List of equipment of the Chilean Army
This is a list of equipment used by the Chilean Army.
Firearms[]
| Weapon | Caliber | Origin | Picture | Notes |
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| Pistols and submachine guns | ||||
| FAMAE FN-750 | 9×19mm NATO |  Chile
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Main pistol. Locally produced version of the CZ-75. |
| Beretta Px4 | 9x19mm NATO / .40 S&W / .45 ACP |  Italy
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Special forces |
| HK MP5A5 | 9×19mm NATO |  Germany
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| FAMAE SAF | 9×19mm NATO | Chile
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Standard issue submachine gun. Locally designed variation on the SG 540. |
| FAMAE SAF-200 | 9×19mm NATO | Chile
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Tactical variation of the regular SAF |
| Assault rifles and carbines | ||||
| SIG SG 510[1] | 7.62×51mm NATO |  Switzerland
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Mainly used by reserves |
| SG 540-1M | 5.56×45mm NATO | Switzerland
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Standard issue rifle |
| Galil ACE.[2] |  Israel
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In 2014, the ACE began to be deployed in the Chilean Army,[3] replacing SIG 540. | |
| M4 carbine |  United States
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Special Forces | |
| Sniper rifles | ||||
| FAMAE FD-200 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Chile
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Locally produced version of the SG 540 modified as a sniper rifle | |
| Barrett M82A1M | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States
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| PGM 338 | .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6x70mm) |  France
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| SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Switzerland
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| Machine guns | ||||
| FN MINIMI | 5.56×45mm NATO |  Belgium
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Light machine gun |
| MG3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany
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General-purpose machine gun |
| M60E4 | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States
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General-purpose machine gun |
| FN M2HB-QCB | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States
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Heavy machine gun |
| Grenade launchers | ||||
| M203 | 40×46 mm | United States
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Designed to be attached to a rifle |
| Milkor MGL | 40×53 mm |  South Africa
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Grenade launcher |
| Mk 19 Mod 3 | 40×53mm | United States
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Automatic grenade launcher |
Infantry support weapons[]
| Quantity | Weapon | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-tank guided missile launchers | |||
| 2,700 | Spike | Israel
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MR/LR/ER missiles |
| Anti-tank recoilless rifles | |||
| Carl Gustaf M2 Recoilless Rifle |  Sweden
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84 mm | |
| M40 recoilless rifle | United States
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106 mm / some of them are mounted on vehicles | |
| M67 recoilless rifle | United States
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90 mm | |
| Anti-tank weapons | |||
| AT4 | Sweden
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84 mm | |
Armour[]
| Quantity | Type | Origin | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||||
| 170+[4] | Leopard 2A4CHL | Germany
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120 mm gun. May be upgraded to 2A5CHL in the near future. | 
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| 100 | Leopard 1V | Germany Netherlands
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105 mm gun | 
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| Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||
| 280[5] | Marder 1A3 | Germany
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| 139[6] | AIFV-B/YPR-765 | Belgium Netherlands
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Some equipped with Spike LR missiles | 
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| Armoured personnel carriers | ||||
| 369[7] | M113A1/A2 | United States
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| 275[8] | MOWAG Piranha | Switzerland Chile
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Built under license in Chile by FAMAE, in various configurations. 250 6x6 and 25 8x8. | 
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| Armored wheeled vehicles | ||||
| 500+ | HMMWV | United States
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| 180 | Land Rover Defender |  United Kingdom
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| 400+ | AIL Storm | Israel
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| 230 | Toqui A-2 | Chile
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| Artillery | ||||
| 8 | LAR-160 | Israel
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| 14 | RAYO FAMAE | Chile
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| 8 | SLM FAMAE | Chile
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| 24 | M109A5 | United States
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24 requested in 2011, 12 delivered in 2012 and 12 more in 2015[9] | 
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| 24 | M109 KAWEST | United States Switzerland
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Bought in 2004 | 
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| 36 | Soltam M-71 | Israel
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Bought in 1982 | 
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| 74 | M101 howitzer | United States
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| 54 | OTO Melara Mod 56 | Italy
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Aircraft[]
| Quantity[10] | Aircraft | Origin | Service versions |
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| Fixed wing | |||
| 2 | C-212 Aviocar |  Spain
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C-212-300 Aviocar |
| 3 | CN-235 | Spain
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CN-235 M-100 |
| 3 | Cessna 208 Caravan | United States
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Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| 1 | Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign | United States
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Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign |
| Helicopters | |||
| 2 to be sold | Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma | France
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Aerospatiale SA-330L Puma |
| 10 | Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | France
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Eurocopter 8 AS-532AL Mk-1 Cougar + 2 AS-532ALe Mk-II |
| 4 | Eurocopter AS350 | France
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Eurocopter AS-350B3 Ecureuil |
| 2 | Eurocopter AS355 | France
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Eurocopter AS-355N Ecureuil 2 |
| 9 | McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender | United States
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McDonnell Douglas MDD-369FF Defender |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||
| 6+ | BlueBird SpyLite | Israel
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References[]
- ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ^ "FIDAE: Chilean Army Selects Galil ACE as New Standard Rifle". Defense News. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.
- ^ "El Ejército de Chile comienza a desplegar el nuevo fusil Galil ACE" [The Chilean Army begins to deploy the new Galil ACE rifle]. defensa.com (in Spanish). 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Chile Chilean army armed land ground forces military equipment armored vehicle intelligence pictures | Chilie Chilean army armed land ground forces UK | South America Countries Army Land Forces UK".
- ^ "Trade Registers".
- ^ "Chile Chilean army armed land ground forces military equipment armored vehicle intelligence pictures | Chilie Chilean army armed land ground forces UK | South America Countries Army Land Forces UK".
- ^ "Chile's armed forces receive 12 M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzers". worlddefencenews.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ World Air Forces 2013 Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine - Flightglobal.com, pg 12, December 11, 2012 - http://www.scramblemagazine.nl/index.php?option=com_mildb&view=search&Itemid=60&af=cl
- ^ BlueBird seals SpyLite deal with Chilean army Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine - Flightglobal.com, April 9, 2013
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