ATLANTA escribió:
mich!! la primera fémina en alcanzar el màs alto grado del escalafón de Gente de mar en la ACH. Bien por ella y será extraño ver una condestable mujer.
saludos
ATLANTA
Y no te digo si esta de buen ver mas
Chilean Air Force: Ready for tomorrow’s wars?
Air Force News — By Jose Miguel Pizarro on December 21, 2010 8:06 am
Since the beginning of the Chilean Air Force (FACH) modernization process -- in the late 1990’s -- the use of Chilean air power has been guided in the context of large-scale major combat operations. In that type of fight, the current Chilean doctrine (a copy almost word by word of the U.S. Air Force doctrine) does an exceptional job of defining “traditional” roles that unfortunately do not necessarily apply to the current realities of South America.
For instance, and if Chile goes to war against one or more of its neighbors traditional air–to-air combat operations will probably last between 10 to 14 days. Two weeks… that’s all. After hunting down every single jet fighter (if any) and bombing every operational enemy runway the Chilean Air Force (FACH) will then realize that the current force design was not well suited for dealing with the new kind of Irregular Warfare (IW) in which modern air forces find themselves today.
As soon as the FACH realizes that there are no more integrated air defenses to penetrate, that there is no air threat to counter, and no traditional strategic targets left for air power to destroy… Chilean Air Force Generals will be then tasked to quickly adapt by giving the best possible support to ground-combat elements. With their armies destroyed and their tanks and bases in flames their enemies will quickly throw away their uniforms -- hide among the population -- and quickly attempt to take control of certain strategic choke points in the Andes Mountains. As soon as the first guerrilla attacks start killing hundreds of Chilean soldiers the FACH will be then required to counter asymmetric, irregular and hybrid threats for the rest of the campaign. So, and if that’s the most likely scenario for the FACH then the new operational environment begs the question: But to provide Close Air Support (CAS) with what?
The problem in Chile is that Irregular Warfare (IW) it is not viewed as strategically important as traditional warfare. As with counterinsurgency doctrine, Irregular Warfare and CAS operations to support this type of fight have generally been neglected in the Chilean Armed Forces. In its present form, CAS is primarily a reactive and a poorly understood concept that’s rarely practiced in combat drills. As a result, and if a Chilean Army company commander wants to destroy a simple target such as an entrenched mortar, a machinegun nest or a sniper hidden in a building downtown he needs to call in a $70 million dollars jet (from hundreds of miles away) to do the job of a $5 million dollars turboprop airplane specifically designed for light attacks. As common sense dictates Chilean ground forces should instead be supported with the right mix of platforms and tactics before they ever come into contact with the enemy. As modern warfare mature, Chilean air power should adapt and quickly equip their forces to better match the actual theater requirements it will face in the not so distant battlefields of the next decade.
What’s the problem?
Current Chilean Air Force strike-fighter force design and development seems to be centered exclusively around expensive fourth-generation platforms such as the F-16 Block 50. Again, these aircraft are incredibly capable (and need to be in order to counter high-end threats such as MIG-29s) but they are not well suited for low-end conflict.
So the question remains: What are they going to do after just 2 weeks of combat operations when there are no more enemy airplanes to shoot down? Switch to provide Close Air Support with a fleet of almost fifty F-16s? Sure… but with a price tag of more than $1 million dollars per attack (and with more than 100 calls for fire every day) shouldn’t make more sense using large numbers of low cost airplanes specifically designed to attack and destroy ground targets? Make no mistake here, without a robust CAS capability the Chilean army will be forced to engage every single ambush, firefight and tactical engagement alone. Considering the operational environment and the number of troops traditionally deployed by the Chilean Army brigades… without Close Air support the rate of casualties will be at an alarming and steady rate of between 30 to 40 men killed (and more than 100 seriously injured) every 24 hours. With more than 900 Chilean soldiers killed and more than 3,000 injured and mutilated every month the mounting casualties will force the Chilean government to execute a tactical retreat in the middle of a humiliating operational defeat. Mark my words….
The Scenario:
Since the arrival of the new fleet of F-16 fighters FACH commanders have firmly (and comfortably) stationed themselves at very modern air force bases in Iquique and Antofagasta with the idea to provide a distant air power service in support of Chilean Army ground forces fighting in Peru and Bolivia. Although highly capable and effective, these F-16 aircraft must transit hundreds of miles and burn thousands of pounds of fuel (from Chilean Air Force tankers) to loiter in theater for a precious few minutes before flying all the way back to the FACH bases for recovery and re-arming. Air power by its very nature is extremely flexible yes, but its recent implementation in Chile has not been.
The solution:
The Chilean Air Force must embrace a more Soldier-focused, joint air-and-ground approach while simultaneously balancing requirements for the current needs of Irregular Warfare. This requires the expert use of measured air power in the form of timely close air support (CAS) and precision strikes against everyday targets such as entrenched snipers, machinegun nests and fortified positions inside urban areas. If we want to save lives we are not going to send 70 soldiers to kill a single sniper inside of a building. A well coordinated Army-Air Force team will get a Forward Air Controller on the net and ensure that within 4 to 12 minutes a laser guided bomb is dropped inside that specific building. But when fighting inside an urban area we need to keep in mind that calls for CAS will be required at a rate of 1 every 10 minutes. Accordingly, we should not overlook the development of low-cost CAS platforms that fit the intensive requirements of Close Air Support (CAS) in a much more economical and effective way.
The Colombian Air Force approach:
Today the Colombian Air Force (FAC) is flying a small fleet of 25 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano turboprop aircrafts designed for light attack, counter insurgency (COIN) and pilot training missions. When incorporating modern avionics and weapons systems these aircrafts have the ability to provide a tough, survivable counterinsurgency platform with long loiter times and large ordnance loads. Then, and when thinking that the Chilean Air Force might need to operate from forward operating bases or Expeditionary Airfields deep inside hostile territory the TUCANOs bring a robust weapon system -- with a long range and autonomy – that is able to operate in night and day, in any meteorological conditions, and able to land on short combat airfields lacking advanced infrastructure.
The Colombian Air Force pioneered the concept of Irregular Warfare direct support to soldiers on the ground by developing a new Latin American doctrine of operations, capabilities, tactics, and costs that are in fact smartly matching the mission they currently support. In 2008, the FAC used a Super Tucano armed with “Griffin laser guided bombs” inside Ecuadorian airspace during "Operation Phoenix", destroying a key guerrilla cell, 20 FARC terrorists and killing the second-in-command chief, Raul Reyes. While the entire operation was conducted at night not a single Colombian soldier was injured.
Conclusions:
It truly makes no sense using high tech, extremely expensive $70 million dollars F-16 fighters to kill a 4 men patrol of enemy infantry running away from an ambush site at night. Especially when you can employ lower cost, lower-tech aircrafts armed with rockets and machineguns and equipped with advanced night vision systems. The concept makes even more sense when the FACH can deploy large quantities of these airplanes and allow them to be used by the Chilean army – on hundreds of CAS missions every day -- to achieve total battlefield superiority.
Before it is too late, the Chilean Air Force should immediately acquire, integrate and weaponize a small fleet of 60 to 80 modern light-attack and reconnaissance aircraft to provide ground attack capabilities similar to those lost after the purchase of the new fleet of F-16s. These "new" light attack aircrafts should be capable of operating from austere locations (such as enemy highways or second class roads) providing ISR and joint-fires support from a low-cost, highly reliable platform built to integrate seamlessly with current Chilean Army and Air Force command-and-control systems.
Their footprint must be small enough not to necessitate major infrastructure improvements or unduly burden existing logistics systems. For instance, and if the FACH ignore these recommendations and just simply decides to use its fleet of F-16 fighters to go after single enemy vehicles, small infantry positions or isolated command posts then the operational tempo will quickly exhaust expensive fighter and tanker life spans at an alarming rate. Meaning? Within 2 weeks there will be no more F-16s available to fly in support of the Chilean army.
A less-expensive light-attack platform would dramatically reduce the operational strain on the FACH fighter fleet by replacing the F-16s on tactical CAS missions or by augmenting existing air power assets as needed. For example, and from a logistical standpoints of cost and readiness, the fuel used by a single F-16 in one hour equals more than 40 hours of flight time in a single-engine light-attack/armed reconnaissance aircraft.
Normally, platform acquisition requires long lead times. But in the case of light-attack aircraft, no research-and-development or technology-based delays will slow down the acquisition process. These types of aircrafts are already fielded by a number of commercial manufacturers and more than 50 of them are already in service with the Chilean navy and Air Force in pilot-training roles. Finally, industry manufacturers are standing by for the call to produce badly needed light-attack aircraft. All of this makes a compelling case: This capability is what the Chilean Army-Air Force Team needs to reshape air power for Irregular Warfare… and on the FACH next war “Close Air Support” will certainly be the name of the game.
NUEVO HELICÓPTERO AS-350B-3 PARA LA PDI
11 Enero 2011
Un nuevo helicóptero para la Policía de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) se sumará a la actual flota y será destinado al combate contra el narcotráfico en la Región Metropolitana, de acuerdo a lo anunciado por el Intendente Fernándo Echeverría y el Director General de esa institución Marcos Vásquez.
La compra de la aeronave se concretará mediante la asignación de fondos especiales para reparar los daños que sufrió la PDI posterior al terremoto del año pasado. Los fondos son asignados por el Gobierno Regional y totalizan más de 2315 millones de pesos para el aparato y equipos complementarios, entre los que se incluyen grúa y eslinga de levante, faro de búsqueda y cámara de televigilancia entre otros. El AS-350 es un monoturbina, con capacidad para 2 tripulantes y 6 efectivos de operaciones especiales. El aparato es totalmente multifuncional por lo que puede adaptarse fácilmente a cualquier tarea policial y también al rescate de personas en emergencias.
El Director General de la PDI, señaló: “Este tipo de aeronave, adquirida gracias al Gobierno regional, permite a la institución mejorar la calidad y el tiempo de respuesta en cualquier investigación criminal, siempre con el objetivo de contribuir, como un actor estratégico, en el actual sistema de enjuiciamiento criminal”
freischutz escribió: es demasiado para lo que Chile necesita a menos de que quiera entablar una guerra real contra otro pais
El viernes 7 de Enero, la Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia “Halcones” de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile dio la partida oficial a la serie de presentaciones y sobrevuelos que realizará durante el verano de 2011 en distintas ciudades a lo largo del país. En esta oportunidad la localidad de Iloca, ubicada en la región del Maule, fue la seleccionada para dar inicio a este Tour, que tiene como objetivo principal llevar alegría a la zona afectada por el pasado terremoto y tsunami del año 2010.
Cerca de siete mil personas se dieron cita en la playa principal de la ciudad, donde pudieron apreciar las maniobras que realizó el team especialmente para el público congregado en el lugar.
Aproximadamente a las 18:00 horas de ese mismo día, el público presente en el Estadio Municipal de la ciudad de Cauquenes, bajo un sol radiante pudo apreciar cerca de 15 minutos de acrobacias efectuadas en los cielos del sector, disfrutando de variadas maniobras en formación e individual. Muchos aplausos recibió en especial la estrella de nuestro emblema patrio realizada por los 5 aviones de la formación.
Muy agradecida se demostró la comunidad de Cauquenes hacia la Escuadrilla Acrobática, manifestando espontáneamente aplausos y palabras de admiración y agradecimiento por haber considerado a esta zona afectada dentro del calendario de actividades Institucionales.
El día sábado 8 fue un día con muchas actividades aéreas, ya que los “Halcones” junto a los paracaidistas “Boinas Azules” fueron el foco de atención en el Festival Aéreo de Talca, realizado en el Aeródromo Panguilemo. La Escuadrilla de Acrobacia se presentó a las 16:00 horas, y los “Boinas Azules” dos horas más tarde. En esa cita, cerca de ocho mil personas pudieron apreciar el espectáculo aéreo que realizaron ambas organizaciones Institucionales, deleitando al público presente con maniobras como el “Break de 4 aviones”, “Loop invertido en formación rombo” y muchas otras.
Continuando con la primera semana de presentaciones, el pasado domingo 9, la Escuadrilla se trasladó hacia la ciudad de Constitución, donde se presentó bajo un escenario espectacular con cerca de 15 mil personas. Además el día estuvo perfecto para la actividad aérea, dando así un cierre espléndido a las presentaciones en esta región del país.
A partir del jueves 13 en la ciudad de Pelluhue, continuará la serie de presentaciones y sobrevuelos a nivel nacional de este Team Acrobático, de acuerdo al calendario de presentaciones 2011.
Toqui Lautaro escribió:ATLANTA escribió:[mich!! la primera fémina en alcanzar el màs alto grado del escalafón de Gente de mar en la ACH.
Entiendo que han existido antes en la Armada, mujeres con el grado suboficial mayor, pero del escalafon civil. En este caso sería la primera con uniforme.
Saludos.
Jaime Ravinet renunció esta tarde a su cargo de ministro de Defensa, luego de sus polémicos dichos respecto del puente mecano sobre el Río Biobío.
El ahora ex secretario de Estado se dirigió esta tarde al Palacio La Moneda y se reunió con el titular del Interior, Rodrigo Hinzpeter. Tras la cita, confirmó la noticia a los medios de comunicación: “Tomo la decisión por razones particulares y personales”.
Agregó que "creo que ya habrá tiempo para profundizar. He tomado esa decisión y he querido informar directamente al ministro del Interior, con el cual hemos trabajado muy bien". Además dijo que "fue un cargo muy bonito durante estos diez meses, creo que hicimos una buena gestión, me voy muy contento y satisfecho".
POLEMICAS DECLARACIONES Y RECTIFICACIONES
Ravinet debió rectificar en dos ocasiones sus declaraciones respecto del caso del puente.
Tras la petición del Consejo para la Transparencia de que el Ministerio de Defensa diera a conocer los detalles de la compra de la estructura -considerada material de guerra y que se incluye dentro de los gastos reservados de las Fuerzas Armadas- el ex titular de Defensa envió un documento a la entidad en el cual señalaba que “a futuro las Fuerzas Armadas serán renuentes a prestar colaboración a las autoridades civiles ante catástrofes de la naturaleza, al verse obligadas a exhibir su material de guerra o equipamiento militar para acudir a prestar auxilio a la población civil, sean forma transitoria o permanente, como su Consejo lo está haciendo con los puentes mecanos".
Luego de que el diario El Mostrador publicara esos dichos, Ravinet aclaró el 7 de enero que "las Fuerzas Armadas son esencialmente obedientes y disciplinadas al Poder Ejecutivo. Por tanto, siempre que la autoridad lo solicite, estarán dispuestas a ayudar a la comunidad frente a catástrofes naturales".
En tanto, ayer, mientras los micrófonos de la prensa estaban abiertos en medio de una sesión en el Congreso, el ex secretario de Estado dijo a otros diputados que el puente "vale callampa". Hoy, Ravinet precisó que "obviamente el puente no vale callampa, el puente es extraordinariamente importante para la conectividad de Concepción", aclarando que se requiere instalarlo de manera rápida para darle una solución a la ciudad en relación al tránsito de vehículos pesados.
Ravinet insistió hoy que no deja la cartera por estos temas: “No hay ningún tema político, ni de diferencias importantes en esta materia. He presentado mi renuncia y es indeclinable”, dijo. Agregó que "hace mucho tiempo tomé la decisión de no estar en carrera política, para mí fue una sorpresa que se me pidiera ingresar al Ministerio de Defensa".
Iris escribió:aunque, a su juicio, la gota que rebalsó el vaso fue la compra de una casa al Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas, el general Cristian Le Dantec por más de un millón de dólares
http://www.infodefensa.com/?noticia=el- ... a-su-cargo
.- Saludos.
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