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Republic of Panama (República de Panamá)

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No regular military forces; Panamanian public forces include: Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Air-Naval Service (SENAN), National Border Service (SENAFRONT)
Note: Abolished its army in 1990, which was confirmed by a unanimous parliamentary vote for constitutional change in 1994. The Panamanian Public Forces, including the National Police, National Borders Service, National Aeronaval Service, and Institutional Protection Service, have some warfare capabilities.


PANAMANIAN NATIONAL AIR-SEA SERVICE
• Servicio Nacional Aeronaval

National Air Service 400 personnel / National Maritime Service 600 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Presidential Guard 1 bn under strength MP 1 bn

AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 31 Aircrafts.
  (3 Ac sqn with)

Reconnaissance & Training 1 sqn with 8 Trg/Recce ac:
5 ENAER T-35D Pillán;
2 ENAER T-35B Pillán;
1 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Basic Trg);

Presidential flt with 3 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600;
1 Boeing 727-100 (store or retired);;
1 Grumman Gulfstream II (store or retired);
Sikorsky S-76C*

Transport 1 sqn with 20 Tpt ac:
Tactical Transport 6 TacTpt ac:
1 Airtech CASA 235M;
2 CASA 212M Aviocar;
3 CASA 212-300 Aviocar;
Tactical light Transport 7 Tac Lt Tpt ac:
1 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander;
Utility & Light Transport  6 Utl/Lt Tpt ac:
2 Piper PA-34 Seneca;
1 Piper Pa-31T Turbo Cheyenne;
1 Cessna 210 Centurion;
1 Rockwell Commander 1121
1 Aero Commander 560A  (store or retired);
Liaison & Transport 1 Liaison Tpt ac:
1 Cessna 152 Aerobat;


HELICOPTER 1 armed capable. Total 27 Helicopters.
  (1 Hel sqn with)

Light Armed 1 Lt Armed Hel:
1 McDonnell Douglas 500E Defender

Transport 1 VIP Tpt hel:
1 Sikorsky S-76C Spirit*
 
Utility 21 Utl hel:
1 Bell 412
6 Bell 212 Twin Huey;
13 UH-1H Huey;
2 Bell 205A1 Iroquois;
1 Eurocopter EC145

Liaison 2 Liaison hel:
2 Bell 407

* Presidential flt

FACILITIES
  National Air-Sea Service Heaquarters: Air Wing 1 HQ located at Amador

  Panamanian National Air-Naval Service (SENAN)
  Airfields and Airbases Organisation:


Ciudad de Panamá (MPTO)/Tucumen IAP
1st Aero Squadron (1er Escuadrón Aéreo) : BN-2A, CASA 212/235 PA-31/34, Cessna 152/172/210, Commander

Ciudad de Panamá (MPTO)/Tucumen IAP
2nd Air Squadron (2do Escuadrón Aéreo) : Bell 407/205/212/412, UH-1H,MD-500E, EC145

Ciudad de Panamá (MPTO)/Tucumen IAP
3rd Air Squadron (3er Escuadrón Aéreo) : T-35B/D
   
Balboa (MPHO)/Howard AFB
Presidential squadron (Escuadrilla Presidencial) - Boeing 727, Legacy 600, Gulfstream II, S-76C
   
Rambala (MPBO)/Bocas del Toro AP
Air Detachment Rambala (Destacamento Aéreo de Rambala)

Santiago  (MPSA) / Base Aérea de Santiago (Ruben Cantu IAP)     

Note: Panama has 54 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 17 under 914 m: 30), 64 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 52) and 3 heliports

 
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   Panama AF News:

Panama receives six UH-1H Huey II helicopters

• Panama receives six UH-1H Huey II helicopters  (11.09.2019)



 

 



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