Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Fire Fighter Corps, Gendarmerie. Active 14,100 personnel (Army 12,500 Navy 1,300 Air 300) Paramilitary 9,000 personnel.


CAMEROON AIR FORCE • Armée de l'Air du Cameroun (AdAC)
Armée de l'air camerounaise / Armée de l'Air de Cameroun (AAC)
Air Forces of Cameroon 300-400 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(Air 1 composite sqn; 1 Presidential Fleet)

• AIRCRAFT 14 Combat Capable. Total 37 Aircrafts.

Fighter Ground Attack 1 sqn with 8 FGA ac:
4 Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet MS.2 NGEA;
4 AerMacchi MB-326K Impala Mk.2;

Training 1 sqns with 12 Trg ac
Advanced Trainer & Light attack 7 Adv Trg ac:
1 AerMacchi Atlas MB-326KC Impala Mk.1;
5 Fouga CM-170 Magister;
Basic Flying Training 6 BscTrg ac:
6 Humbert Tétras

Surveillance Maritime Recce 1 sqn with 2 Surv MR ac:
2 Dornier Do-128D-6 MPA Turbo SkyServant;

Transport 1 sqn with 12 Tpt ac :
2 Lockheed C-130H Hercules;
1 Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules;
1 de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou;
4 de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo;
1 Dornier Do-28D1 Skyservant;
1 Grumman Gulfstream III;
2 Piper PA-23-250F Aztec (Utility);

1 Presidential Fleet 3 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Boeing 767-200ER;
1 Boeing 727-200;
1 IAI-201 Arava;


• HELICOPTER 7 Attack capable. Total 17 Helicopters.
  (1 hel sqn with)

Anti-Armour Attack 7 Atk hel: :
3 Mil Mi-24 Hind;
4 Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle (with HOT)

Support 3 Spt hel:
1 Eurocopter AS-332L Super Puma;
1 Aérospatiale AS-365N Dauphin 2 (with Presidential Fleet);
1 Aérospatiale AS-330C Puma (with Presidential Fleet);

Utility 7 Utl hel:
1 Bell 412EP (Multipurpose Utility);
2 Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger III;
1 Aérospatiale SA-319B Alouette III;
1 Aérospatiale SA-316O Alouette III
1 Aérospatiale SE 3130 Alouette II
1 Aérospatiale SA-318C Alouette II;


• FACILITIES
  Cameroon Air Force Force Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Yaounde
  (État-Major de l'Armée de l'Air)

Armée de l'Air de Cameroun Air Airfields and Air Bases Organisation:

Garoua Air Base (Escadron de Chasse)
Advanced flying training & Light attack Sqn: Alpha Jet MS.2, Impala Impala Mk2
   
Douala Air Base (Escadron de Reconnaissance Maritime)
Surveillance Maritime Sqn: Do128-6
   
Yaounde Air Base (Escadron de Transporte)
Transport Sqn: C-130H/H-30, DHC-5D, IAI 201, PA-23
   
Yaounde Air Base (Escadron d'Helicopteres)
Helicopter Sqn: SA-316B/318C/342L, SE-3130, Bell 206L
   
Garo Air Base (Ecole d'Aviation)
Training Sqn: Impala Mk.1, CM-170, Tetras


Note: Cameroon has 11 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1) and 23 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 14 under 914 m: 6)