Fuerza Aérea de Chile
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Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
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| Lineup | March 1, 1930 |
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 Chile
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| Type | Armed forces ( air forces ) |
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The Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) are the air forces of the Republic of Chile and the third of four branches of the Chilean armed forces . It is led by General Osvaldo Sarabia Vilches and, with 10,600 soldiers, is not the largest in terms of personnel, but it is one of the best-equipped air forces in Latin America . This results in particular from the Copper Act of 1958 ( Ley del Cobre Reservado ), according to which 10% of copper export revenues are exclusively due to the military.
history
The forerunner of the FACh, Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile , was founded in 1910. Important tasks were initially of a non-military nature, such as exploring the Andes , long-haul flights or airmail transport. The roots of today's LAN Chile also lie in this postal service . The air force, independent of the army and navy, was finally founded on March 21, 1930 under the name Fuerza Aérea Nacional (FAN). Its first commander in chief was Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez , after which the international airport of Santiago de Chile is named today.
The first military operation came on September 7, 1931, during a mutiny by seamen in Coquimbo . The FACh was used for the second time in the 1973 military coup , with Hawker Hunter launched in Talcahuano bombing the La Moneda presidential palace , the house of socialist President Salvador Allende and radio stations.
FIDAE has been held in Santiago every two years since 1980 , an international aerospace trade fair that was initiated by the Chilean Air Force.
equipment
The Luftwaffe has had 28 F-16 fighter jets delivered from the USA and the Netherlands since 2007 (6 F-16C Bl50M, 4 F-16D Bl50M, 11 F-16A MLU Bl20 and 7 F-16B MLU Bl20). In May 2009 the Chilean government bought another 18 F-16 fighter planes in the Netherlands. After 2010 Chile will have a fleet of 46 F-16 fighter aircraft. In addition, some heavily modernized F-5 Tiger III Plus fighter planes are flown, as well as 18 Mirage-Mirsip (were called "Elkan") and 15 Mirage-Pantera until recently. They are deployed at the Los Condores and Cerro Moreno air bases and in Chabunco (Patagonia).
With ENAER Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica , Chile began developing its own aviation industry in 1984. At the moment mainly training aircraft of the type T-35 "Pillán" and ENAER Eaglet are produced, in addition modified versions of the Mirage 50 , called ENAER Pantera, are being built. ENAER works closely with the Spanish CASA , now Airbus Military , and offers services for aircraft maintenance and aircraft parts construction. The Chilean Air Force uses a number of ENAER and CASA aircraft types. Three Airbus A400M transport aircraft that had been ordered were canceled, as well as two A310 MRTT aircraft with "flying boom". Instead of the latter, 3 KC-135E were overhauled, modernized and the last machine was delivered in March 2012.
Planes
Overview, as of the end of 2010:
- Warplanes
- 36 Lockheed Martin F-16A MLU Bl20 Fighting Falcon multi- role fighter aircraft (addition until August 2011)
- 10 Lockheed Martin F-16D 50/52 + Fighting Falcon multipurpose fighter aircraft
- 18 CASA C-101CC advanced trainer / light ground attack aircraft
- 14 Northrop F-5E Tiger III Plus interceptors
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Reconnaissance aircraft
- 2 Boeing 707 including Condor early warning aircraft
- 1 Learjet 35 reconnaissance aircraft
- 1 Beech King Air 100 reconnaissance aircraft
- Tanker and transport aircraft
- 1 Boeing 707 Aguila tanker with hose system
- 3 Boeing KC-135E Stratotankers with boom system
- 1 Boeing 767-300ER transport machine
- 3 Lockheed C-130B / H Hercules tactical transporters
- 0 Embraer KC-390 , tactical transporter (6 planned)
- 3 CASA C-212 , light transporter
- 5 Beech 99A liaison aircraft
- 4 Citation I instrument flight trainer and liaison aircraft
- 11 DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter liaison aircraft
- 2 Boeing 737 VIP aircraft
- 1 Gulfstream IV VIP aircraft
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Training aircraft
- 7 Lockheed Martin F-16B MLU Bl20 Fighting Falcon two-seater fighter aircraft (intake until August 2011)
- 4 Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon two-seat fighter aircraft
- 2 Northrop F-5F Tiger III Plus two-seat combat aircraft
- 12 Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano advanced trainer
- 34 Enaer T-35 Pillán basic trainer
- 8 Extra 300L of the aerobatic team Halcones (Falken)
helicopter
- 1 Sikorsky UH-60L transport helicopter (6 S-70i reordered in 2016)
- 16 Bell 412 transport helicopters
- 14 Bell UH-1H transport helicopters
- 1 MBB / Kawasaki BK 117 liaison helicopter
- 3 Bell 206 training and liaison helicopters
An overview of former aircraft types can be found in section 6 of the corresponding article in the Spanish language Wikipedia.
bases
The air force consists of five aviation brigades with headquarters at the following military airfields , from north to south (only the flying units are listed, as of 2012):
- Base area "Los Cóndores", Iquique , Región de Tarapacá - 1st Brigade
- Base area "Cerro Moreno" , Antofagasta , Región de Antofagasta - 5th Brigade
- Base Aérea Pudahuel , Santiago de Chile , Región Metropolitana - 2nd Brigade
- Base area "El Tepual", Puerto Montt , Región de los Lagos - 3rd Brigade
- Base area "Chabunco", Punta Arenas , Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena - 4th Brigade
On the mainland, the Chilean Air Force also operates the following additional sites:
- Base Aérea "El Bosque", Santiago de Chile , Región Metropolitana - basic and secondary pilot training, maintenance and storage units
- Base area “Los Cerillos”, Santiago de Chile , Región Metropolitana - helicopter squadron of the 2nd Brigade, photo-cartographic flight service
- Base Aérea "Maquehue", Temuco , Región de la Araucanía - base for logistical support ( Base de Apoyo Logístico )
- Base Aérea "Quintero", Valparaíso , Región de Valparaíso - anti-aircraft artillery and special forces regiment
It also maintains the Base Aérea “Teniente Rodolfo Marsh” on King George Island in Antarctica and also maintains a small presence at Mataveri Airport on Easter Island .
structure
| Air Force Command ( Comandancia en Jefe ) | ||||
| General Air Force Office ( Secretaría General ) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Main inspection ( Auditoría General ) |
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| command | Major association | units | equipment | Location |
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Air Force Combat Command ( Comando de Combate ) |
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1st Air Brigade of the ChLSK ( I Brigada Aérea de la FACH ) |
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| 1st Squadron ( Grupo de Aviación N.º 1 ) |
A-36 Toqui, A-29B Super Tucano | Iquique | ||
| 2. Fliegerstaffel ( Grupo de Aviación N.º 2 ) |
C-212-200 Aviocar, PA-28-236 Dakota, (UAV) Hermes 900 y Bell 412EP | Iquique | ||
| 3rd squadron ( Grupo de Aviación N.º 3 ) |
F-16C / D Fighting Falcon | Iquique | ||
| 24. Anti-aircraft group ( Grupo de Defensa Antiaérea N.º 24 ) |
Javelin, Mistral, NASAMS FAM-2M | Iquique | ||
| 34th Airspace Monitoring Group ( Grupo de Detección y Electrónica N.º 34 ) |
Iquique | |||
| 44th Air Force Infantry Group ( Grupo de Infantería de Aviación N.º 44 ) |
Iquique | |||
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2nd ChLSK Air Brigade ( II Brigada Aérea de la FACH ) |
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| 9th Fliegerstaffel ( Grupo de Aviación N.º 9 ) |
UH-1H Iroquois, Bell 206B JetRanger, Bell 412EP | Los Cerrillos Santiago de Chile (considering moving to Colina in 2019) |
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| 10th Aviation Squadron ( Grupo de Aviación N.º10 ) |
C-130B / H Hercules, B-767-300ER, B-737-300 / 500, KC-135E Stratotanker, EB-707 Cóndor, Gulfstream G-IV. | Santiago de Chile | ||
| 32nd Telecommunications and Air Monitoring Group (Grupo de Telecomunicaciones y Detección N. ° 32) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| "Halcones" aerobatic chain (Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia "Halcones") |
EXTRA 300L | El Bosque, Santiago de Chile |
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| Anti-aircraft artillery and special forces regiment (Regimiento de Artillería Antiaérea y Fuerzas Especiales) |
Oerlikon K63 twin 35mm, Aérospatiale-Matra Mistral, M-163 A1, M-167 A1 | Quintero | ||
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3rd Air Brigade of the ChLSK ( III Brigada Aérea de la FACH ) |
5. Fliegerstaffel (Grupo de Aviación N.º 5) |
Cessna CJ-1 CITATION, DHC-6-100 / 300 Twin Otter, S-70A / UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-1H Iroquois | Puerto Montt | |
| Link chain (Escuadrilla de Enlace) |
Cessna 0-2A Skymaster | Rapa Nui | ||
| 25th anti-aircraft group (Grupo de Defensa Antiaérea N.º 25) |
Javelin, Mistral, FAM-2M, Aérospatiale-Matra Mistral | Puerto Montt | ||
| 35th Telecommunications and Air Monitoring Group (Grupo de Telecomunicaciones y Detección N.º 35) |
Puerto Montt | |||
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4th ChLSK Air Brigade ( IV Brigada Aérea de la FACH ) |
6th Fliegerstaffel (Grupo de Aviación N.º 6) |
Bell 412SP, DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | Punta Arenas | |
| 12. Fliegerstaffel (Grupo de Aviación N.º 12) |
Northrop F-5 Tigre III | Punta Arenas | ||
| 19th Antarctic Research Squadron (Grupo de Exploración Antártica N. ° 19) |
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Bell 412 | Antártica Chileña | ||
| 23rd Air Defense Group (Grupo de Defensa Antiaérea N.º 23) |
Javelin, Mistral, FAM-2M, Aérospatiale-Matra Mistral | Punta Arenas | ||
| 33rd Telecommunications and Air Monitoring Group (Grupo de Telecomunicaciones y Detección N. ° 33) |
Punta Arenas | |||
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5th ChLSK Air Brigade ( V Brigada Aérea de la FACH ) |
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| 7th Fliegerstaffel (Grupo de Aviación N.º 7) |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | Antofagasta | ||
| 8th Fliegerstaffel (Grupo de Aviación N.º 8) |
F-16AM / BM Fighting Falcon, Bell 412EP, C-212-300 Aviocar, PA-28-236 Dakota | Antofagasta | ||
| 21st Air Defense Group (Grupo de Defensa Antiaérea N.º 21) |
Mistral, FAM-2M, Oerlikon K63 twin 35mm | Antofagasta | ||
| 31. Telecommunication and air surveillance group (Grupo de Telecomunicaciones y Detección N. ° 31) |
Antofagasta | |||
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Photocartographic Flight Service ( Servicio Aerofotogramétrico ) ( SAF ) |
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| Fliers use chain (Escuadrilla de Operaciones de Vuelo) |
DHC-6-S100 Twin Otter, LJ-35 Learjet | Los Cerrillos, Santiago de Chile |
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Air Force Logistics Command ( Comando Logístico ) |
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| Aviation repair unit (División de Abastecimiento) |
Los Cerrillos and El Bosque, Santiago de Chile |
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| Infrastructural maintenance unit (División de Infraestructura) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Air Force Development and Project Management Unit (División de Desarrollo y Proyectos) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Transport and service unit (División de Transportes y Servicios) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Engineering and Armament Maintenance Unit (División de Ingeniería y Apoyo Sistemas de Armas) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
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National Aviation Manufacturing Company ( ENAER -Chile ) |
El Bosque, Santiago de Chile |
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Air Force Command for Personnel ( Comando de Personnel ) |
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| Training unit (División de Educación) |
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| Aviation School "Capitán Manuel Ávalos Prado" (Escuela de Aviación del Capitán Manuel Ávalos Prado) |
T-35A1 / B Pillán | El Bosque, Santiago de Chile |
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| Air Force Specialists School "Sargento 1º Adolfo Menadier Rojas" (Escuela de Especialidades Sargento 1º Adolfo Menadier Rojas) |
L-13/19/23, Janus C / CE, Nimbus 3 | El Bosque, Santiago de Chile |
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| Air Force Academy (Academia de Guerra Aérea) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Aviation Political Engineering Academy (Academia Politécnica Aeronáutica) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Non-commissioned officer development school (Escuela de Perfeccionamiento de Suboficiales) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Glider pilot chain (Escuadrilla de Planeadores) |
L-13/19/23, Janus C / CE, Nimbus 3 | Aeródromo Municipal de Vitacura, Santiago de Chile |
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| Medical Unit (División de Sanidad) |
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| Air Force Hospital "General de Brigada Aérea Doctor Raúl Yazigi Jauregui" (Hospital Institucional General de Brigada Aérea Doctor Raúl Yazigi Jauregui) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Personnel support unit (División de Bienestar) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Human Resources Unit (División de Recursos Humanos) |
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Air Force Staff Services ( Jefatura de Estado Mayor ) |
News and Awareness Directorate (Dirección de Inteligencia) |
Santiago de Chile | ||
| Operations Directorate (Dirección de Operaciones) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Logistics Directorate (Dirección de Logística) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Telecommunications Directorate (Dirección de Telecomunicaciones) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
| Finance Directorate (Dirección de Finanzas) |
Santiago de Chile | |||
The Fuerza Aérea are the namesake of the Fuerza Aérea Glacier .
Web links
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Fuerza Aérea de Chile ( badge ) |  |
Fuerza Aérea de Chile ( cockade 1918–1930) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Santiago Rivas: Junkers F 13 and K 30 in the Chilean Air Force - From Transporter to Bomber . In: Aviation Classics . No. 5 , 2012, p. 53 .
- ↑ aeroflight.co.uk