Army of the Nation (Army 22,000; 13,000 conscript (total 35,000 personnel)

CHILEAN ARMY AVIATION • Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile (Aviación del Ejército (AdC))

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(Avn 1 bde)

• AIRCRAFT No armed capable. Total 40 Aircraft.

Transport 1 sqn with 24 Tpt ac:
2 EADS CN-235-100M;
1 T-212 (CASA C-212-300 Aviocar);
4 T-212 (CASA C-212-100 Aviocar);
6 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
8 Piper PA-28 Cherokke
3 Piper PA-31 Navajo

VIP Transport 1  sqn with 7 Tpt ac:
1 Cessna 650 Citation III;
1 Cessna 550 Citation II;
1 Beech 90 King Air;
1 Beech 58 Baron;
3 Cessna 208B Caravan U-27A Skyhawk

Utility 3 Utl ac:
3 Cessna 208 Caravan
 
Basic Flying Training 1 sqn with 6 Bsc Trg ac:  
6 Cessna T-41D Mascalero (R172K Hawk XP)


• HELICOPTER No combat capable. Total 62 Helicopters.

Support  sqns with 22 Spt (Tpt) hel:
10 Eurocopter AS-532AL Cougar;
2 Eurocopter AS-332L Super Puma;
1 Eurocopter AS-332B Super Puma;
1 Eurocopter AS-332M2 Super Puma;
6 Aérospatiale SA-330H/L Puma;
2 Agusta-Bell AB-206 Jet Ranger;
10 HAL Dhruv (Ordered)

Search and Rescue 1 SAR hel:
1 Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama          

Utility sqns 36 Utl hel:
17 HU-53 McDonnell Douglas MD-530F Lifter (MD-500MG Defender; armed)
2 Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil;
4 Eurocopter AS-350B3 Ecureuil;
1 Eurocopter AS-355F Ecureuil II (AS-355AN/HB355N);
12 Enstrom F28F Shark (storage)

Rotary Flying Training 3 Trg hel:
3 HU-53 (McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF),


Army Air Defence Systems
AD • SAM 24:
MANPAD 24:
12 Mistral;
12 Javelin
AD • GUNS 68:
SP 48:
20mm 18 Piranha/TCM-20;
35mm 30 Gepard
TOWED 50:
20mm 50 M-167 Vulcan


• FACILITIES
  Chilean Army Staff Heaquarters: Santiago, Chile   

  Army Aviation Airfields and Airbases Airbases: Arica/El Buitre,Punta Arenas/Pdte. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Coyhaique/Teniente Vidal, Iquique/Diego Aracena, Antofagasta/Cerro Moreno, Rancagua/De La Independencia, Valdivia/Las Marías

Brigada de Aviación del Ejército (BAVE) Brigada Organisation:

Rancagua/De La Independencia (SCRG) Airbase
1a Brigada Aérea 'Independenica'
Batallón de Helicópteros "Germania": AS-332B/M,AS-532AL, AS-350B, AS-355, HU-53, SA-330H/L        
Batallón de Aviones N°1 "La Independencia": Cessna 172/182/208/650, CN235AL, T-212 (C212-100/-300), PA-28/31
Batallon de Enlace y Control: AB-206, F28F
Batallón Mantenimiento y Abastecimiento de Aviación: maintenance of various types

Antofagasta/Cerro Moreno (SCFA) Airbase
Pelotón de Aviación N°1: various
Arica/El Buitre (SCAE) Airbase
Centro de Entrenamiento Táctico de Aviación de Ejército
Coyhaique/Teniente Vidal (SCCY) Airbase
Pelotón de Aviación n°4  
Iquique/Diego Aracena (SCDA) Airbase
Pelotón de Aviación n°6 "Tradición de Honor": various
Punta Arenas/Pdte. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (SCCI) Airbase
Pelotón de Aviación N°5 "Fe y Confianza"
Valdivia/Las Marías (SCVL) Airbase
Pelotón de Aviación n°3 "Victoria y Teson"    

Organisations by Service Notes:
Chilean Army Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
6 military administrative regions. Currently beingreorganised into 4 armoured, 2 motorised, 2 mountainand 1 special forces brigade. (Army 6 div (org, composition varies); Composite 12 (reinforced) regt; Armd 2 bde (2 more being created); Armd Cav 2 regtInf 10 regt; Spec Ops 1 bde (4 SF bn); Arty 3 regt; Sigs 2 regt; Engr 2 regt; Avn 1 bde)
Chilean Army Inventory Equipment Notes:
MBT 489: (172 Leopard 2A4CHL; 200 Leopard 1V, 42 AMX-30B, ARV: 10 AMX-30D, 65 M-50 Super Sherman)
AIFV 546: (139 YPR-765; 266  Marder-1A3, 83 EE-9 Cascavel Armoured car, 37 EE-11 Urutu, 21 M-108 VBCL APV: 15 VAP, RAV: 8 M-113C&R Reconnaissance AV) ABL: 6 BrPz-1 Biber, AEV: 3 PiPz-1
APC 571 (APC (T): 342 M-113A1/A2; 21 M-108 VBCL: APC (W) 184 Cardoen Piranha), 24 M-113 Ex-FRG; M-113A2 ambulance version) )   
ARTY 1,191 (SP 58: 105mm 21 M108; 155mm 37: 24 M-109A3; 13 (AMX) Mk F3 TOWED 138: 105mm 90 M-101 155mm 48 M-68: MRL 160mm 12 LAR-160: MOR 950: 81mm 650: 300 M-29; 150 Soltam; 200 FAMAE; 120mm 170: 110 FAMAE; 60 Soltam M-65: SP 130: 120mm 130: 50 FAMAE (on Piranha 6x6); 80 M-5L1A))
AT (MSL• MANPATS 99+ Milan; 99 Spike: RCL 106mm M-40A1; 84mm Carl Gustav)
• MISSILES (Anti-tank missile): 150 SS-11/AS-11, 1900 Mamba, 400 MAPATS, 1000 Spike-MR/LR (Incl for AIFV tank destroyers), 1200 Spike-MR/LR (For modernized Marder IFV)

Official website: http://www.ejercito.cl