Aqui van, es un articulo (extracto) en PDF (no se como subirlo, para que lo lean, si es que se puede)
Jane's Defence Weekly
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Open waters
Latin America's principal naval powers have extensive offshore assets to protect but limited funding to accomplish such a mission. Inigo Guevara reports on their attempts to address this dilemma
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Chile: building a regional naval powerhouse
The Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy - ACH) is continuing its ongoing modernisation programme, which for 2015-20 will centre on strengthening the service's amphibious warfare and scientific research capabilities but will also include planning the next phase of its surface combatant fleet modernisation.
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According to the Chilean Navy's commander, Admiral Enrique Larranaga, performance of the 12,000-ton dock landing ship (LSD) Sargento Aldea (the ex-French Navy Foudre ), has been exemplary. Sargento Aldea 's multirole capability enables Chile to provide disaster relief and humanitarian support well beyond its borders. Adm Larranaga said the Chilean Navy is hopeful of being first in line to procure Sargento Aldea 's sister ship, Sirocco , which is due to be retired in 2015. According to the naval commander, having a two-LSD ship capability will provide the Chilean Marines' Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade (BAE) with an uninterrupted deployment capability. The BAE was created in December 2012 and comprises a major shift in the marines' doctrine, given that they have moved from a territorial defence role to become a mobile international deployable force. Given Chile's international commitments, which span from Central America to the Antarctic, the second ship is likely to be funded. The protection of the Panama Canal is of vital importance to Chile as it is the third largest user of the canal in the world.
The navy will also need to procure a new icebreaker for Antarctic operations to replace the 6,500-ton Almirante Oscar Viel , which is entering the final stages of its life cycle. Building an icebreaker at ASMAR Talcahuano shipyards will cost about USD150 million and take at least four years to complete, but will enable the navy-run yard to absorb technology that is otherwise inaccessible.
The 3,000-ton scientific research ship Cabo de Hornos , which has been in service since July 2013, has rapidly proven its worth. The project, which began in 2007 with the full backing of President Michele Bachelet, has been popular, with Cabo de Hornos being in high demand by Chile's national scientific community.
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Este articulo es del 03 de Diciembre del 2014, es un PDF para descarga, publicado por Jane´s, lo de arriba es copia de lo referente a Chile (2 paginas), dentro de un resumen de 9 paginas (articulo original tiene 13 paginas, solo accesible a quienes estan suscritos con pago).
Del primer parrafo quedan como prioridades hasta el 2020 el desarrollo de capacidades anfibias (o sea hay segundo anfibio), capacidades de investigacion cientifica (lei sobre planes de un segundo Cabo de Hornos) y dejar listas las fragatas (o sea seleccionado casco/plataforma de reemplazo a L y T-22, sistemas de armas...de los cuales lo unico OK serian los SSM...Harpoon II..., hay que elegir reemplazo de SM-1 y ver si se reemplazan SAM - yo creo que si, Seawolf va de salida, Barak 1 ya esta "viejo").