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F-16C/D Block 50 and KC-135E FACh Stratotanker Aircraft Fly over Ice Fields

Five Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters from the Chilean Air Force Aviation Group No. 3 (FACh), supported by a KC-135E Stratotanker tanker aircraft from Aviation Group No. 10, flew over Ice Fields during their deployment to the Magellan and Chilean Antarctic Region. According to the institution, the training seeks to prepare the air crews to operate in any geographical condition, in this case in an adverse geography and weather, typical o…
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Amid high-demand training in Chabunco, the FACh analyses range, consumption and resupply to connect Arica and the southern end.

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In the continuity of the country's efforts to strengthen the military presence in the southern regions, the Chilean Air Force (FACh) has exhibited its combat capabilities with the deployment of its F-16 Block 50 fighters and KC-135R resupplyers in new exercises, same as the Ice Fields and Magellan. [...] La entrada La FACh exhibits muscle in Magellan and Ice Fields with a new deployment of F-16 Block 50 and KC-135R aparece primero en Zona Milita…

The Chilean Air Force deployed three F-16Cs and two F-16D Block 50s from Aviation Group No3 to Chabunco Air Base, headquarters of the IV Air Brigade, in the town of Punta Arenas. The deployment was supported by the KC-135E Stratotanker of the Aviation Group No10 and started in Santiago, after the F-16s have been deployed there from their base in Iquique to participate in the Military Parade for the celebrations of Chile.The deployment was carrie…

Five Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters from the Chilean Air Force Aviation Group No. 3 (FACh), supported by a KC-135E Stratotanker tanker aircraft from Aviation Group No. 10, flew over Ice Fields during their deployment to the Magellan and Chilean Antarctic Region. According to the institution, the training seeks to prepare the air crews to operate in any geographical condition, in this case in an adverse geography and weather, typical o…

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Revista Defensa Infodefensa.com broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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