ADEX X: 3D Technology Behind the FACh Tactical Exercise

Published on March 21, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

Chilean Air Force's ADEX X exercise, with its E-3D Sentry, F-16, and F-5 Tigre III, is more than just training. It represents a complex interoperability scenario that is now planned and analyzed using 3D tools. Virtual simulation and digital twins are key to recreating these maneuvers, allowing visualization and optimization of every tactical interaction before the actual flight, maximizing the effectiveness and safety of operations.

3D representation of a Chilean E-3D Sentry coordinating F-16 and F-5 Tigre III fighters in a simulated exercise.

Digital Twins and Simulation: The Virtual Battlefield Before ADEX X 🎯

The integration between the E-3D early warning aircraft and the fighters requires millimeter coordination. Here, 3D technologies are fundamental. Through advanced simulators and digital models of weapon systems, the complex scenarios of the exercise are recreated. This allows crews to train combat tactics, battle management, and communication in a faithful virtual environment, where infinite threat and response variables can be tested without the costs and risks of a real operation, honing interoperability down to the last detail.

3D Reconstruction for Tactical Analysis and Continuous Improvement 📊

After the exercise, 3D technology continues to add value. The virtual reconstruction of the executed maneuvers, using telemetry data and records, enables an immersive and exhaustive post-mission analysis. This detailed visualization facilitates performance evaluation, identification of improvement points in tactics, and validation of operational doctrine, closing the cycle of modern training based on data and oriented toward maintaining an effective deterrence.

How does 3D modeling and simulation of ADEX X exercise data enable post-execution analysis to optimize air combat tactics and integrated defense?

(P.S.: 3D conflict simulation will never replace peace, but it helps understand the magnitude)