List of active Chile military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Chilean Armed Forces.

Chilean Air Force

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes Combat aircraft Northrop F-5 Light fighter F-5E F-5F 8 3 Originally, 18 F-5E/F Tiger IIs were acquired in 1975. In the 1990s, they were upgraded to the F-5 Tiger III variant. F-5F used as trainers. F-16 Fighting Falcon Multirole F-16C/D F-16A/B MLU 10 36 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. 11 F-16B/D used as trainers. AEW&C E-3 Sentry AEW&C E-3D MK1 2 3 units received from the RAF in 2022, one for spare parts. Reconnaissance Cessna L-19 Liaison / SAR L-19A 3 Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955. Cessna O-2 Skymaster Liaison / SAR O-2A 2 Tanker KC-135 Stratotanker Aerial refueling / transport KC-135E 3 3 units received from the USAF between 2010 and 2012. KC-130 Hercules Transport / aerial refueling KC-130R 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. Transport / Utility DHC-6 Twin Otter Utility / transport DHC-6-100 DHC-6-300 13 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. C-130 Hercules Transport C-130H 4 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. C-212 Aviocar Transport C-212-200 C-212-300 2 1 Originally 4 units received since March 1995; 2 C-212-200 and 2 C-212-300. Boeing 737 Transport 330QC 58N 1 1 Cessna CitationJet VIP transport / trainer CJ1 4 4 units received in 2001. Gulfstream G-IV VIP transport / utility 4 4 aircraft in total; the first acquired in 2005, the second in 2015, the third in 2020 and the fourth in 2021. Boeing 767 Transport 300ER 1 1 unit incorporated in 2008. Helicopters UH-1 Iroquois Utility UH-1H 13 Its replacement is contemplated by 14 units of a helicopter to choose from during the second half of 2023. Bell 206 Utility 206B Jet Ranger III 5 UH-60 Black Hawk Transport / utility S-70A-39 (UH-60L) S-70i (MH-60M) 1 6 1 unit acquired in 1998. 6 units of PZL Mielec in 2018. Bell 412 Utility 412SP 412EP 16 Trainer aircraft T-35 Pillán Trainer T-35A T-35B T-35BE 30 Various units received from ENAER starting in 1986. They will be replaced from the 2027-2028 period by 33 T-35 Pillán II aircraft. A-29 Super Tucano Advanced trainer / attack A-29B 22 22 units in total acquired from Embraer; 12 received since 2009, 6 in 2018 and 4 in 2020. Cirrus SR22 Trainer SR-22T 8 8 units in total; 2 received in 2013, 2 in 2015, 2 in 2016 and 2 in 2017. Aerobatic competition aircraft GB1 GameBird Aerobatics 6 Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019. UAV Hermes 900 Surveillance 3 3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011. Mantis Surveillance 2 UAVs acquired around 2014.

Chilean Naval Aviation

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes Maritime patrol EMB 110 Bandeirante MPA EMB 111AN (P-111) 4 Originally, 6 aircraft of this variant were acquired in 1976; receiving 3 in 1978 and 3 in 1979. P-3 Orion MPA / ASW P-3ACH Orion 2 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. C-295 Persuader MPA MPA / ASW C-295 MPA C-295 MPA/ASW 1 2 3 aircraft purchased from EADS CASA in 2007 and received between 2010 and 2011. Partenavia P.68 Recce / utility P68 Observer 2 7 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015. Transport EMB 110 Bandeirante Transport EMB 110C (C-111) 1 Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975. Helicopters Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05) Utility Bo 105CBS 4 Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s. AS332 Super Puma ASuW / ASW / utility AS332F1 (SH-32) AS332L (HH-32) 5 2 AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) Utility 9 9 second-hand units in total; 4 received between 2005 and 2006, 4 more acquired in 2008 and the ninth unit received in 2021. AS350/H125 (HH-50) Écureuil Utility 5 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one in 2023. Trainer aircraft Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer Trainer / attack 7 Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981.

Chilean Army Aviation Brigade

AircraftOriginRoleVariant In serviceNotes Transport / Utility CN-235 Transport CN-235-100 3 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. Cessna 208 Caravan Transport / utility 208B Grand Caravan 3 C-212 Aviocar Transport C-212-300 2 Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998. Cessna Citation C-680 Sovereign Transport / utility 1 Helicopters SA330 Puma Transport / utility SA330L 2 MD 500 Defender Recce / attack MD 530F 8 Originally 20 units were acquired; a first batch in 1989 and then two more batches in 1993 and 1994. AS350/H125 Écureuil Utility AS350B2 AS350B3 2 2 AS355 Écureuil 2 Utility AS355N 1 AS532/H215M Cougar Transport / utility AS532AL AS532Ale 8 2 8 units of this variant received between 2008 and 2016. 2 units of this variant received in 2013 and 2014. Trainer aircraft Cessna 172 Trainer 172S 2 2 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015.

See also List of current equipment of the Chilean Army List of current equipment of the Chilean Navy List of active ships of the Chilean Navy

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