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.

Equipment[edit]

Satellite system[edit]

Earth observation satellite
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.[1]
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.[2][3]

Aircraft[edit]

Main article: List of active Chile military aircraft § Chilean Air Force

Aircraft main armaments[edit]

AIM-120 AMRAAM
AGM-65 Maverick
Mark 84
GBU-24 Paveway III
AGM-84 Harpoon
Name Origin Type Variant
Air-to-air missile (AAM)
AIM-9 Sidewinder[4]  United States Short-range air-to-air missile AIM-9L
AIM-9M
AIM-120 AMRAAM[4]  United States Beyond-visual-range missile AIM-120C5
AIM-120C7
Python[4]  Israel Short-range air-to-air missile Python IV
Python V
Derby[5]  Israel Beyond-visual-range missile
Air-to-surface missile (ASM)
AGM-65 Maverick[4]  United States Air-to-ground missile AGM-65F
AGM-65G
General-purpose bomb
Mark 82[6]  United States Unguided bomb
Mark 83[6]  United States Unguided bomb
Mark 84[6]  United States Unguided bomb
GBU-10 Paveway II[4]  United States Laser-guided bomb
GBU-12 Paveway II[4]  United States Laser-guided bomb
GBU-24 Paveway III[7]  United States Laser-guided bomb
JDAM[4]  United States Precision-guided munition
LJDAM[4]  United States Laser joint direct attack munition
Spice[4]  Israel Precision-guided munition
Anti-ship missile
Harpoon[7]  United States Anti-ship missile AGM-84

Air defense systems[edit]

NASAMS
Oerlikon GDF
GM400
Name Origin Type Variant Notes
Surface-to-air missile (SAM)
Mistral  France Short range air defense Mistral 1 Mistral 1 in portable configuration,[8] and can be mounted on DAF YA 4440 4x4 trucks.[9]
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.[8][9][10]
NASAMS  Norway /  United States Short-medium range air defense NASAMS II 3 batteries purchased in 2010; 2 static batteries and 1 mobile battery.[5] They use AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and are associated with AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radars.[10][4]

NASAMS systems and Sentinel radars can be mounted on Scania P-340D 4x4 and Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 6X6 trucks, respectively.[4][11]

Anti-aircraft artillery
M163 VADS[11]  United States Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun M-163A1 Associated with ELTA EL/M-2106 radars on M-113 vehicles.[7]
M167 VADS[11]  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.[11]
Individual radar
GM400 France FR Long range air defense 3D radar Mounted on Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 6X6 trucks.[11]

Vehicles[edit]

M113
Polaris Defense MRZR
DAF YA 4440
Name Origin Role Notes
Armoured vehicle
M113 / M163 VADS United States US Armoured personnel carrier Several M-163s have been converted to troop transport vehicles.[11]
YPR-765[11] United States US Infantry fighting vehicle
Utility vehicle
Peugeot P4 France FR Light utility vehicle 4X4 vehicles used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[10]
Honda XR250 Tornado Japan JP Off-road motorcycle
M1113 HMMWV United States US Expanded capacity vehicle 4x4 vehicles used as shelter for telecommunications and detection.[12]
Kia KM 420 South Korea 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 United States US Side-by-side 4X4 vehicles used for reconnaissance and logistic support.[12]
Support truck
DAF 1700[4] Netherlands NL Utility truck It is 4x4 trucks.
DAF YFZ 2300[4] / YTH-2300 Netherlands NL Utility truck It is 4x4 trucks.
DAF YA 4440/4442 Netherlands NL Utility truck 4x4 trucks used for the transport and shelter of communication equipment.[12][13]
ACMAT VLRA France FR Shelter truck 6X6 trucks used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[10]
Unimog 1300L[11] Germany DE Utility truck It is 4x4 trucks.
Mercedes-Benz LAK 1113[11] Germany DE / Brazil BR Utility truck It is 4x4 trucks.
Mercedes-Benz LAK 1418 Germany DE / Brazil BR Shelter truck 4X4 trucks used as part of the Mygale air defense system.[10]
Freightliner FL-80 United States US Tanker truck 6X6 tanker trucks.
Chevrolet 3500 SEI United States US Utility truck 4x4 pickup trucks.
Ford F-550 Hazmat United States US Utility truck 4x4 pickup trucks.
Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2733 Germany DE Utility truck 6X6 trucks used as transport and to mount radars.[4][11]
Scania P-340D Sweden SE Utility truck 4x4 trucks used to mount the NASAMS systems.[4]
XCMG QY70K-I China CN Truck crane 8x8 trucks with cranes acquired in 2015.[14]
BeiBen 1634 China CN Utility truck 4x4 trucks of the cistern and troop transport models.[14]
BeiBen 4840 China CN Truck crane It is 8x8 trucks.[14]
Ford Super Duty F-350 United States US Shelter truck 4x4 pickup truck used as a telecommunications shelter.[12]
Hyundai Mighty EX8[12] South Korea KOR Hospital truck It is 4x4 trucks.
Kia KM 451[12] South Korea KOR Ambulance truck It is 4x4 light trucks.

Infantry weapons[edit]

Barrett M82A1
Name Origin Type Cartridge Notes
Handgun
Colt .45 caliber United States US Semi-automatic pistol 11.43×23 mm
Walther PPQ M2 Germany DE Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm
Battle / assault rifle
IMI Galil Israel IL Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm There are ARM, SAR and Sniper variants.[7]
FN SCAR-L[15] Belgium BE Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm
Sniper rifle
IMI Galil Sniper[7] Israel IL Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45 mm
Barrett M82A1[15] United States US Anti-materiel sniper rifle 12.7×99 mm
Accuracy International AX50[15] United Kingdom UK Anti materiel sniper rifle 12.7×99 mm
Submachine gun
Mini Uzi[16] Israel IL Submachine gun 9×19 mm
Heckler & Koch MP5[7] Germany DE Submachine gun 9×19 mm
Machine gun
Heckler & Koch HK21[16] Germany DE General-purpose machine gun 5.56×45 mm
FN Minimi Belgium BE Light machine gun 5.56×45 mm
FN MAG Belgium BE General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm Mounted on Kia KM 420 vehicles.[12]
Grenade launcher
Milkor MGL Mk1[16] South Africa SA Revolver grenade launcher 40 mm
FN MK13 EGLM Belgium BE Coupled grenade launcher 40 mm
Anti-armor weapon
Instalaza C90[17] Spain ES Rocket-propelled grenade 90 mm
Mortar
— Israel IL Light mortar 60 mm

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eberlein, Alfredo (17 December 2021). "El satélite Fasat-Charlie de Chile logra duplicar su vida útil" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "FASat Delta, el satélite clase Runner de Chile, ya está en órbita" (in Spanish). Defensa. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Marambio, Cristián (1 April 2022). "Fuerza Aérea de Chile, poder creciente: aviones de combate y defensa antiaérea" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "El sistema AMRAAM, operativo en Chile" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Marambio, Cristián (22 February 2020). "¿Cómo ha evolucionado la Fuerza Aérea de Chile?" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b García, Nicolás (8 January 2019). "MBDA ofrece al Ejército de Chile la modernización del sistema 'Mistral'" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e Marambio, Cristián (19 March 2016). "Sistemas de Defensa Aérea en las FAS de Chile, poder de disuasión" (in Spanish). Defensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estructura y equipamiento de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile" (in Spanish). Defensa. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
  13. ^ Aránguiz, Óscar E. (24 October 2019). "La FACh custodia la infraestructura crítica de Chile durante la crisis" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b c Aránguiz, Óscar E. (10 April 2019). "Chile, China y los camiones de la FACh" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  15. ^ a b c 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.
  16. ^ a b c Vásquez Escobar, Luis (2019). "Los comandos de operaciones especiales en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile". Tecnología Militar (in Spanish) (3): 45.
  17. ^ 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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