Fuerza Aerea Panameña (FAP): FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS

F-22A Raptor: 100 aircraft.
Crew: 1
Length: 18.92 m; Wingspan: 13.56 m; Height: 5.08 m; Wing area: 78.04 m²
Empty weight: 19,700 kg (43,340 lb). Max. takeoff weight: 38,000 kg (83,500 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,414 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h) (supercruise)
Range: 2,963 km (>1,600 nmi). Ferry range: 3,220 km (2,000 mi, 1,740 nmi )
Combat radius: 851 km (529 mi, 460 nmi) clean with 185 km (115 mi, 100 nmi) in supercruise. 1,093 km (679 mi, 590 nmi) clean subsonic.
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)

Armament:

Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon, 480 rounds.

Hardpoints: 4 × under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 U.S. gallon (2,270 L) drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg)

Air-to-air mission loadout:
- 6 × AIM-120D AMRAAM (internal)
- 2 × AIM-9X Sidewinder (internal)

Air-to-ground mission loadout:
- 2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or 8 × 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (internal)
- 2 × AIM-120D AMRAAM (internal)
- 2 × AIM-9X Sidewinder (internal)

Air-to-air mission loadout Non-Stealth:
- 6 × AIM-120D AMRAAM (internal)
- 2 × AIM-9X Sidewinder (internal)
- 4 x AIM-9X Sidewinder / AIM-120D AMRAAM (external)

Long Range Air-to-air mission loadout Non-Stealth:
- 8 x AIM-120D AMRAAM (external)
- 4 x 600 US gal. fuel drop tanks underwing (external)

Others:
- 2 x 600 US gal. fuel drop tanks underwing, inboard.

Mission: Is a fifth-generation fighter. The aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities. The F-22 Raptor, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

Radar: AN/APG-77(V)1 AESA radar, which incorporates air-to-ground modes. 125–150 miles (201–241 km) against 1 m² (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range), 250 miles (400 km) in narrow beams

The highly integrated avionics systems also include a data-link, inertial navigation system with embedded GPS for high-accuracy navigation, and advanced electronic warfare, warning and countermeasures systems. Two central computers manage the automatic switching of the sensors between completely passive and wholly active operation, according to the tactical situation. Artificial intelligence algorithms fuse data from the sensors and present only relevant information to the pilot to reduce workload while at the same time improving tactical awareness. The datalink allows tactical information to be shared with other F-22s.

The F-22 possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. Significant advances in cockpit design and sensor fusion improve the pilot's situational awareness.

Software Upgrade (2019):

- Is able to wirelessly transmit targeting, mapping and other sensor information to other aircraft.
- Uses its superior sensor capability to create a battlefield picture.
- To operate in heavy jamming environments.
- Can receive information or target coordinates from nearby drones.
- Be able to control nearby drones from the air.

History: Developed to meet the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) requirement for an F-15 replacement. Requirement for a new fighter was issued in the early 1980s. In 1991 the YF-22 design was announced the winner. The first EMD F-22A made the type's maiden flight in 1997. The USAF originally envisioned ordering 750 ATFs. In 2004, the Department of Defense (DoD) further reduced this to 183 operational aircraft (cost by unit: 339 million NS$), despite the USAF's preference for 381. Due to the economic crisis of the United States of America II; they were forced to lift the ban on the sale of the F-22A to other nations, so in 2009 the Panama Coalition acquired 100 aircraft for its inventory, finishing its order in 2015.

F-23A Black Widow II: 150 aircraft
Crew: 1
Length: 20.60 m; Wingspan: 13.30 m; Height: 4.30 m; Wing area: 88 m²
Empty weight: 16.782 kg (37,000 lb). Max. takeoff weight: +29,000 kg (+64,000 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach +2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,414 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach +1.82 (+1,220 mph, +1,963 km/h) (supercruise)
Range: +4,500 km (+2,790 mi).
Combat radius: 1,380–1480 km (865–920 mi, 750–800 nmi)
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)

Armament:

Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon, 480 rounds.

Hardpoints:
- 2 x Internal Weapons Bay
- 4 × under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 U.S. gallon (2,270 L) drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg)

Air-to-air mission loadout (internal) :
- 4 × AIM-9X Sidewinder
- 8 × AIM-120D AMRAAM

or
- 8 x Meteor

or
- 12 x AIM-9X Sidewinder

Air-to-air mission loadout Non-Stealth:
- 8 × AIM-120D AMRAAM (internal)
- 4 × AIM-9X Sidewinder (internal)
- 8 x AIM-9X Sidewinder / AIM-120D AMRAAM (external)

Air-to-surface missiles:
- AGM-88 AARGM
- AGM-158 JASSM
- SPEAR 3
- Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)
- Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

Anti-ship missiles:
- Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) (Range: 370 kms)

Bombs:
- Mark 84 or Mark 83 or Mark 82 GP bombs
- Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb
- Mk 77 incendiary bombs
- Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) capable
- Paveway series laser-guided bombs
- GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (250 lb).
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) series
- AGM-154 JSOW

Nuclear Deterrence:
- B61 nuclear bomb

Others:
- 2 x 600 US gal. fuel drop tanks underwing, inboard.

Mission: Is a fifth-generation fighter. The aircraft is an multirole fighter (air superiority but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities). The F-23 Black Widow II, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

Radar: AN/APG-77(V)1 AESA radar, which incorporates air-to-ground modes. 125–150 miles (201–241 km) against 1 m² (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range), 250 miles (400 km) in narrow beams

The highly integrated avionics systems also include a data-link, inertial navigation system with embedded GPS for high-accuracy navigation, and advanced electronic warfare, warning and countermeasures systems. Two central computers manage the automatic switching of the sensors between completely passive and wholly active operation, according to the tactical situation. Artificial intelligence algorithms fuse data from the sensors and present only relevant information to the pilot to reduce workload while at the same time improving tactical awareness. The datalink allows tactical information to be shared with other F-23s.

The F-23A possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. Significant advances in cockpit design and sensor fusion improve the pilot's situational awareness.

Software Upgrade (2019-2020):

- Is able to wirelessly transmit targeting, mapping and other sensor information to other aircraft.
- Uses its superior sensor capability to create a battlefield picture.
- To operate in heavy jamming environments.
- Can receive information or target coordinates from nearby drones.
- Be able to control nearby drones from the air.

F-23A Specifications:

• Faster and more Stealthy than the F-22A Raptor.

• A more efficient low-observable flap-nozzle could be installed and the flat exhaust troughs would get updated heat-resistant coverings.

• The F-23's nose was redefined to accommodate a powerful active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar

• Its intakes would be drastically changed. The intake leading edges would be serrated as well, giving them a menacing look and enhanced low-observable properties.

• The F-23A's weapons capacity was expanded and offered more relevant weapons storage than the single bay found on the YF-23. The bays were arranged to carry four of AIM-9X Sidewinders in the front bay and eight AIM-120s in the rear bay. Air-to-ground munitions could also be carried, including much larger weapons than what the F-22 is capable of carrying today due to the greater depth of the F-23's rear weapons bay.

• The refueling port was moved over from the aircraft's centerline to its left over-wing shoulder position, offering pilots a similar tanking 'picture' as the F-15 Eagle.

• The landing gear would also be strengthened and the ventral barrel section would feature a less acute and more blended mold-line.

History:
In 1986, competitors for the ATF program were narrowed down to Lockheed-Martin and Northrop, which were then instructed to produce YF-22 and YF-23 prototypes of their respective designs to face off in a competition four years later. Lockheed’s YF-22 possessed striking looks, but the YF-23, dubbed the Black Widow II, was truly otherworldly, with diamond-shaped wings to reduce radar observability and a very thin side profile evocative of the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. Two huge rear tail fins were canted far outwards at a 50 degree angle above the wing, and were rotated by a fly-by-wire system to induce yaw, roll and pitch.

The YF-23 was rejected by the US Air Force, choosing as its air superiority fighter to the F-22 Raptor. However, after the 1990 crisis, Northrop Grumman Panama was given authorization to manufacture the F-23A Black Widow II and its export to the international market to other nations. One of the modifications established in the production model was a larger weapons loading bay, optimizing the aircraft as a true multirole fighter, unlike the F-22 Raptor which was an air superiority fighter. Although the Black Widow II has a slight maneuverability inferior to low speeds and low height in a dogfight, in general it is an airplane of characteristics superior to the Raptor. It began to be manufactured in 1998.
Price per unit: 210 mill. NS$.

F-3A Spirit (former ATD-X): 200 aircraft.
Crew: 1
Length: 14.17 m; Wingspan: 9.1 m; Height: 4.51 m; Wing area: -- m² (classsified)
Empty weight: 9,700 kg (21.385 lb). Max. takeoff weight: +13,000 kg (+28.660 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,414 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h) (supercruise)
Range: 2,960 km (1,840 mi, 1,600 nmi) with 2 external fuel tanks. Ferry range: 3,220 km (2,000 mi, 1,740 nmi )
Combat radius: 761 km (473 mi, 411 nmi)
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)

Armament:

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon in starboard wing root, 450 rounds.
Hardpoints:
- 4 × external
- 6 x internal bay

Air-to-air missiles:
- AIM-9X Sidewinder (1.0 - 35.4 km)
- AIM-120 AMRAAM (>180 km)
- Meteor (100 - 320 km)

Air-to-ground missiles:
- AGM-65 Maverick: (Range: 22 km)
- AGM-88G AARGM-ER: (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile - Extended Range) (Range: +195 kms)
- AGM-154 JSOW
- AGM-158 JASSM (370+ km)

Anti-ship missiles:
- Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) (Range: 370 kms)

Bombs:
- SCALPEL (Small Contained-Area Laser Precision Energetic Load) (100 lb)
- GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (250 lb).
- GBU-22 Paveway III (500 lb)
- GBU-24 Paveway III (2000 lb)
- GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II (192 lb)
- Mk 82 (500 lb)
- Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb

Others:
2 x external fuel tanks

Mission: air superiority stealth fighter.

Lockheed Martin submitted the design of a twin-engined air superiority fighter jet that combines the F-22’s airframe with the F-35’s electronic suite. Among the technologies of the F-3 are:

• Advanced fly by light fibre-optical flight control system (a fly-by-optics flight control system, which by replacing traditional wires with optical fibers, allows data to be transferred faster and with immunity to electromagnetic disturbance).

• A integrated “Self-Repairing Flight Control Capability”, which will allow the aircraft to automatically detect failures or damage in its flight control surfaces, and using the remaining control surfaces, calibrate accordingly to retain controlled flight.

• The aircraft features 3-D thrust vectoring capability. The XF-9-1 afterburning engines are equipped with three-dimensional thrust vectoring, providing additional lift and directional control augmenting the fighters’ flight control surfaces.

• Another system is an intelligent capability called “I3” (informed, intelligent, instantaneous) providing pilot assist.

• Its radar is an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar called the 'Multifunction RF Sensor', which is intended to have broad spectrum agility, capabilities for electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic support measures (ESM), communications functions, and possibly even microwave weapon functions. (AN/APG-81 radar, which has a range of up to 200 km. The radar is capable of detecting targets with an RCS of 1 square meter at a range of up to 110 km).

• The radiation-absorbent material (RAM) used on the body is a composite material consisting of ceramic and silicon carbide, while the cockpit windshield is coated with a special tin alloy. The aircraft incorporates a serpentine shaped air intake duct to further suppress radar reflection.

• Same weapon system that the F-35.

History: The ATD-X Spirit (Shinshin) was designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. as a technology demonstrator. Due to the need for a cheaper and more available Fifth Generation fighter jet than the F-35A and the F-35C; the government of Japan decided to advance the program and the first flight took place in 2007; using the stealth technology of the F-35 Lightnight II.

Some problematic and expensive systems were omitted, and the design was more similar to the already tested F-22 Raptor. It became a cheaper, maneuverable and truly multirole version of the F-35. Its production began in 2012 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Panama (which benefited from its cheaper production due to the low cost and high labor specialization) with the participation of Lockheed-Martin (manufacturer of the F-22 and F-35) . Thus the Production model, the F-3 Spirit; It is a fifth-generation aircraft very similar to the F-22 raptor, but with the advanced and attack characteristics of the F-35 Lightnight II.

The cost of the project was $ 20 billion. Each plane costs NS$ 85 million. Several production plants in different nations, the main one in Japan, were established by Mitsubishi. The buying nations (of the F-3 manufactured in Panama Coalition) are:

F-15SE Silent Eagle: 250 aircraft.
Crew: 2 (Pilot and weapon systems officer)
Payload: 11,748 kg (25.900 lb)
Length: 19.5 m; Wingspan: 13.1 m; Height: 5.64 m; Wing area: 56.5 m²
Empty weight: 14.300 kg (31.700 lb). Max. takeoff weight: 36.741 kg (81.000 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach +2.5 (+1,650 mph, +2,665 km/h). Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900 mph, 1,450 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.9
Ferry range: 3,900 km (2,100 nmi, 2,400 mi) with conformal fuel tank and three external fuel tanks
Combat radius: 1,270 km (687 nmi, 790 mi)
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,200 m)

Armament:

- 1 × 20 mm M61 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon with 510 rounds of ammunition
- 4 x Internal hardpoints in conformal weapons bays for low-observable capability, or 2 x conformal fuel tanks (CFT)
- 4 x wing pylons external load the same as Strike Eagle's with standard CFTs, including targeting pods and additional external fuel tanks

Multirole Configuration: 8 x Air-to-Air Missile stations + 15 x Air-to-Ground stations.

Air-to-air mission loadout (internal) :
- 2 x AIM-120D AMRAAM + 2 × AIM-9X Sidewinder or
- 4 x AIM-120D AMRAAM or
- 4 x AIM-9X Sidewinder

Air-to-ground mission loadout (internal) :
- 2 × AIM-120D AMRAAM or 2 × AIM-9X Sidewinder +
- 2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
- 4 × 500 lb JDAM or
- 8 × 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

External Air-to-air missiles:
- 8 × AIM-120D AMRAAM + 4 × AIM-9X Sidewinder or
- 16 × AIM-120D AMRAAM

Air-to-surface missiles:
- 6 × AGM-65 Maverick
- 2 × AGM-84 Harpoon
- 2 × AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
- AGM-130
- AGM-154 JSOW
- AGM-158 JASSM

Antiship Missiles:
- 2-4 x AGM-84 Harpoon Block IC/II (Range: 220 kms)
- 2-4 x Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) (Range: 370 kms)
- winged aerial torpedoes (MK 54 lightweight torpedo)
- precision-guided winged naval mines (Quickstrike-J ; Quickstrike-ER)

Bombs:
- Mark 82 bomb
- Mark 84 bomb
- Mark 77 bomb incendiary
- GBU-15
- GBU-10 Paveway II
- GBU-12 Paveway II
- GBU-24 Paveway III
- GBU-27 Paveway III
- GBU-28 (Bunker buster)
- GBU-31 or GBU-38 {8 GBU-31s or 16 GBU-38s} (JDAM)
- GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM)
- GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
- CBU-87 or CBU-103 (CEM)
- CBU-89 or CBU-104 (GATOR)
- CBU-97 or CBU-105 (SFW)
- CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
- BLU-107 Durandal

Nuclear Deterrence:
- B61 or B83 nuclear bomb

Others:
- LANTIRN navigation pods
- AN/AAS-42 Infrared search and track (Tiger Eye IRST systems)
- IRST21 infrared sensor
- Lockheed Martin’ Sniper pod (AN/AAQ-33)
- DB-110 reconnaissance pods
- AN/AXQ-14 Data Link System

Mission: Is an all-weather multirole strike fighter for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft.

The F-15SE was designed to use fifth-generation fighter technology, such as radar-absorbing materials, to significantly reduce its radar cross-section (RCS).Unique features to the F-15SE were the conformal weapons bays (CWB) that would have replaced the conformal fuel tanks (CFT) to hold weapons internally – thus reducing fuel capacity – and the twin vertical tails canted outward 15° to reduce RCS. Weapons can also be carried externally on hardpoints under each wing. New build F-15SEs were to be lighter and more fuel efficient than Strike Eagle conversions due to the canted tails, fly-by-wire controls, and digital electronic warfare equipment; enabling two additional weapons stations on the wings.

The F-15SE feature next-generation Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Elbit 11in x 19in Large Area Display (LAD) system on the front and rear cockpits, digital fly-by-wire flight control system, Link-16 Fighter Data Link and infrared search and track (IRST) system. An advanced targeting pod provides the aircraft with target identification and autonomous tracking capabilities. A navigation pod will also be fitted to the aircraft providing it with all-weather and night-attack capabilities. The aircraft will also feature advanced electronic equipment including BAE Systems digital electronic warfare system (DEWS) and APG-82(V)1 AESA radar (Range Max: 407.4 km).

History: The FAP required 300 aircraft of the Long Range and Multirole Heavy Fighter type. The F-15SE Silent Eagle, a stealth version of the F-15E Strike Eagle, was designed in 2010 and its production began in 2012. The FAP initially ordered 150 aircraft, but the number was increased to 250. The United States of America II developed the project as an export product, which was quickly adopted by the FAP thanks to its unique characteristics. The 250 aircraft were built between 2012 and 2017.

F-15SAE Strike Advanced Eagle: 150 aircraft.
Crew: 2 (Pilot and weapon systems officer)
Payload: 13,38 tons (29.500 lb)
Length: 19.5 m; Wingspan: 13.1 m; Height: 5.64 m; Wing area: 56.5 m²
Empty weight: 14,300 kg (31,700 lb). Max. takeoff weight: 26,309 kg (58,000 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach +2.5 (+1,650 mph, +2,665 km/h). Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900 mph, 1,450 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.9
Ferry range: 3,900 km (2,100 nmi, 2,400 mi) with conformal fuel tank and three external fuel tanks
Combat radius: 1,270 km (687 nmi, 790 mi)
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,200 m)

Armament:

Guns: 1 × 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon with 540 rounds.

Hardpoints: 11 × under-wing pylon stations for 16 air-to-air missiles or 24 air-to-ground munitions.

Multirole Configuration:
- 2 x AIM-120D AMRAAM
- 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinders
- 2 x AGM-84 SLAM-ER
- 2 x AGM-88 HARM
- 6 x GBU-54/B Laser JDAM
- 8 x GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (250 lb).

Typical Escort Configuration:
- 16 x AIM-120D AMRAAM
- 4 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
- 2 x AGM-88 HARM

Precision Strike:
- 16 x GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bombs (SDBs) (250 lb).
- 4 x AIM-120D AMRAAM
- 1 x 2,000 lb Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
- 2 x AGM-88 HARM
- 2 x fuel drop tanks

Air-to-surface missiles:
- 6 x AGM-65 Maverick
- 2 x AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
- 2 x Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile
- AGM-130
- AGM-154 JSOW
- AGM-158 JASSM

Antiship Missiles:
- 2-4 x AGM-84 Harpoon Block IC/II (Range: 220 kms)
- 2-4 x Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) (Range: 370 kms)
- winged aerial torpedoes (MK 54 lightweight torpedo)
- precision-guided winged naval mines (Quickstrike-J ; Quickstrike-ER)

Bombs:
- Mark 82 bomb
- Mark 84 bomb
- Mark 77 bomb incendiary
- GBU-15
- GBU-10 Paveway II
- GBU-12 Paveway II
- GBU-24 Paveway III
- GBU-27 Paveway III
- GBU-28 (Bunker buster)
- GBU-31 or GBU-38 {8 GBU-31s or 16 GBU-38s} (JDAM)
- GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM)
- GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
- CBU-87 or CBU-103 (CEM)
- CBU-89 or CBU-104 (GATOR)
- CBU-97 or CBU-105 (SFW)
- CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
- BLU-107 Durandal

Nuclear Deterrence:
- B61 or B83 nuclear bomb

Others:
- LANTIRN navigation pods
- AN/AAS-42 Infrared search and track (Tiger Eye IRST systems)
- Lockheed Martin’ Sniper pod (AN/AAQ-33)
- DB-110 reconnaissance pods
- AN/AXQ-14 Data Link System

Mission: Is an all-weather multirole strike fighter for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft.

The F-15SAE is an advanced fighter jet aircraft version of the F-15E Strike Eagle featuring state-of-the-art sensors and a wide range of guided and smart munitions. It is claimed to be the most advanced variant of the Eagle built to date. The fighter jet features two additional outboard under-wing hardpoints (stations 1 and 9). Their use required the development and installation of a new digital fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system, which now features a disorientation recovery capability. This version contains features of the F-15QA and the F-15SA.

The aircraft is equipped with the Raytheon AN/APG-82(V)1 (Range Max: 407.4 km) Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar that is also currently being retrofitted to USAF F-15Es.; BAE Systems’ digital electronic warfare system/common missile warning system (DEWS/CMWS); enhanced cockpit displays; a joint helmet-mounted cueing system (JHMCS), and an AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track (IRST) system, as well as the Tiger Eyes third generation low altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN) navigation pod.

History: The FAP required 300 aircraft of the Long Range and Multirole Heavy Fighter type. For this, 150 F-15SA fighters were initially purchased from the United States of America II in 2010, which in 2016 were upgraded to the F-15SAE (equivalent to F-15EX) configuration.

Rafale-B/C (F3R) Multirole Fighter: 970 (600/370) aircraft
Crew: 2-1
Payload: 9.5 tons (20,900 lb) + 3 x 524 gallons (2,000 litre) fuel tanks weighing additional 6.7 tons (14,700 lbs).
Length: 15.27 m; Wingspan: 10.80 m; Height: 5.34 m; Wing area: 45.7 m²
Empty weight: 10,300 kg (22,700 lb) (B) / 9,850 kg (21,720 lb) (C) / 10,600 kg (23,400 lb) (M)
Max. takeoff weight: 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) (B/C/D)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 2.0 (2,223 km/h; 1,322.9 knots) / Low altitude: Mach 1.1 (1,390 km/h; 750 knots)
Cruise speed: Mach 1.4 (1,715 km/h) (supercruise)
Range: >3,700 km (>2,000 nmi) with 3 drop tanks
Combat radius: >1,852 km (>1,000 nmi)
Service ceiling: 15,235 m (50,000 ft)

Armament:

Guns:
- 1 × 30 mm (1.2 in) GIAT 30/M791 autocannon with 125 rounds
- 1 x twin gun pod 30mm cannon

Hardpoints: 14 x for Air Force versions (Rafale B/C), 13 x for Navy version (Rafale M/N) with a capacity of 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance and provisions

Air-to-air Missiles:
- 4-10 x MICA IR/EM (500 m – 80 km)
- 5 x Derby/Derby-ER (50 km/100 km)
- 6 x AIM-9X Sidewinder (1.0 - 35.4 km)
- 5 x AIM-120 AMRAAM (>180 km)
- 1-8 x Meteor (100 - 320 km)

Air-to-ground:
- 4 x Rocket Pods
- 4 x AGM-65 Maverick: (Range: 22 km)
- 4 x AS-30L (Range: 3-11 km)
- 4 x (3x) Brimstone air to surface antiarmour
- 6 x AASM-Hammer (SBU-38/54/64) (550 lb; 276 lb; 1100 lb; 2200 lb) (Range: 25 kms)
- 10 x SCALPEL (Small Contained-Area Laser Precision Energetic Load) (100 lb)
- 6 x GBU-12 Paveway II (500 lb)
- 6 x GBU-22 Paveway III (500 lb)
- 3 x GBU-10 Paveway II (2000 lb)
- 3 x GBU-24 Paveway III (2000 lb)
- GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II (192 lb)
- 20 x Mk 82 (500 lb)
- 10 x Mk 83 (1000 lb)

Antiradiation:
- 5 x AGM-88E HARM (Range: 150 kms)

Antiship Missiles:
- 1-4 x AM-39 Exocet (Range: 50-70 km)
- 1-4 x AGM-119 Penguin 3 (Range: 55+ km)
- 1-4 x AGM-84A Harpoon (Range: 130 kms)
- 1-2 x Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) (Range: 370 kms)

Cruise Missile:
- 1-2 x Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG (Range: 560 km)
- 1-2 x Taurus KEPD 350 (Range: 500 km)
- 3 x Apache AP (Range: 140 km)

Nuclear Deterrence:
- 1 x ASMP-A nuclear missile (100-300 kt)

Other:
- Thales Damocles targeting pod
- Thales AREOS (Airborne Recce Observation System) reconnaissance pod
- Thales TALIOS multi-function targeting pod
- Recce NG (Reco NG) long range, high resolution reconnaissance pod
- Up to 5 drop tanks
- Buddy-buddy refuelling pod

Mission: The Dassault Rafale is a twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions. The Rafale is referred to as an "omnirole" aircraft.

the Rafale's onboard mission systems enable ground attack and air-to-air combat operations to be carried out within a single sortie, with many functions capable of simultaneous execution in conjunction with another, increasing survivability and versatility. Is a semi-stealth twin-jet combat aircraft capable of carrying out a wide range of short and long-range missions, including ground and sea attacks, reconnaissance, high-accuracy strikes and nuclear strike deterrence. The Rafale is equipped with the RBE2 AA AESA (170-180 km range) multimode radar.

Rafale C: Is a single-seat multirole fighter with a fully integrated weapons and navigation systems, making use of the latest technology and is capable of outstanding performance on multiple target air-to-air missions and air-to-surface missions deep behind enemy lines.

Rafale B: Is the two-seater for trainer, strike and reconnaissance missions. Rafale B can perform any operational mission with a lon pilot or with a crew consisting of two pilots or of one pilot and a weapons system operator.

Rafale M: Carrier-borne version. The M model has a strengthened airframe, longer nose gear leg to provide a more nose-up attitude, larger tailhook between the engines, and a built-in boarding ladder. Consequently, the Rafale M weighs about 500 kg (1,100 lb) more than the Rafale C.

Rafale N: Is the two-seater carrier-borne version of the Rafale M.

History: In 1995 The Air Force of the Panama Coalition (FAP) requested a purchase of 1,200 Rafale fighters from Le France, however production was delayed between 1997 and 2002, so the FAP had to get a supplier of a similar aircraft, the F-18E/F from the United States of America II, from which 400 aircraft were purchased. This reduced the total FAP order to just 970 Rafale B/C, in addition to the 700 Rafale M / N orders for the Navy.

JAS-39 E/F Gripen NG: 40 (25/15) aircraft
Crew: 1-2 (Pilot and weapon systems officer)
Payload: 7,2 tons (15.873 lb)
Length: 15.2 m; Wingspan: 8.6 m; Height: 4,5 m; Wing area: 25,5 m²
Empty weight: 8.000 kg (17.637 lb). Max. takeoff weight: 16.500 kg (36.376 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 2.0
Cruise speed: Mach 1.2 Supercruiser
Ferry range: +4.000 km (+2.485 mi)
Combat radius: 1.300 km
Service ceiling: +50,000 ft (+15,000 m)

Armament

Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only).
Hardpoints: 10 x one dedicated for FLIR / LD / Recon pod. Three hardpoints under the fuselage, two under and one on the tip of each wing. with a capacity of 5 300 kg (11 700 lb).

Rockets:
4 × rocket pods, 13.5 cm rockets

Missiles:
6 × AIM-9X Sidewinder / Derby AA missile / Python 4/5 IR missile
7 × AIM-120 AMRAAM or MBDA MICA
7 × Meteor
4 × AGM-65 Maverick
2 × KEPD.350
6 × Rbs.15F anti-ship missile

Bombs:
7 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
2 × Bk.90 cluster bomb
8 × Mark 82 bombs
16 × GBU-39 SDB
12 × Alternative small-diameter glide bomb

Others:
- Spear Air-ground missile
- GBU-22/24 Paveway III
- GBU-49 Smart Bomb
- GBU-53 Smart Bomb
- AGM-154 JSOW
- AGM-158 JASSM

Pods:
- Reccelite Reconnaissance pod
- DJRP Reconnaissance pod
- MRPS Reconnaissance pod
- Litening GIV/III targeting pod
- Sniper targeting pod

Fuel tanks:
- 3 x fuel drop tanks

Mission: is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft. Radar: PS-05/A Mk4 AESA (ES-05 Raven) FCR, Air-to-Air & Air-to-Surface, Medium-Range; Max Range: 222.2 km.

History:
The FAP required a new fighter of low operational cost and high modern combat capabilities, which could be used from any type of unprepared runway, as an aircraft for certain missions outside the nation and for the second national defense line. The Grippen E / F NG was selected, and it was decided to buy 40 units. The first aircraft were received in 2016 and delivery ended in 2019.

F-18E/F Super Hornet: 400 (300/100) aircraft.
Crew: 1-2 (Pilot and weapon systems officer)
Payload: 8,05 tons (17,750 lb)
Length: 18.31 m; Wingspan: 13.62 m; Height: 4.88 m; Wing area: 46.5 m²
Empty weight: 14,552 kg (32,081 lb). Max. takeoff weight: 29,937 kg (66,000 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Cruise speed: Mach 1.01 (1,250 km/h)
Ferry range: 3,330 km (2,070 mi, 1,800 nmi )
Combat radius: 722 km (449 mi, 390 nmi) for interdiction mission
Service ceiling: +50,000 ft (+15,000 m)

Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan nose-mounted rotary cannon, 412 rounds.
Hardpoints: 11 total: 2 × wingtips, 6 × under-wing, and 3 × under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance.

Air-to-air missiles:
- 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder
- 12 × AIM-120 AMRAAM

Air-to-surface missiles:
- 6 × AGM-65 E/F Maverick
- 4 × AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range (SLAM-ER)
- 6 × AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM)
- 4 × AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
- AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Anti-ship missile:
- 2-4 × AGM-84 Harpoon
- 2-4 x AGM-158C LRASM

Bombs:
- 10 x JDAM GBU-32/35/38/54 or 4× GBU-31
- Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
- Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
- CBU-78 Gator
- Mk 20 Rockeye II
- Mk-62/63/65 Quick Strike Naval mine

Others:
- SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
- AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system pod
- AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Targeting pods or
- 4 × 480 U.S. gallon (1,800 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time or
- 4 × 480 U.S. gal (1,800 L) tanks and 1× A/A42R-1 Aerial Refueling Store (ARS) pod for aerial refueling.
- 12 × ADM-141C TALD
- AWW-13 Advanced data link pod

Mission: The F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E/F also features a new quadruplex digital fly-by-wire control system without the Hornet's mechanical back-up system. The F/A-18F Super Hornet is the two-seat development of the F/A-18E, with the rear cockpit equipped with the same displays as the front cockpit and otherwise configured for alternative combat of training roles. It have the AN/APG-79 AESA radar (Range Max: 222.2 km).

History: In 1999, due to the need to quickly fill the FAP's need for modern fighter jets, together with the purchase of the Rafale multirole fighter from Le France, the Panamanian government decided to buy as an emergency measure 400 F/A-18E/F as a multirole aircraft from United States of America II. Initially it was thought to equip the navy aircraft carriers with this aircraft, but later it was decided that the FAP would operate them as a local defense aircraft. FAP Super Hornets retain their hooks to operate on aircraft carriers, and their pilots regularly train on aircraft carriers while they are in port and are considered as reserve aircraft for the navy.

F-111P Aadvark: 130 aircraft.
Crew: 2 (pilot and weapons system operator)
Length: 22.4 m; Wingspan: (Spread: 21.33 m; Swept: 10.35 m); Height: 5.22 m; Wing area: (Spread: 61.07 m² ; Swept: 48.77 m²)
Empty weight: 21,400 kg (47,200 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 49,896 kg (110,002 lb)
Maximum speed: High altitude: Mach 2.5 (3,087 km/h) / at sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,473 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 1.4 (1,715 km/h) (supercruise)
Range: 6,760 km (4,200 mi; 3,700 nmi)
Combat radius: 2,140 km (1,330 mi; 1,160 nmi)
Service ceiling: 20,100 m (66,000 ft)

Armament

- Guns: 1 × M61 Vulcan 20 mm (0.787 in) Gatling cannon with 2,050 rounds
- Hardpoints: 9 in total (8 × under-wing, 1× underfuselage between engines)

Armament capacity: 31,500 lb (14,300 kg) ordnance mounted externally on hardpoints and internally in fuselage weapons bay

Free-fall general-purpose bombs:
- 24 x Mk 82 (500 lb/227 kg),
- 6 x Mk 83 LDGP (1,000 lb/454 kg),
- 2-4 x Mk 84 (2,000 lb/907 kg), and
- 24 x Mk 117 (750 lb/340 kg)
- 4 x M118 (3,000 lb/1,400 kg) demolition bomb

Cluster bombs
- 8 x CBU 97 cluster bombs

Antibunker bomb:
- 2 x BLU-109 (2,000 lb/907 kg) hardened penetration bomb

Paveway laser-guided bombs:
- 2-4 x GBU-10 (2,000 lb/907 kg)
- 2-4 x GBU-24 (2,000 lb)
- 2-10 x GBU-12 (500 lb/227 kg)
- 1 x GBU-28 (4,800 lb/2,200 kg) penetration bomb
- 16 x BLU-107 Durandal runway-cratering bomb
- 1-2 x GBU-15 electro-optical bomb (2,000 lb)

- 4-6 x GBU-31 JDAM / JDAM-ER GPS guided bomb (2.000 lb/910 kg)
- 2-6 x GBU-32 (1.000 lb/450 kg)
- 2 x GBU-35 JDAM GPS guided bomb (1.000 lb/450 kg) (penetrator to destroy bunkers and hardened targets)

Cruise Missile:
- 2-4 x AGM-142 Popeye stand-off missile
- 2-4 x AGM-158 JASSM
- 2-4 x AGM-109 Tomahawk

Antiship Missile:
- 4-6 x AGM-84 Harpoon

Antiradiation Missile:
- 2 x AGM-88 HARM

Air-Air Missiles:
- 4-12 x AIM-120 AMRAAM
- 2-12 x AIM-9X

Others:
- 4-6 x Fuel Tanks
- Elta EL/L-8222 jamming pod
- AN-ALQ 131V ECM Unit
- AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack targeting system sensor pod (upgrade)

Mission: Is an supersonic, medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft. They involve penetrating maritime or land based defences to destroy high value targets, but not particularly demanding in payload. Others, such as cruise missile delivery, close air support or regional battlefield air interdiction would involve unopposed operations in sanitised airspace,

Upgrades over the F-111C "Pig":

- Upgrade smart weapons
- JTIDS/Link-16 datalink
- Additional Mil-Std-1553B data bussing (used in the new build F-15E+ and F/A-18E/F)
- Elta EL/L-8222 jamming pod
- Multimode Radar AN/APG-79 AESA, with a jamming capability (The detection range against a target of 1 m² (0 dBsm) is about 222.2 km km).
- Supercruise Speed (2 x F119-PW-100 engines)
- Internal Weapons /small smart bombs.
- Radar Absorbent Materials (Laminate Technology)
- Minimise use of Reheat
- Upgrade Sensors
- Digital Cockpit (AMLCD panels, HUD + HMD)
- Air combat training system support

History:
The F-111P Aardvark is a modernized and upgrade version of the venerable F-111C. In 1996 the General Dynamics Panama company resumed production of the F-111 Aardvark at the request of the Ministry of Defense of Panama Coalition. At that time, the longer-range interceptor fighters available to the FAP were former F-4 Phantom II. It was also urgent to replace the obsolete Canberra bombers and the FAP had no electronic warfare warplanes, so an aircraft was urgently needed to cover those needs. The fastest and most economical solution was a modernized version of the Aardvark with more powerful engines, a modernized cabin, new radar and capable of carrying modern weapons such as BVR missiles and cruise and anti-ship missiles; In addition to an electronic warfare version, the EF-111P Super Raven, based on the EF-111G Raven and a light bomber version, the FB-111P Aardvark, to replace the obsolete Canberra bombers. As with the Lockheed Martin F-4AR + Fightinghawk, General Dynamics saved a lot of money and production time using an already designed aircraft, saving design and development costs, obtaining a modern aircraft with great performance at a fairly economical price.

Unit price: 60 million NS $ for the F-111P Aardvark; $ 70 million for the FB-111P; $ 85 million for the EF-111P Super Raven. Manufacture since 1996-present.