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Chilean Army
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| CHILEAN ARMY | |
|---|---|
| Military manpower | |
| Military age | 18 years of age required for military service (2006) |
| Availability | age 18-49: 3,815,761 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service | 3,123,281 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | 150,084 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures | |
| Dollar figure | $3.6 billion (2006 est.) |
| Percent of GDP | 3.9% (2006 est.) |
| See Also | Military of Chile |
The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army (12,700 of which are conscripts)[1] is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
Since the last years and after several major reequipment programs, the Chilean Army has become one of the most technologically advanced and professional armies of America[2][3]
The Chilean Army is mostly supported by the United States, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, India and Spain.
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- UNIFIL withdrew in the early 90's
- MINUSTAH United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Haiti.
- UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, embedded in the Argentine Battalion [2]
The Chilean Army has acquired in the last few years Leopard 1V tanks,'s from the Netherlands Army (via RDM), M113 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from USA and Italy, M-109´s SPH from Switzerland and AIFV-B APCs from the Belgian Army (via SABIEX). Now is due to receive new Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) from the German Army to boost defence capabilities. Also 200 Humvees are expected to arrive during 2007. Their goal is to have a completely modernized (and mostly mechanized) army by 2015. They are also modifiying the operational structure, creating Armoured (and 1 Special Operations) Brigades throughout the entire territory, while conserving the current divisional scheme. Further acquisitions of more M-109's self propelled howitzers, Flakpanzer Gepard self propelled anti air vehicles and new attacks helicopters are in progress.
In all, the Chilean army has about 202 Leopard 1's, 427 M113's, 139 AIFV's and are going to receive 140 Leopard 2's from Germany. They also have around 300 of FAMAE Piranhas (Mowag Piranha) LAV's. Their main assault rifle is currently the licenced built SG-540 and the SG-543 with some SIG SG 510-4 and Heckler & Koch G3 still in service.
- 202 Leopard 1 V Main Battle Tank (100 aprox to be replaced by the Leopard 2A4) * Several numbers of Leopard chassis-based vehicles
- 140 Leopard 2 A4CHL Main Battle Tank (arrive between in 2007-2009)[3]
- 139 AIFV YPR-765 / some Armored Personnel Carrier variants equipped with Twin SPIKE ATGM and M2 Browning machine gun
- 427 M113 A2 APCs
- 300 ( Mowag Piranha LAV 's manufactured in Chile by FAMAE and CARDOEN
PISTOLS
- CZ-75 Semi-automatic pistol (Main Pistol of the army)
RIFLES
- SIG SG 510-4 manufactured by SIG and Beretta (Main Assault rifle)
- SIG-FAMAE SG 542/542-1 manufactured by SIG, Manurhin and FAMAE (Main Assault rifle)
- SIG-FAMAE SG 540 and 543 manufactured in Chile by FAMAE (Main Assault rifle)
- Heckler & Koch G3
- M82 Barrett rifle (A1 version) High-Powered Sniper Rifle
OTHER GUNS
- HK21 (Machinegun issued to mountain troops)
- Rheinmetall MG1 and MG3 (Standard Machine Gun)
- M2 Browning machine gun
- FN M249
- FN P90
- FAMAE SAF
- Heckler & Koch MP5
GRENADE LAUNCHERS
- Mk 19 grenade launcher
- Milkor MGL grenade launcher
- 24 x M109 howitzer KAWEST Upgraded by RUAG, Switzerland
- 47 x AMX-13 Mk. F3 155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer
- 24 x Soltam M68 155mm Towed Howitzer
- M101 howitzer/33 105mm Towed Howitzer (Upgraded by FAMAE)
- Oto Melara M56 105mm Towed Howitzer (Mountain Artillery)
- Gepard (Cheetah)
- Mistral missile launchers mounted on UNIMOG trucks
- 40 x M163 VADS anti - aircraft defense system guns
- M-40 106mm Recoilless Gun mounted on IMI Storm jeeps.
- IMI MAPATS mounted on IMI
- Rafael Spike ATGM, on YPR-765 and man portable (manufactured in Israel)
Man portable systems:
- AT4 Anti-tank weapon (Infantry Squad AT weapon)
- Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Anti-tank weapon
- Armbrust (Infantry Squad AT weapon)
- M72 LAW (Infantry Squad AT weapon)
Land transport assets:
- 200+ HMMWV (Some will replace the "AT role" Storm Jeeps. The rest for Recon units).
- The standard transport for troop commanders is the IMI Storm (manufactured in Israel).
- MB-1017A (Most used truck)
- Armoured Unimog trucks
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[4] | Notes |
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| Aérospatiale Lama |  France |
search and rescue | SA 315B | 1 | Last remaining example, many sold to civilian market. |
| Aérospatiale Puma | France |
transport helicopter | SA 330L | 4 | 3 in Haiti under UN peacekeeping mission. Originally 8 units, 4 have been retired, some put up for sale. |
| CASA C-212 Aviocar |  Spain |
tactical transport | C-212-100 C-212-300 |
4 2 |
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| CASA CN-235 | Spain |
tactical transport | 3 | ||
| Cessna 172 |  United States |
utility | 3 | ||
| Cessna 208 | United States |
utility | 8 | ||
| Cessna Citation | United States |
VIP transport | Citation II Citation III |
1 1 |
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| Eurocopter Cougar | France |
transport helicopter | AS 332B AS 332M2 |
1 1 |
8 second-hand machines purchased in Germany, currently undergoing refurbishment. Total requirement of 18-20 machines. |
| Eurocopter Ecureuil | France |
utility helicopter | AS 350 AS 355 |
3 1 |
Slated to replace Lama and then MD 530, probably a total of 18-24 machines, to be equipped with anti-tank missiles (Spiker-ER) |
| MD Helicopters MD 530 | United States |
utility helicopter | MD 530F | 19 | 13 currently in service. 2 lost in accidents, rest sold in civilian market. |
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), The Military Balance, 2002-2003
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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 Ejército de Chile (Army)  Armada de Chile (Navy)  Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Air Force)  Carabineros de Chile (Military Police) |
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