJet CJ1
Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk
Bell 412
T-35 Pillán
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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]
Helicopters
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]
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Chilean Naval Aviation

Main articles: Chilean Navy and Chilean Naval Aviation
P-3ACH Orion
AS332 Super Puma
AS365 Dauphin
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Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
EMB 110 Bandeirante Brazil 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.[30]
P-3 Orion United States MPA / ASW P-3ACH Orion 2[31] 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.[31][32]
C-295 Persuader Spain MPA
MPA / ASW		 C-295 MPA
C-295 MPA/ASW		 1[33]
2[33]		 3 aircraft purchased from EADS CASA in 2007 and received between 2010 and 2011.[33]
Partenavia P.68 Italy Recce / utility P68 Observer 2 7[3] 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015.[34]
Transport
EMB 110 Bandeirante Brazil Transport EMB 110C (C-111) 1[7] Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975.[35]
Helicopters
Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05) Germany Utility Bo 105CBS 4[3] Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s.[36]
AS332 Super Puma France ASuW / ASW / utility AS332F1 (SH-32)
AS332L (HH-32)		 5[34]
2[34]
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) France Utility 9[34] 9 second-hand units in total; 4 received between 2005 and 2006, 4 more acquired in 2008 and the ninth unit received in 2021.[37]
AS350/H125 (HH-50) Écureuil France Utility 5[38] 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one in 2023.[38]
Trainer aircraft
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer  Switzerland Trainer / attack 7[3] Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981.[39]
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Chilean Army Aviation Brigade

Main articles: Chilean Army and Chilean Army Aviation Brigade
C-212 Aviocar
AS532 Cougar
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Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes
Transport / Utility
CN-235 Spain Transport CN-235-100 3[40] 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.[40]
Cessna 208 Caravan United States Transport / utility 208B Grand Caravan 3[7]
C-212 Aviocar Spain Transport C-212-300 2[7] Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998.[11]
Cessna Citation C-680 Sovereign United States Transport / utility 1[41]
Helicopters
SA330 Puma France Transport / utility SA330L 2[42]
MD 500 Defender United States 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.[43]
AS350/H125 Écureuil France Utility AS350B2
AS350B3		 2[42]
2[42]
AS355 Écureuil 2 France Utility AS355N 1[42]
AS532/H215M Cougar France Transport / utility AS532AL
AS532Ale		 8[42]
2[42]		 8 units of this variant received between 2008 and 2016.[42]
2 units of this variant received in 2013 and 2014.[42]
Trainer aircraft
Cessna 172 United States Trainer 172S 2[7] 2 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015.[44]
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