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Aviación Naval de Chile

Chilean Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval de Chile), the air arm of the Chilean Navy, flew its first seaplane at Talcahuano in 1919, was created by decree in 1923, was absorbed into the new air force in 1930 and rebuilt from 1953–1954 around helicopters and patrol aircraft — and in 2026 it flies P-3 Orions, C295 Persuaders, Cougar and Dauphin helicopters from its main base at Concón while it waits for four second-hand Canadian CP-140M Auroras.

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3قواعد جوية نشطة
1923تأسست
14الأنواع المتقاعدة
الصورة: Aeroprints.com / ويكيميديا كومنز (CC BY-SA 3.0)
دولةتشيليتأسست1923حالةنشيطالمقر الرئيسيConcónقائدLuis Felipe Díaz Torres
القصة

The Chilean Naval Aviation story: compensation seaplanes, a 24-year gap and Orions to Antarctica

1916–1930: compensation seaplanes and a short first life

Chilean naval flying began with a death and a debt. Naval officers joined the first naval aviator course at the army’s school at El Bosque on 27 April 1916, and on 18 October 1916 Lieutenant Pedro Luco Christie was killed during his final qualification tests, according to Spanish Wikipedia. The aircraft came from Britain as compensation for warships built for Chile that it had taken over in the First World War, the battleships Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane and four destroyers: six Short 184 and two Sopwith Baby seaplanes, two Avro 504s and a Felixstowe F.2A flying boat. A Sopwith Baby made the first naval flight in Talcahuano harbour on 3 July 1919. A first permanent station opened at Las Torpederas in Valparaíso in 1921, and on 16 March 1923 a supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri formally created the naval air service, the date Infodefensa gives as its foundation.

1930–1954: merged into the air force, then reborn at El Belloto

That first life lasted seven years. On 21 March 1930 Supreme Decree 1,167 merged naval and army aviation into the independent air force that became the Fuerza Aérea de Chile, and the Navy handed over its Quintero base, as the Navy’s historians record. For more than two decades the fleet had no aircraft of its own. In 1953 the government authorised the Navy to buy helicopters and transport aircraft; Spanish Wikipedia dates the present command to 4 July 1953. The first Beechcraft D18S arrived at El Belloto, near Quilpué, on 21 October 1954, when the first naval air squadron was formed under Captain Calixto Pereira Ramírez, and the first helicopter was assembled there on 15 November 1954. Bell 47s, Sikorsky SH-34Js, C-47s and T-34 Mentors followed, and El Belloto became a formal naval air base on 5 September 1961.

1970–1991: Brazilian patrol aircraft, French helicopters and the Beagle crisis

The 1970s turned a utility arm into a maritime force. Four Bell UH-57B JetRangers arrived in 1970, three EMB-110 Bandeirantes in 1975 and four CASA 212s in 1978. Chile ordered six Embraer EMB-111 patrol aircraft in 1976 and ten Alouette III helicopters in June 1977; the first three EMB-111s arrived in December 1978, the month in which Argentina prepared and then called off Operation Soberanía against the islands south of the Beagle Channel. Infodefensa records that naval aircraft supported operations during that crisis; no air combat took place. Ten Pilatus PC-7s, chosen in September 1979, arrived between May 1980 and March 1981 for the Naval Aviation School, founded at El Belloto on 17 April 1979. Six AS332F1 Cougar helicopters, armed for anti-ship and anti-submarine work, began to replace the Alouettes from 1991.

1987–2010: Concón, the Orion and the C295

The Navy then built a new base on the high ground of Torquemada above Concón, whose runway was inaugurated on 19 December 1987; the farewell ceremony at El Belloto was held on 13 September 1991. From March 1993 the Navy received eight Lockheed Orions, numbered 401 to 408 — two P-3A anti-submarine aircraft and six UP-3A transports according to Infodefensa — which gave squadron VP-1 its long-range patrol aircraft. Four second-hand AS365 Dauphins arrived in 2005–2006 and four more, formerly of the Irish Air Corps, in 2008 for 18.7 million euros. The first of three Airbus C295 Persuaders landed in Chile on 24 April 2010.

2010–2026: Antarctica, new helicopters and the Aurora

The last fifteen years were about keeping old airframes useful. IMP Aerospace in Canada extended the life of two P-3ACH Orions between 2017 and 2021 under Project Albatros IV; the C295s went to Seville for their eight-year inspection, and the PC-7s received digital cockpits in 2019. Seven Vulcanair P68 Observer 2s replaced the O-2A Skymaster in squadron VC-1 from 2016, and five Airbus H125 helicopters were ordered in September 2019, four of which had arrived by November 2022. A Dauphin flew in Antarctica for the first time in the 2022/2023 season, and in December 2024 a VP-1 Orion landed at Glaciar Unión, at 80 degrees south, the first naval military aircraft to do so, according to the Navy. On 25 September 2026 Infodefensa reported that Chile would take four second-hand CP-140M Auroras from Canada from 2027, the first two to Concón.

What it is, and what it is not

This is a small, workmanlike service with no fighters and no carrier, and its aircraft spend more hours on search and rescue, fisheries patrol and Antarctic logistics than on anti-submarine war. Its strength is reach: a handful of long-range patrol aircraft and ship-borne helicopters covering one of the longest maritime zones of any navy. Its weakness is age and thin numbers. The Orion is a design that first flew in 1961, the Navy does not publish how many are still airworthy, the EMB-111s from 1978 still appear on its official list, and the Aurora deal shows a choice of second-hand aircraft rather than new ones. No personnel figure or budget for naval aviation was found on an official page.

That first life lasted seven years. On 21 March 1930 Supreme Decree 1,167 merged naval and army aviation into the independent air force that became the Fuerza Aérea de Chile, and the Navy handed over its Quintero base, as the Navy’s historians record.Chilean Naval Aviation · verified 2026-10-01

لمحة سريعة

The Chilean Naval Aviation in numbers

خدمة

الاسم الأصلي
Aviación Naval de ChileThe Navy’s own pages call it Aviación Naval and its commander the Comandante de la Aviación Naval. No standalone English Wikipedia article titled "Chilean Naval Aviation" could be reached on 1 October 2026; the name follows the planned English form
تأسست
16 March 1923Supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri, per Infodefensa. First naval flight 3 July 1919; merged into the air force on 21 March 1930; re-created from 1953 (Spanish Wikipedia gives 4 July 1953 for the present command; flying resumed at El Belloto in October 1954)
جزء من
Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile)An operational force of the Navy controlling all its aircraft, helicopters and their ground infrastructure
المقر الرئيسي
Concón Naval Air BaseMain base on the Torquemada heights above Concón, Valparaíso Region, at the airfield now named Viña del Mar Airport (SCVM)
قائد
Rear Adm. Luis Felipe Díaz TorresComandante de la Aviación Naval on the Navy’s high command page, 1 October 2026; appointment date not published there
القائد الأعلى للبحرية
Adm. Fernando Cabrera SalazarHead of the Armada de Chile

قوة

طائرات الدوريات البحرية
  • P-3ACH Orion — 8 received from 1993; 2 modernised 2017–2021; number airworthy not published
  • C295 Persuader — 3

Both with squadron VP-1 at Concón. Four CP-140M Auroras are to follow from 2027

Light patrol and utility aircraft
  • P68 Observer 2 — 7
  • EMB-111 (P-111) — still on the official list; number contested

Squadron VC-1. Spanish Wikipedia gives one EMB-111 in service

طائرات الهليكوبتر
  • AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32) — 5 (2023)
  • AS332L Super Puma (HH-32) — 2 (2023)
  • AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) — 9 bought; 5 per Spanish Wikipedia
  • Airbus H125 (HH-50) — 4 delivered of 5 ordered
  • Bo 105 (BO-05) — on the official list

Attack helicopters with squadron HA-1, general-purpose helicopters with HU-1

مدربين
  • Pilatus PC-7 — 7 of 10 delivered

Squadron VT-1; avionics modernised in 2019

Personnel and budget
No figure for naval aviation personnel or spending was found on an official page

بنية تحتية

القاعدة الرئيسية
Concón (Viña del Mar, SCVM)Runway 05/23, 1,750 m; runway inaugurated 19 December 1987. A US$43.6 million commercial airport project on the Navy’s land was recommended for approval in November 2025
Naval air groups
  • Northern — Diego Aracena airport, Iquique
  • Talcahuano — Carriel Sur airport
  • Puerto Montt — El Tepúal airport
  • Southern — Punta Arenas airport

As listed by Spanish Wikipedia; the Southern Naval Air Group flew the first Antarctic Dauphin deployment

Navy-operated aerodromes
  • Viña del Mar (SCVM)
  • Almirante Schroeders, Dawson Island (SCDW)

Operators as listed in the national AIP; Puerto Williams is run by the civil aviation authority

القواعد المغلقة
  • El Belloto, Quilpué — 1954–1991
  • Las Torpederas, Valparaíso — seaplane station from 1921
  • Quintero — handed to the air force in 1930

Quintero is still a Chilean Air Force base

الأسراب
  • VP-1 — maritime exploration
  • VC-1 — general purpose
  • VT-1 — training
  • HA-1 — attack helicopters
  • HU-1 — general-purpose helicopters

As given by Infodefensa in 2023 and the Navy in 2026


بناء

How the Chilean Naval Aviation is organised

The air arm of the Chilean Navy, with five squadrons at Concón and naval air groups along the coast. It has no fighters: its front line is squadron VP-1’s P-3ACH Orions and C295 Persuaders and squadron HA-1’s Cougar helicopters, armed for anti-ship and anti-submarine work. Training is on Pilatus PC-7s, and general-purpose helicopters of squadron HU-1 sail on the Navy’s ships.

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Rear Admiral (contraalmirante)Luis Felipe Díaz TorresCommander of Naval Aviation (Comandante de la Aviación Naval)
Naval Aviation CommandComandancia de Aviación Naval
المقر الرئيسي

Naval Aviation Command

Comandancia de Aviación Naval
Concón

The operational force of the Chilean Navy that controls all its aircraft, helicopters and their ground infrastructure. The Navy’s high command page names Rear Admiral Luis Felipe Díaz Torres as Comandante de la Aviación Naval; the date of his appointment was not published there. The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is Admiral Fernando Cabrera Salazar.

الدورية البحرية

Squadron VP-1

Escuadrón de Exploración Aeromarítima VP-1
Concón

The long-range patrol squadron, with P-3ACH Orions (eight received from 1993, two modernised in 2017–2021) and three C295 Persuaders. In December 2024 one of its Orions landed at Glaciar Unión in Antarctica; four second-hand CP-140M Auroras are to follow from 2027.

جدوى

Squadron VC-1

Escuadrón VC-1
Concón

General-purpose squadron for coastal patrol, search and rescue, maritime police and liaison, with seven Vulcanair P68 Observer 2s bought to replace the O-2A Skymaster and the EMB-111 (P-111), whose number in service is contested.

تمرين

Squadron VT-1

Escuadrón VT-1
Concón

Training squadron with seven Pilatus PC-7s of the ten delivered in 1980–1981, modernised with digital avionics in 2019. The Naval Aviation School was founded at El Belloto on 17 April 1979.

طائرات الهليكوبتر

Squadron HA-1

Escuadrón HA-1
Concón

Attack helicopter squadron with five AS332F1 Cougars for anti-ship and anti-submarine work and two AS332L Super Pumas, according to Infodefensa in 2023.

طائرات الهليكوبتر

Squadron HU-1

Escuadrón HU-1
Concón

General-purpose helicopter squadron with AS365 Dauphins (nine bought; five in service according to Spanish Wikipedia), Airbus H125s and Bo 105s; its helicopters sail on the Navy’s ships, as an HH-65 did for UNITAS in Peru in September 2026.

Regional

Naval air groups

Grupos aeronavales
Iquique, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas

Spanish Wikipedia lists naval air groups at Iquique, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, all on civil or air force airfields; the Southern Naval Air Group at Punta Arenas flew the first Antarctic Dauphin deployment in 2022/2023.


في الخدمة

What the Chilean Naval Aviation flies today

كل نوع متاح برسوم، ويرتبط بصفحته في كتاب الوحوش إن وجدت. تشير الأرقام إلى الطائرات المسجلة، وليس الطائرات المتاحة في يوم معين.

يكتب دور في الخدمة منذ الوحدات ملحوظات
Lockheed P-3ACH Orionفي الخدمة الدوريات البحرية والحرب المضادة للغواصات 1993 Eight received from March 1993 (401–408), two P-3A and six UP-3A according to Infodefensa. Two were modernised by IMP Aerospace in 2017–2021; the number airworthy in 2026 is not published.
Airbus C295 Persuader (C-295 ACH)في الخدمة الدوريات البحرية والحرب المضادة للغواصات 3 2010 Three, Naval 501 to 503.
فولكانير بي 68 أوبزرفر 2في الخدمة Coastal patrol, SAR and liaison 7 2016 Seven; four with infrared cameras.
Embraer EMB-111 (P-111)في الخدمة Maritime patrol, SAR and transport 1978 Six ordered in 1976; the first three arrived in December 1978 and the rest in 1979. Spanish Wikipedia gives one in service; the Navy still lists the type but gives no number.
جهاز التدريب بيلاتوس PC-7 توربوفي الخدمة Trainer and light close support 7 1980 Seven in squadron VT-1 in 2023, of ten delivered.
Aérospatiale AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32)في الخدمة Anti-ship and anti-submarine helicopter 5 1991 Five in squadron HA-1 in 2023, of six acquired.
Aérospatiale AS332L Super Puma (HH-32)في الخدمة Transport, SAR and maritime police 2 Two in squadron HA-1 in 2023.
Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin (HH-65)في الخدمة Ship-borne utility, SAR and maritime police 2005 5–9. Nine acquired according to Infodefensa (four second-hand in 2005–2006, four ex-Irish Air Corps in 2008, one in 2021); Spanish Wikipedia gives five in service.
Airbus Helicopters H125 (HH-50)في الخدمة طائرة هليكوبتر خفيفة متعددة الأغراض 4 2020 Five ordered in September 2019 (project Gaviota 1); four delivered by November 2022 (Naval 21 to 24). Delivery of the fifth was not confirmed.
MBB Bo 105 (BO-05)في الخدمة طائرة هليكوبتر خفيفة متعددة الأغراض Still on the Navy’s list; number and delivery dates not published.
P687
PC-77
كوغار5
H1254
C2953
سوبر بوما2

عند الطلب

يكتب تم الطلب التسليم الأول ملحوظات
Lockheed CP-140M Auroraعند الطلب 4 2027 Second-hand aircraft from Canada, reported by Infodefensa on 25 September 2026.

أكثر

Two would arrive at Concón first as an interim solution and the other two after depot maintenance in North America. No price was given. The Orion is a derivative of the P-3; whether the Auroras will replace or supplement the P-3ACH was not stated.


كانت تُدار سابقاً

Every type the Chilean Naval Aviation has retired

14 types, from the Short 184 to the Cessna O-2A Skymaster. تمثل الأرقام القصوى عدد الطائرات التي تم استلامها على مدار فترة الخدمة بأكملها، وليس قوة الأسطول في أي تاريخ محدد.

يكتب دور قمة تم تقديمه تم استبداله بـ ملحوظات
سيسنا O-2A سكاي ماستر Coastal patrol and SAR P68 Observer 2 لم يتم تحديد الرقم.
Short 184 Seaplane 6 1919–1930 ستة.
Sopwith Baby Seaplane 2 1919– اثنين.
Avro 504 (seaplane) طائرة تدريب مائية 2 1919– اثنين.
Felixstowe F.2A الطائرة المائية 1 1919– واحد.
Beechcraft D18S النقل والدوريات 3 1954– ثلاثة.
بيل 47 مروحية خفيفة 3 1954– ثلاثة.
Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat مروحية مضادة للغواصات لم يتم تحديد الرقم.
دوغلاس سي-47 ينقل لم يتم تحديد الرقم.
بيتشكرافت تي-34 مينتور مدرب PC-7 لم يتم تحديد الرقم.
Bell UH-57B / 206 JetRanger مروحية خفيفة 1970– The first four arrived in 1970; total not given.
Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante ينقل 3 1975– ثلاثة.
Aérospatiale Alouette III (SA 319B) Ship-borne utility and anti-submarine helicopter 10 1977– AS332F1 Cougar Ten bought in June 1977.
CASA C-212-100 Aviocar النقل التكتيكي 4 1978– أربعة.

القواعد الجوية

Where Chilean Naval Aviation flies from

الدبابيس السوداء تمثل القواعد النشطة، أما الدبابيس المجوفة فتمثل المطارات التي تم إغلاقها. Concón, on the Torquemada heights above Viña del Mar, has been the Navy’s main air base since its runway opened in 1987, replacing El Belloto, where naval flying restarted in 1954. The regional naval air groups fly from air force and civil airports at Iquique and Punta Arenas, shown here, and at Talcahuano and Puerto Montt. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

قاعدة جوية نشطة مغلق أو للحجزانقر على دبوس لفتح الصفحة الرئيسية
قاعدة منظمة الطيران المدني الدولي (ICAO) حالة المدرج الوحدات والطائرات
شابونكومنطقة ماجالانيس والقارة القطبية الجنوبية التشيلية (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica chillina) شركة SCCI نشيط 07/252790 مترًا12/302400 متر01/191677 متراًأسمنت
  • Grupo Aeronaval Sur (Southern Naval Air Group): AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) and other naval aircraft as deployed
Concón NavalViña del Mar Airportمنطقة فالبارايسو (إقليم فالبارايسو) SCVM نشيط 05/231750 متراً
  • Escuadrón de Exploración Aeromarítima VP-1: أوريون P-3ACH, C295 المُقنع
  • Escuadrón VC-1 (للأغراض العامة): P68 المراقب 2، EMB-111 (P-111)
  • السرب التدريبي VT-1: بيلاتوس بي سي-7
  • Escuadrón HA-1 (مروحيات هجومية): AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32)، AS332L Super Puma (HH-32)
  • Escuadrón HU-1 (مروحيات للأغراض العامة): AS365 دوفين (HH-65)، H125 (HH-50)، Bo 105
لوس كوندوريسمنطقة تاراباكا (Región de Tarapacá) SCDA نشيط 01/193350 متراً
  • Grupo Aeronaval Norte (Northern Naval Air Group): Naval aircraft as deployed
El Belloto Navalمنطقة فالبارايسو (إقليم فالبارايسو) أُغلق عام 1991

لا توجد قاعدة جوية مطابقة لهذا البحث.


ترتيب المعركة

Who is stationed where in the Chilean Naval Aviation

الوحدات الجوية حسب القاعدة، والوحدات الحالية أولاً. Chilean naval squadrons carry letter codes: VP for patrol, VC for general purpose, VT for training, HA for attack helicopters and HU for utility helicopters. Formation dates were not published for most of them, and the bases of individual regional groups rest on Spanish Wikipedia.

Escuadrón de Exploración Aeromarítima VP-1سرب دوريات بحرية · نشط
أوريون P-3ACH, C295 المُقنع
Escuadrón VC-1 (للأغراض العامة)سرب دوريات المرافق والساحل · نشط
P68 المراقب 2، EMB-111 (P-111)
السرب التدريبي VT-1سرب تدريب · نشط
بيلاتوس بي سي-7
Escuadrón HA-1 (مروحيات هجومية)سرب طائرات الهليكوبتر الهجومية · نشط
AS332F1 Cougar (SH-32)، AS332L Super Puma (HH-32)
Escuadrón HU-1 (مروحيات للأغراض العامة)سرب طائرات الهليكوبتر متعددة الأغراض · نشط
AS365 دوفين (HH-65)، H125 (HH-50)، Bo 105
Chabunco · SCCIIV Air Brigade, Chilean Air Force
Grupo Aeronaval Sur (Southern Naval Air Group)Naval air group · active
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) and other naval aircraft as deployed
Los Cóndores · SCDAI Air Brigade, Chilean Air Force
Grupo Aeronaval Norte (Northern Naval Air Group)Naval air group · active
Naval aircraft as deployed

لا توجد وحدة مطابقة لهذا البحث.


الجدول الزمني

Chilean Naval Aviation milestones, 1914 to today

1916

27 April: naval officers begin the first naval aviator course at El Bosque. 18 October: Lieutenant Pedro Luco Christie is killed in his final tests.

1919

Britain delivers eleven seaplanes and flying boats as compensation for requisitioned warships. 3 July: a Sopwith Baby makes the first naval flight, at Talcahuano.

1921

A first permanent seaplane station opens at Las Torpederas, Valparaíso. 30 August: three Short 184s fly from Valparaíso to Coquimbo.

1923

16 March: a supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri formally creates naval aviation.

1930

21 March: Supreme Decree 1,167 merges naval and army aviation into an independent air force; the Navy hands over Quintero.

1953

The Navy is authorised to buy helicopters and transports; Spanish Wikipedia dates the present command to 4 July 1953.

1954

21 October: the first Beechcraft D18S lands at El Belloto and a naval air squadron is formed. 15 November: the first helicopter is assembled.

1961

5 September: Base Aeronaval El Belloto is formally created.

1978

December: the first three EMB-111 patrol aircraft arrive, during the Beagle crisis with Argentina.

1979

17 April: the Naval Aviation School is founded at El Belloto. September: the PC-7 is chosen as its trainer.

1987

19 December: the runway of the new Viña del Mar naval air base at Concón is inaugurated.

1991

The first AS332F1 Cougar arrives. 13 September: farewell ceremony at El Belloto.

1993

مارس: وصول أول طائرة من أصل ثماني طائرات من طراز P-3 أوريون.

2010

24 April: the first C295 Persuader arrives in Chile.

2016

Seven P68 Observer 2s enter service with VC-1, replacing the O-2A Skymaster.

2020

December: the first Airbus H125 (HH-50) arrives.

2024

December: a VP-1 Orion flies four Antarctic sorties and lands at Glaciar Unión, 80 degrees south.

2026

September: an HH-65 Dauphin sails for UNITAS in Peru; on 25 September Infodefensa reports four CP-140M Auroras to come from Canada from 2027.


سجل القتال

كل صراع شاركت فيه القوات الجوية البحرية التشيلية

الطلعات الجوية والخسائر حيثما يسمح السجل بذلك، وفراغ تام حيثما لا يسمح بذلك.

1الصراعات
1978أولاً
0طائرة مفقودة
0قُتل
  • أزمة بيغل 1978 Supported the Navy’s operations during the crisis with Argentina; no air combat took place

افتح سجل القتال الكامل


الشركات المصنعة

Who built the Chilean Naval Aviation fleet

كل شركة تقف وراء الطائرات الموجودة في هذه الصفحة لها صفحتها الخاصة: القصة، وكل نوع قامت ببنائه، والأرقام، والقوات الجوية الأخرى التي تستخدمها.


أسئلة وأجوبة

Everything people ask about the Chilean Naval Aviation

What is Chilean Naval Aviation called in Spanish?
Aviación Naval de Chile; the Navy’s own pages call it simply Aviación Naval and its commander the Comandante de la Aviación Naval. No standalone English Wikipedia article titled "Chilean Naval Aviation" could be reached on 1 October 2026, so this page uses that plain English form.
When was Chilean Naval Aviation founded?
Infodefensa gives 16 March 1923, when a supreme decree signed by President Arturo Alessandri formally created it; the first naval flight was on 3 July 1919. It was merged into the air force on 21 March 1930 and re-created after 1953 — Spanish Wikipedia gives 4 July 1953 for the present command, and flying resumed at El Belloto in October 1954.
What aircraft does the Chilean Navy fly?
The Navy lists أوريون P-3ACH and C295 Persuader patrol aircraft, PC-7 trainers, P68 Observer 2 and EMB-111 light patrol aircraft, and Cougar, Super Puma, Dauphin, H125 and Bo 105 helicopters. It has no fighters or combat jets.
Where is Chilean Naval Aviation based?
Its main base is at Concón, on the Torquemada heights north of Viña del Mar, at the airfield the national AIP lists as Viña del Mar (SCVM). Spanish Wikipedia lists naval air groups at Iquique, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, all on civil or air force airfields.
Why did Chile’s navy lose its aircraft in 1930?
Supreme Decree 1,167 of 21 March 1930 merged naval and army aviation into one independent air force, which became the Fuerza Aérea de Chile; the Navy even handed over its base at Quintero. It took until 1953–1954 for the Navy to regain aircraft of its own, starting with helicopters and Beechcraft transports.
Is Chile buying new maritime patrol aircraft?
Infodefensa reported on 25 September 2026 that Chile will take four second-hand CP-140M Auroras from Canada from 2027, two of them going to Concón first. They join a P-3 fleet whose two modernised aircraft were rebuilt by IMP Aerospace in 2017–2021. No price was published.
Does Chilean Naval Aviation fly to Antarctica?
Yes. A Dauphin helicopter deployed there for the first time in the 2022/2023 season aboard an offshore patrol vessel, after earlier Bell 47G, JetRanger and Bo 105 deployments, and in December 2024 a VP-1 Orion flew four sorties from Punta Arenas and landed at Glaciar Unión, about 80 degrees south — the first naval military aircraft to do so, according to the Navy.
Has Chilean Naval Aviation ever been in combat?
Not in a shooting war. Its aircraft supported the Navy during the 1978 Beagle crisis with Argentina, which ended without fighting when Argentina called off its operation on 22 December 1978. Its daily work is maritime patrol, search and rescue and support of the fleet.
What are the squadrons of Chilean Naval Aviation?
Infodefensa listed five in 2023: VP-1 (maritime exploration, P-3 and C295), VC-1 (general purpose, EMB-111 and P68), VT-1 (training, PC-7), HA-1 (attack helicopters, Cougar and Super Puma) and HU-1 (general-purpose helicopters, Bo 105, Dauphin and H125).



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