DefenceTalkChile ordered the redeployment of its military to the Araucania region in the south of the country Monday, in the face of mounting violence linked to territorial claims by the Mapuche indigenous group. “We have decided to use all tools to guarantee security,” said interior minister Izkia Siches after announcing the move. Soldiers were deployed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chile-redeploys-army-to-restive-southern-region-78792/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalk­­­The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Chile of equipment and related services for F-16 Modernization for an estimated cost of $634.70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Chile has requested […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chile-requests-f-16-modernization-equipment-and-services-76016/

A Chilean military plane with 38 people aboard “lost radio communication” Monday after taking off from the south of the country for a base in Antarctica, Chile’s Air Force said. It said 17 of those aboard were crew and the other 21 were passengers. A “dismayed” President Sebastian Pinera, whose country has been witnessing its […]

DefenceTalkSikorsky has successfully concluded contract negotiations with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) for six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the service’s medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. When delivered in 2018, the new helicopters will fulfill Chile’s requirement to perform both military and humanitarian missions, such as troop transport, search and rescue, and disaster […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chile-orders-six-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-68647/

DefenceTalkThe Chilean Air Force has taken delivery of a Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules refueling/transport aircraft. The aircraft is the first of two to be delivered this year to Chile’s Aviation Group No. 10. The KC-130R was previously flown by the USMC and offered by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency as an Excess Defense Article […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-of-two-kc-130rs-delivered-to-chilean-air-force-64043/