List of current equipment of the Chilean Air Force
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This is a list of equipment used by the Chilean Air Force (FACH), the branch of the Chilean Armed Forces that specializes in aerial warfare.
Aircraft
Aircraft main armaments
| Name | Origin | Type | Variant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-to-air missile (AAM) | ||||||
| AIM-9 Sidewinder[1] |  United States |
Short-range air-to-air missile | AIM-9L
AIM-9M | |||
| AIM-120 AMRAAM[1] | United States |
Beyond-visual-range missile | AIM-120C5
AIM-120C7 | |||
| Python[1] |  Israel |
Short-range air-to-air missile | Python IV
Python V | |||
| Derby[2] | Israel |
Beyond-visual-range missile | ||||
| Air-to-surface missile (ASM) | ||||||
| AGM-65 Maverick[1] | United States |
Air-to-ground missile | AGM-65F
AGM-65G | |||
| General-purpose bomb | ||||||
| Mark 82[3] | United States |
Unguided bomb | ||||
| Mark 83[3] | United States |
Unguided bomb | ||||
| Mark 84[3] | United States |
Unguided bomb | ||||
| GBU-10 Paveway II[1] | United States |
Laser-guided bomb | ||||
| GBU-12 Paveway II[1] | United States |
Laser-guided bomb | ||||
| GBU-24 Paveway III[4] | United States |
Laser-guided bomb | ||||
| JDAM[1] | United States |
Precision-guided munition | ||||
| LJDAM[1] | United States |
Laser joint direct attack munition | ||||
| Spice[1] | Israel |
Precision-guided munition | ||||
| Anti-ship missile | ||||||
| Harpoon[4] | United States |
Anti-ship missile | AGM-84 | |||
Air defense systems
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| Name | Origin | Type | Variant | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface-to-air missile (SAM) | ||||||
| Mistral |  France |
Short range air defense | Mistral 1 | Mistral 1 in portable configuration,[5] and can be mounted on DAF YA 4440 4x4 trucks.[6] | ||
| Mygale | France |
Short range air defense | Mistral 1 | Base defense system composed of a Thomson-CSF (Thales) Samantha mobile radar, installed on ACMAT VLRA 6X6 and Mercedes-Benz LAK 1418 4x4 trucks, and Aspic firing units with 4 Mistral 1 missiles each, mounted on Peugeot P4 4x4 vehicles.[5][6][7] | ||
| NASAMS |  Norway / United States |
Short-medium range air defense | NASAMS II | 3 batteries purchased in 2010; 2 static batteries and 1 mobile battery.[2] They use AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and are associated with AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radars.[7][1]
NASAMS systems and Sentinel radars can be mounted on Scania P-340D 4x4 and Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 6X6 trucks, respectively.[1][8] | ||
| Anti-aircraft artillery | ||||||
| M163 VADS[8] | United States |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | M-163A1 | Associated with ELTA EL/M-2106 radars on M-113 vehicles.[4] | ||
| M167 VADS[8] | United States |
Towed anti-aircraft gun | ||||
| Oerlikon GDF |  Switzerland |
Towed anti-aircraft gun | GDF-005
GDF-007 |
They use the FCS Sky Guard III shooting director.[8] | ||
| Individual radar | ||||||
| GM400 | FR |
Long range air defense 3D radar | Mounted on Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 6X6 trucks.[8] | |||
Satellite system
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| Unit | Origin | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fasat-Charlie | France |
Earth observation satellite | Satellite put into orbit in 2011, and which was built in France by the Astrium company, currently Airbus Defense and Space.[9] |
| Fasat-Delta | Israel / United States |
Multipurpose remote sensing satellite | It is a SmallSat satellite, of the Runner class, developed by the Israeli company ImageSat International (ISI) and the American company Tyvak, which was launched in June 2023. This satellite marks the beginning of Chile's national satellite system; which contemplates, among other things, the construction of two more satellites of the same class and seven minisatellites.[10][11] |
Vehicles
| Name | Origin | Role | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured vehicle | ||||||
| M113 / M163 VADS | US |
Armoured personnel carrier | Several M-163s have been converted to troop transport vehicles.[8] | |||
| YPR-765[8] | US |
Infantry fighting vehicle | ||||
| Utility vehicle | ||||||
| Peugeot P4 | FR |
Light utility vehicle | 4X4 vehicles used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[7] | |||
| Honda XR250 Tornado |  JP |
Off-road motorcycle | ||||
| M1113 HMMWV | US |
Expanded capacity vehicle | 4x4 vehicles used as shelter for telecommunications and detection.[12] | |||
| Kia KM 420 |  KOR |
Light utility vehicle | 4x4 vehicles used for reconnaissance and logistic support. They have mounts for FN MAG machine guns.[12] | |||
| ATV Polaris Defense MRZR D2 | US |
Side-by-side | 4X4 vehicles used for reconnaissance and logistic support.[12] | |||
| Support truck | ||||||
| DAF 1700[1] |  NL |
Utility truck | It is 4x4 trucks. | |||
| DAF YFZ 2300[1] / YTH-2300 | NL |
Utility truck | It is 4x4 trucks. | |||
| DAF YA 4440/4442 | NL |
Utility truck | 4x4 trucks used for the transport and shelter of communication equipment.[12][13] | |||
| ACMAT VLRA | FR |
Shelter truck | 6X6 trucks used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[7] | |||
| Unimog 1300L[8] |  DE |
Utility truck | It is 4x4 trucks. | |||
| Mercedes-Benz LAK 1113[8] | DE /  BR |
Utility truck | It is 4x4 trucks. | |||
| Mercedes-Benz LAK 1418 | DE / BR |
Shelter truck | 4X4 trucks used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[7] | |||
| Freightliner FL-80 | US |
Tanker truck | 6X6 tanker trucks. | |||
| Chevrolet 3500 SEI | US |
Utility truck | 4x4 pickup trucks. | |||
| Ford F-550 Hazmat | US |
Utility truck | 4x4 pickup trucks. | |||
| Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 | DE |
Utility truck | 6X6 trucks used as transport and to mount radars.[1][8] | |||
| Scania P-340D |  SE |
Utility truck | 4x4 trucks used to mount the NASAMS systems.[1] | |||
| XCMG QY70K-I |  CN |
Truck crane | 8x8 trucks with cranes acquired in 2015.[14] | |||
| BeiBen 1634 | CN |
Utility truck | 4x4 trucks of the cistern and troop transport models.[14] | |||
| BeiBen 4840 | CN |
Truck crane | It is 8x8 trucks.[14] | |||
| Ford Super Duty F-350 | US |
Shelter truck | 4x4 pickup truck used as a telecommunications shelter.[12] | |||
| Hyundai Mighty EX8[12] | KOR |
Hospital truck | It is 4x4 trucks. | |||
| Kia KM 451[12] | KOR |
Ambulance truck | It is 4x4 light trucks. | |||
Infantry weapons
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Marambio, Cristián (1 April 2022). "Fuerza Aérea de Chile, poder creciente: aviones de combate y defensa antiaérea" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 "El sistema AMRAAM, operativo en Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 García, Nicolás (15 August 2017). "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile presenta el nuevo esquema de pintura de sus F-16C Block 50" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marambio, Cristián (22 February 2020). "¿Cómo ha evolucionado la Fuerza Aérea de Chile?" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 García, Nicolás (8 January 2019). "MBDA ofrece al Ejército de Chile la modernización del sistema 'Mistral'" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (13 August 2021). "Prokurica constata la preparación de Comandos y Artilleros Antiaéreos de la FACh" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Marambio, Cristián (19 March 2016). "Sistemas de Defensa Aérea en las FAS de Chile, poder de disuasión" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Estructura y equipamiento de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in Spanish). Defensa. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Eberlein, Alfredo (17 December 2021). "El satélite Fasat-Charlie de Chile logra duplicar su vida útil" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Fajardo, Marco (12 June 2023). "Lanzamiento de FASat-Delta: puntapié inicial al nuevo Sistema Nacional Satelital de Chile" (in Spanish). Elmostrador. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "FASat Delta, el satélite clase Runner de Chile, ya está en órbita" (in Spanish). Defensa. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (17 September 2019). "La Fuerza Aérea de Chile exhibirá su nuevo sistema aerotransportado de telecom" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (24 October 2019). "La FACh custodia la infraestructura crítica de Chile durante la crisis" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (10 April 2019). "Chile, China y los camiones de la FACh" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 Aránguiz, Óscar E. (8 August 2019). "La FACh exhibe las capacidades de la IVª y Vª Brigada Aérea" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 Vásquez Escobar, Luis (2019). "Los comandos de operaciones especiales en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile". Tecnología Militar (in Spanish) (3): 45.
- ↑ García, Nicolás (13 April 2018). "Instalaza lleva los nuevos modelos del C90 y Alcotan 100 a Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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