In November of 2004 it became clear that the Chilean government was also seeking urgent replacement for its aging Mirage 50/5M aircraft. Operating costs are soaring and spare parts are getting hard to obtain. It is believed that negiotiations are underway with the Dutch government to aqcuire a batch of 20 second-hand RNlAF F-16s with the MLU update.
Finally, in October of 2005 the Chilean government decided to purchase a total of 18 Dutch F-16s (11 A's & 7 B's). The aircraft are already...
