Chile interested in additional C-130

Latin America Facundo Rovira CATASTROPHIC FOREST fires (see Firefighters gather in Chile, April 2017, p20), have prompted the country’s defence ministry to evaluate acquiring another C-130 for the Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh, Chilean Air Force). Government plans also call for the FACh to acquire elements to allow the Hercules fleet to be equipped for fighting fires, such as the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) from Aero Union. The force currently operates two C-130Hs and a single C-130B that serve