For the first time, a Chilean KC-135 refueled two U.S. F-35s that will take part in FIDAE 2026, marking the traditionally strong strategic ties between Chile and the U.S. A Chilean Air Force (Fuerza ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Lockheed Martin will upgrade 36 operational F-16 fighter jets with the Chilean Air Force under a $177 million contract, the Pentagon announced. The deal, unveiled Oct. 31, will see ...

The Chilean Air Force’s (FACh) aircraft fleet primarily consists of models from the 1970s and 1980s, leading to a rapid aging of the fleet and a need for several new types to replenish diminishing ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean Air Force has kick-started the process to buy 14 light helicopters by issuing a request for information to potential vendors. The planned acquisition is meant to replace ...

SANTIAGO, Chile—The first Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules with an NP2000 propeller system was delivered to the Chilean Air Force’s (FACH) Aviation Group 10 in September. Work began in midyear on the ...

The Chilean Air Force said Monday that it had lost contact with an Antarctica-bound plane with 38 people on board. The plane departed at 4:55 p.m. local time from Punta Arenas, officials said, and ...

Chile is to update its airborne early warning capabilities, after concluding a deal to acquire ex-Royal Air Force-operated Boeing E-3D Sentry airframes from the UK. Chile is to update its airborne ...

The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) found human remains floating in the sea around where a missing Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft last made contact on its way to ...