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Montevideo, December 19th 2024 - 08:03 UTC

Tag: F-5 Tiger III

  • Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

    Chilean Air Force still investigating last month's alleged intrusion

    “We must be very cautious and not draw hasty conclusions from what happened,” Montero stressed

    Chile's Deputy Defense Minister Ricardo Montero said Friday in an interview with Radio Bío Bío that his country's Air Force (FACh) was still investigating the Aug. 27 alleged intrusion of unidentified aircraft in an area near the Strait of Magellan which triggered an emergency response protocol.

  • Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 19:02 UTC

    FACh triggers alert over unidentified aircraft neat Strait of Magellan

    When the F-5s reached the area there were no signs of the intruding aircraft

    Chile's Air Force (FACh) deployed two F-5 fighter jets from the Chabunco air base in Punta Arenas after unidentified traffic was detected Tuesday at around 7 pm local time in the vicinity. Some Chilean outlets said the alleged intruder stemmed from Argentina but Defense Minister Maya Fernández never admitted (nor denied) the possibility.