In those early years many aviation milestones were achieved; conquering the height of the Andes was one of the main targets as well as long distance flights.

During the military coup d'état on September 11, 1973, the Chilean Air Force conducted Operation Silence, Hunters from the 7th Aviation Squadron destroyed several transmission antennas belonging to pro-government radio stations.

The Chilean Air Force reported one of its C-130 Hercules transport aircraft carrying 38 people en route to Antarctica missing on December 9, 2019.

The aircraft was on its way to Antarctica’s King George Island to provide logistic support to a military base when radio contact was lost.

[3] On 11 December 2019, aircraft debris was located 18 miles South of where the plane last made contact and no survivors were found.

Performing maintenance on most types in the current inventory, such as minor modifications on F-5E aircraft for example, the industry is of significant importance to the air force.

ENAER is reported to be in talks with Embraer of Brazil to codesign the first indigenous South American military transport plane.