Reaching Top Operational Capabilities

摘要

In an exclusive interview with MILITARY TECHNOLOGY correspondent Santiago Rivas, Chilean Air Force commander, General Jorge Rojas Avila, explains the achievements reached by his force after years of investments and well organised planning. MT: The FACh has been widely modernised in the last years. How would you describe the capabilities today? Gen. Avila: Historically, our development was very coherent, from the times of Comodoro Arturo Merino until the present day. Today, we have a very powerful force that, without large numbers, can face any scenario and operate 24/7. I think that our institution today has a strategic dimension that makes it possible to accomplish its tasks to the medium and long term as a modern force, with the capacity to keep fulfilling its functions, efficiently using the resources assigned to it.