Overview
- The Executive published Supreme Resolution No. 078-2025-DE to cease Carlos Chávez as FAP commander and, by law, move him to retirement after 40 years of service.
- Supreme Resolution No. 079-2025-DE names Teniente General Mario Raúl Contreras León Carty as the new commander effective November 6, 2025.
- Both acts are signed by President José Jerí and Defense Minister César Francisco Díaz Peche.
- Contreras was selected under seniority rules from the three most senior tenientes generales and will hold the designation General del Aire while in office.
- The $3.5 billion fighter modernization remains unresolved, with ex–deputy minister César Torres calling for an urgent 20% transfer to secure the contract, as prosecutors continue investigating the death of pilot Ashley Vargas.