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Armée de l’Air du Cameroun · Cameroon Air Force

The Cameroon Air Force (Armée de l’Air du Cameroun) grew from a one-squadron transport arm formed a year after independence into a small force of Alpha Jets, Hercules and helicopters that stayed loyal in the 1984 coup attempt and has spent the last decade flying troops, casualties and Mi-24 and Z-9 gunships over Boko Haram’s Far North and the Anglophone west — with an ageing fleet whose real serviceability no one outside Yaoundé publishes.

0戦闘機
5現役の空軍基地
1961設立
12退職したタイプ
写真：南アフリカ共和国ジョージ出身のボブ・アダムス氏撮影／ウィキメディア・コモンズ（CC BY-SA 2.0）
国Cameroon設立1961状態アクティブ本部ヤウンデ司令官Jean Calvin Momha
その物語

The Cameroon Air Force story: a squadron for a new republic, loyalty in 1984 and helicopters against Boko Haram

1960–1966: an escadrille for a new republic

French Cameroun became independent on 1 January 1960 and joined the former British Southern Cameroons on 1 October 1961. The air arm followed the army: the English Wikipedia article, the most detailed open account, dates it to 1 January 1961, when a National Squadron (Escadrille Nationale) was formed, renamed National Aviation in 1964 and the Cameroon Air Force (Armée de l’Air du Cameroun) in 1966. That makes 1960 the birth year of the state and its forces, and 1961 the first date for the air arm itself. Its early fleet was what France and its partners supplied to new African states: Max Holste Broussard liaison aircraft, Douglas C-47s, Alouette helicopters and later the de Havilland Canada Caribou and Buffalo and the Dornier Do 28. It was an air force built for moving people and supplies across a large country with poor roads, not for fighting.

1970s–1984: Hercules, Alpha Jets and a loyal air force

Combat aircraft came late and in small numbers. Cameroon bought the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in its MS2 ground-attack version in the early 1980s: Dassault lists Cameroon among its ten Alpha Jet air forces, and Wikipedia gives seven aircraft, adding that some sources say six. Three Lockheed C-130H Hercules, which a maintenance report in 2020 described as 38 to 42 years old, gave the air force real airlift. The force earned its political reputation on 6 April 1984, when presidential palace guards tried to overthrow Paul Biya, in a plot widely believed to have been directed from exile by former president Ahmadou Ahidjo. Wikipedia’s account calls the air force’s loyalty to the president an important factor in the coup’s defeat. The government gave 71 dead; independent estimates ran to about 1,000.

1981–2008: Bakassi, the dispute settled in court

The Bakassi peninsula, oil-rich and claimed by both Cameroon and Nigeria, produced border clashes from 16 May 1981 and more serious fighting in 1994 and on 3 February 1996. Cameroon took the case to the International Court of Justice on 29 March 1994. The court ruled on 10 October 2002 that the 1913 Anglo-German agreement gave the peninsula to Cameroon; Nigeria had argued for an older line based on British treaties with local chiefs. Under the Greentree Agreement of 12 June 2006 Nigeria withdrew, completing the handover on 14 August 2008. The sources checked for this page describe no air combat over Bakassi and no Cameroonian air strikes there; the air force’s documented role in the dispute is not established, and this page does not invent one.

1990s–2013: Impalas that never flew and a fleet in decline

The 1990s and 2000s were a story of decline. In 1997 Cameroon bought six ex-South African Atlas Impala Mk I and Mk II light jets; Military Africa reported in 2021 and again in 2022 that none was operational. The Buffalo transports were grounded from 2001. defenceWeb’s country profile has long described a low serviceability rate that leaves few combat-capable aircraft. The Hercules fleet survived on outside contracts — Denel, Sabena Technics, OGMA of Portugal and, from 2019, a five-year Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group contract with work at Cambridge. New equipment arrived one airframe at a time: a CASA CN235M in July 2013, Bell 412EP helicopters from February 2010, and a Chinese Xian MA60 transport.

2013–2020: Boko Haram and a helicopter air force

Boko Haram changed the air force’s priorities. In 2013 Cameroon signed its first arms contract with Russia, for Mi-17 transport helicopters; China supplied four Harbin Z-9s in 2014; the first refurbished Mi-24 attack helicopter of an order reported as six arrived at Douala in February 2016, earmarked for the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) and Operation Alpha in the Far North. The United States handed over two Cessna 208 surveillance aircraft in Yaoundé on 11 May 2018 and flew its own drones from Garoua. Much of this was tied to the BIR rather than the air force proper, and much of it was contested: Amnesty International documented 101 cases of torture by Cameroonian forces, mostly at the Salak base near Maroua, in a 2017 report summarised by Military Africa; AFRICOM said in August 2017 that it had received no reports of abuse. On 6 February 2019 Washington halted C-130 training and a Cessna upgrade over alleged gross human rights violations.

2017–2026: the Anglophone war, new partners and the honest gaps

From September 2017 the conflict in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions added a second front. Z-9WE gunships were reported based at Bamenda, and one crashed near Oku on 13 May 2019 with three divisional officers aboard; separatists fired on a Camair-Co airliner landing at Bamenda on 1 December 2019. More than 6,500 people had died by October 2024, according to a figure cited by the researcher Jacqui Cho. Cameroon signed a defence agreement with Russia on 12 April 2022 and a financial cooperation agreement with Türkiye on 3 June 2026, and US forces were preparing to return to Maroua in mid-2026. What is missing is transparency: no official fleet list is published, the commander’s name rests on a single unofficial source, and estimates of serviceable Alpha Jets and Mi-24s differ widely.

Combat aircraft came late and in small numbers. Cameroon bought the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in its MS2 ground-attack version in the early 1980s: Dassault lists Cameroon among its ten Alpha Jet air forces, and Wikipedia gives seven aircraft, adding that some sources say six.Cameroon Air Force · verified 2026-10-01
一目でわかる

The Cameroon Air Force in numbers

サービス

ネイティブ名
Armée de l’Air du CamerounFrench and English are both official languages; the force is known in English as the Cameroon Air Force. The official Ministry of Defence site (mindef.cm) could not be reached, so the spelling follows Wikipedia
設立
1 January 1961As the Escadrille Nationale, a year after independence (1 January 1960); renamed National Aviation in 1964 and Armée de l’Air du Cameroun in 1966. No official founding date was found
一部
カメルーン軍Alongside the army, navy and gendarmerie; the President is Commander-in-Chief
本部
ヤウンデAir Force Headquarters in Yaoundé, per Military Africa’s report on the Hercules support contract
空軍司令官
Brig. Gen. Jean Calvin Momha (unconfirmed)Named only by Wikipedia, without a date; no official confirmation found
最高司令官
President Paul BiyaIn office since 1982; declared winner of the 12 October 2025 election on 27 October 2025 with 53.66 per cent

強さ

人事
About 1,000–1,800Wikipedia (Armed Forces article) gives about 1,000 including a security battalion; defenceWeb’s profile gives about 1,800. No official figure published
Combat jets
  • Alpha Jet MS2 — 4–6
  • Atlas Impala — 5–6, none operational

Two to six serviceable at most: Military Africa reported in 2021 and 2022 that two of six Alpha Jets were inoperable; defenceWeb lists four. The Impalas are not operational

攻撃ヘリコプター
  • Mi-24 — 2–3 reported
  • Z-9WE — about 3
  • SA 342 Gazelle with HOT — several (2020)

Six refurbished Mi-24s reported ordered from Russia, the first arriving February 2016; defenceWeb listed "a couple of" Mi-24Vs in 2020 and three in its profile. Four Z-9WE came from China in 2014; at least one and possibly two have been lost

輸送
  • C-130Hハーキュリーズ — 3
  • Cessna 208 Caravan — 2–3
  • CN235M — 1
  • Xian MA60 — 1
  • PA-23 Aztec — 1

FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia; two of the Caravans are ISR aircraft donated by the US in 2018

ヘリコプター
  • Mi-17 — 5
  • AW109 — 4
  • Bell 412EP — 1–4
  • SA 330 Puma — 1–2
  • Bell 206 — 1–2
  • Alouette II — 1

FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia, with Bell 412EP numbers from defenceWeb and Military Africa (four by 2019, against one in the FlightGlobal table)

トレーナー
  • Humbert Tétras — 7

Humbert Tétras light aircraft for elementary training

インフラストラクチャー

空軍基地
  • Yaoundé — headquarters, helicopters and liaison
  • Douala (BA 201) — transport and reconnaissance
  • Garoua (BA 301) — attack and training, PANVR school

Military Africa names Yaoundé, Douala and Garoua; Douala is Base Aérienne 201 and Garoua Base Aérienne 301. Koutaba (airborne battalion) and Bamenda (Z-9s) are also used

Flying units named in sources
22e Escadron Aérien, DoualaWith 221 Escadrille de Transport and 222 Escadrille de Reconnaissance; other unit designations were not confirmed
Main runways
Garoua 3,401 m; Douala 2,852 mBoth shared civil airports (FKKR and FKKD); lengths per the ASECNA eAIP (AD 2.12, checked 2 October 2026). Wikipedia gives 3,363 m and 2,880 m; OurAirports gives 3,363 m and 2,850 m
ドローン
None confirmed with the air forceThe ScanEagle, Orbiter and Bramor drones belong to the BIR’s Air Observation Group at Maroua-Salak
Foreign air presence
US, by invitationUS drones flew from Garoua from about 2015 to 2019; in June 2026 AFRICOM described only small training and assessment teams while a return to Maroua was reported
構造

How the Cameroon Air Force is organised

A small service of the Cameroon Armed Forces, about 1,000 to 1,800 strong, with three main bases at Yaoundé, Douala (Base Aérienne 201) and Garoua (Base Aérienne 301). Its only combat jets are about six Alpha Jet MS2s, two of them reported inoperable; the wars against Boko Haram and in the Anglophone regions are fought mostly with helicopters — Mi-24s, Mi-17s, Z-9WEs and Bell 412EPs — and three C-130H Hercules. No official order of battle or fleet list is published, and the only flying units named in the sources are at Douala.

JC

准将Jean Calvin MomhaChief of the Air Force (chef d’état-major de l’Armée de l’Air)
カメルーン空軍Armée de l’Air du Cameroun
本部

カメルーン空軍

Armée de l’Air du Cameroun
ヤウンデ

One of the services of the Cameroon Armed Forces, alongside the army, navy and gendarmerie, about 1,000 strong according to Wikipedia and about 1,800 according to defenceWeb. Wikipedia names Brigadier General Jean Calvin Momha as Chief of the Air Force, without a date; no official page confirms the name. The Commander-in-Chief is President Paul Biya, and the Minister Delegate in charge of Defence is Joseph Beti Assomo.

最前線

Alpha Jet fleet

The force’s only combat jets: Alpha Jet MS2 ground-attack aircraft bought in the early 1980s, six on strength with two inoperable according to Military Africa in 2021 and 2022, four according to defenceWeb. No unit designation or base for them is published. The six ex-South African Impalas of 1997 were reported not operational.

ヘリコプター

攻撃ヘリコプター

Bamenda (Z-9WE, as reported)

Refurbished Mi-24s from Russia, the first arriving at Douala in February 2016 for the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) and Operation Alpha in the Far North, with two or three reported in service; four Harbin Z-9WEs supplied by China in 2014, about three left; and HOT-armed Gazelles, "several" in 2020. Military Africa reported in 2022 that the Z-9WEs were based at Bamenda; no official confirmation.

輸送

22e Escadron Aérien and 21st Air Transport Squadron

Douala (BA 201)

The only flying units named in the sources. The 22e Escadron Aérien, with 221 Escadrille de Transport and 222 Escadrille de Reconnaissance, flies the three C-130H Hercules, 38 to 42 years old in 2020 and supported since 2019 by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. IISS, via Wikipedia, also lists a 21st Air Transport Squadron, whose aircraft are not named. The fleet includes a CN235M and an MA60.

Surveillance and utility

Cessna 208s and utility helicopters

Two Cessna 208 surveillance aircraft donated by the United States were handed over in Yaoundé on 11 May 2018. The utility helicopters are Mi-17s from the first Russian arms contract of 2013, Bell 412EPs from 2010, used heavily in support of the BIR, AW109s and Pumas; their units and bases are not published.

トレーニング

Pôle Aéronautique National à Vocation Régionale

PANVR
Garoua (BA 301)

An aviation centre at Garoua named only by English Wikipedia, without a citation; its role and date of creation could not be confirmed. Seven Humbert Tétras light aircraft are listed for elementary training.

使用中

What the Cameroon Air Force flies today

課金対象となるすべてのタイプは、該当する「獣図鑑」のページ（存在する場合）にリンクされています。. 表示されている機数は、予約済みの機数であり、特定の日に利用可能な機数ではありません。.

タイプ 役割 使用中 以来 単位 注記
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS2使用中 軽攻撃と上級トレーナー 6 1982 Six on strength, of which two inoperable (Military Africa 2021 and 2022; FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia); defenceWeb lists four.

もっと

Wikipedia’s Alpha Jet article says seven (some sources six) were delivered; its operators list also gives an uncorroborated 27 with 12 in service, which no other source supports.
Mil Mi-24V Hind使用中 攻撃ヘリコプター 3 2016 defenceWeb’s profile lists three; defenceWeb wrote of "a couple of" Mi-24Vs in 2020. Six refurbished helicopters were reported ordered from Russia.

もっと

Not listed in the FlightGlobal 2023 table quoted by Wikipedia.
ミルMi-17V-5使用中 輸送ヘリコプター 5 2014 Five in the FlightGlobal 2023 table via Wikipedia; defenceWeb reported two acquired from the 2013 contract.
Harbin Z-9WE使用中 Armed utility helicopter 3 2014 Four supplied by China in 2014; FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia lists three. Military Africa reports one lost in 2015 (or 2020, by a later article) and a crash on 13 May 2019.
アエロスパシアルSA 342 ガゼル使用中 対戦車ヘリコプター Four HOT-armed Gazelles in 2013; "several" in 2020. Not in the FlightGlobal 2023 table.
ロッキードC-130Hハーキュリーズ使用中 戦術輸送 3 Three C-130H (defenceWeb profile: two C-130H and one C-130H-30).
CASA CN235M使用中 戦術輸送 1 2013 Received July 2013.
西安 MA60使用中 輸送 1 1つ。.
セスナ208キャラバン（ISR）使用中 監視および軽輸送 3 2018 Three in the FlightGlobal 2023 table, two of them for ISR; the two ISR aircraft were US-donated.
Bell 412EP使用中 汎用ヘリコプター 4 2010 Four by September 2019 per defenceWeb and Military Africa; FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia lists one.
アグスタウェストランド AW109使用中 軽多目的ヘリコプター 4 FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia; not corroborated elsewhere.
アエロスパシアルSA 330 プーマ使用中 輸送ヘリコプター 2 Two (Wikipedia, FlightGlobal 2023); Military Africa listed one in 2021.
ベル206Bジェットレンジャー使用中 軽ヘリコプター 1 One (FlightGlobal 2023 via Wikipedia); two in Military Africa 2021.
アエロスパシアル・アルエットII使用中 軽ヘリコプター 1 1つ。.
Humbert Tétras使用中 主任トレーナー 7 セブン。.
Piper PA-23 Aztec使用中 軽輸送 1 One (defenceWeb lists two).
Grumman Gulfstream III使用中 VIP送迎 1 Presidential squadron, operated separately from the air force per Wikipedia.
Aérospatiale AS 332 Super Puma使用中 VIPヘリコプター 1 Presidential squadron; defenceWeb counted two in 2013.
Aérospatiale AS 365 Dauphin使用中 VIPヘリコプター 1 Presidential squadron.
Tétras7
アルファジェット6
Mi-175
ベル4124
AW1094
Mi-243
Z-93
C-130H3
以前は運営されていた

Every type the Cameroon Air Force has retired

12 types, from the Atlas Impala Mk I and Mk II (licence-built MB-326) to the de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo. ピーク時の数値は、特定の日付における機体数ではなく、運用期間全体を通して引き渡された機体数を指します。.

タイプ 役割 ピーク 提供 に置き換えられました 注記
デ・ハビランド・カナダ DHC-5D バッファロー 戦術輸送
Atlas Impala Mk I and Mk II (licence-built MB-326) Light attack and jet trainer 6 1997年～ Six ex-South African Air Force aircraft bought in 1997; defenceWeb still lists five, said to be non-operational.
フーガ CM.170 マジスター ジェットトレーナーと軽攻撃機 アルファジェット defenceWeb’s profile lists five with a question mark; Wikipedia lists the type as former. Wikipedia’s Magister article does not list Cameroon, so this row is weakly sourced.
デ・ハビランド・カナダ DHC-4 カリブー 戦術輸送 defenceWeb’s profile still lists one.
ダグラスC-47 輸送
ホーカー・シドレー HS 748 輸送
マックス・ホルステ MH.1521 ブルサール 連絡係
Dornier Do 28 and Do 128 軽輸送 Wikipedia lists both as former; defenceWeb’s profile still lists two of each.
IAIアラバ 軽輸送 Listed (two) only in defenceWeb’s long-running profile; current status unknown.
ボーイング707 VIP送迎 Listed (one) only in defenceWeb’s profile; not in the 2023 table.
アエロスパシアルSA 315B ラマ 軽ヘリコプター
アエロスパシアル・アルエットIII 軽ヘリコプター Listed as former by Wikipedia; defenceWeb mentioned Alouette IIIs as late as 2013.
空軍基地

Where the Cameroon Air Force flies from

黒いピンはアクティブなベースです。. Military Africa names three main bases, each in a different military region: Yaoundé, the capital’s old city airport, and Douala and Garoua, which share their runways with international airports. Bamenda is listed as the Z-9WE forward base Military Africa reported in 2022, and Maroua-Salak as the airlift field of the Far North, beside the army’s BIR base. Yaoundé and Bamenda have no page in the ASECNA AIP, so their positions are Wikipedia’s.

現役の航空基地 閉鎖または予約ピンをクリックして基本ページを開きます
ベース ICAO 状態 滑走路 部隊と航空機
Bamenda AirportNorth-West Region FKKV アクティブ 17/352,500メートル
  • Z-9WE helicopter detachment (reported): Harbin Z-9WE
DoualaBase Aérienne 201Littoral Region FKKD アクティブ 12/302,852メートルアスファルトコンクリート
GarouaBase Aérienne 301North Region FKKR アクティブ 09/273,401 mアスファルトコンクリート
  • Base Aérienne 301
  • Pôle Aéronautique National à Vocation Régionale (PANVR)
  • US task force, Contingency Location Garoua: US drones (Predator-family; reported as MQ-1C Gray Eagle)
Maroua-Salak AirportFar North Region FKKL アクティブ 13/312,100メートル瀝青コンクリート
  • BIR Air Observation Group: Orbiter 2 and Orbiter 3, Boeing Insitu ScanEagle, C-Astral Bramor C4EYE
  • US forces at Salak
ヤウンデCentre Region FKKY アクティブ 03/211,987 m
  • Air Force Headquarters (État-major de l’Armée de l’Air)

その検索条件に一致する空軍基地は見つかりませんでした。.

戦闘序列

Who is stationed where in the Cameroon Air Force

Units by base, current units first. The only Cameroonian flying units named in the sources are at Douala: the 22e Escadron Aérien, with 221 Escadrille de Transport and 222 Escadrille de Reconnaissance, and the 21st Air Transport Squadron listed by IISS. The American drone task force at Garoua and the US forces at Salak are listed and marked as not Cameroonian, and the BIR’s drone unit as army. Where a single report or Wikipedia alone places a unit, the entry says so.

Yaoundé · FKKYAir Force Headquarters, Yaoundé
Air Force Headquarters (État-major de l’Armée de l’Air)本社 · アクティブ
Douala (Base Aérienne 201) · FKKDBase Aérienne 201
21st Air Transport Squadron (21e Escadron de Transport Aérien)輸送飛行隊・現役
22e Escadron AérienTransport and reconnaissance squadron · active
C-130Hハーキュリーズ
Garoua Air Base (Base Aérienne 301) · FKKRBase Aérienne 301
Base Aérienne 301空軍基地・現役
Pôle Aéronautique National à Vocation Régionale (PANVR)Aviation training centre · active
US task force, Contingency Location Garoua2015年～2019年
US drones (Predator-family; reported as MQ-1C Gray Eagle)
Maroua-Salak Airport · FKKL民間空港
BIR Air Observation GroupDrone unit (army) · active
Orbiter 2 and Orbiter 3, Boeing Insitu ScanEagle, C-Astral Bramor C4EYE
US forces at Salak2015年～2019年
Bamenda Airport · FKKV
Z-9WE helicopter detachment (reported)Armed helicopter detachment · active
Harbin Z-9WE

検索条件に一致するユニットは見つかりませんでした。.

タイムライン

Cameroon Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1960

1 January: French Cameroun becomes independent.

1961

1 January: the National Squadron (Escadrille Nationale) is formed, according to Wikipedia. 1 October: reunification with Southern Cameroons.

1964

Renamed National Aviation.

1966

Renamed Armée de l’Air du Cameroun.

1981

16 May: the first deadly clash with Nigeria over Bakassi; five Nigerian soldiers are killed.

1984

6 April: coup attempt by palace guards in Yaoundé; the air force stays loyal to President Biya.

1994

29 March: Cameroon takes the Bakassi dispute to the International Court of Justice.

1997

Six ex-South African Atlas Impalas bought; none is reported operational by 2021.

2002

10 October: the ICJ awards Bakassi to Cameroon.

2008

14 August: Nigeria completes its withdrawal from Bakassi under the Greentree Agreement.

2013

July: a CN235M is received. August: first Russian arms contract, for Mi-17 helicopters.

2014

China supplies four Harbin Z-9 helicopters.

2016

February: the first refurbished Mi-24 arrives at Douala for operations against Boko Haram.

2018

11 May: two US-donated Cessna 208 ISR aircraft are formally handed over in Yaoundé.

2019

6 February: the US halts C-130 training and other aid over alleged abuses. 13 May: a Z-9 crashes near Oku. 1 December: separatists fire on an airliner at Bamenda.

2020

2 August: a C-130H runs off the runway at Maroua with 96 aboard; nobody is hurt.

2022

12 April: defence cooperation agreement with Russia.

2026

3 June: financial military cooperation agreement with Türkiye. June: US forces prepare to return to Maroua. 3 August: President Biya promotes five brigadier generals.

戦闘記録

カメルーン空軍が戦ったすべての戦争

記録に残っている出撃回数と損失回数、そして記録が残っていない場合は正直に空白とします。.

4紛争
1981初め
1航空機が失われた
0殺害された
  • 1984年のクーデター未遂事件 1984 Remained loyal to President Paul Biya when palace guards rose against him
  • ナイジェリアとのバカシ国境紛争 1981年～2008年 No documented air combat; the air force’s part in the dispute is not established in the sources checked
  • ボコ・ハラムとISWAPに対する作戦 2014年～ Airlift of troops and supplies, casualty evacuation, surveillance and helicopter attack in support of ground forces
  • 英語圏の紛争 2017年～ Helicopter transport and armed support from Bamenda; airlift

戦闘記録全体を開く

質疑応答

Everything people ask about the Cameroon Air Force

What is the Cameroon Air Force called in French?
Armée de l’Air du Cameroun. Cameroon has two official languages, French and English, and the service uses both names; this spelling follows the English Wikipedia article, because the Ministry of Defence website could not be reached. It began as the Escadrille Nationale in 1961 and took its present name in 1966.
What aircraft does the Cameroon Air Force fly?
Its only combat jets are about six アルファジェット MS2s, of which two were reported inoperable. It flies three C-130Hハーキュリーズ, a CN235 and an MA60, Cessna 208 surveillance aircraft, and helicopters including the Mi-24, Mi-17, Harbin Z-9, Bell 412 and AW109. No official list is published; counts come from FlightGlobal (via Wikipedia), defenceWeb and Military Africa.
When was the Cameroon Air Force founded?
Cameroon became independent on 1 January 1960, and the air arm followed on 1 January 1961 as the National Squadron, according to Wikipedia. It was renamed National Aviation in 1964 and the Cameroon Air Force in 1966. No official founding date was found.
Does Cameroon still fly the Alpha Jet?
Yes, on paper. Military Africa reported six アルファジェット in 2021 and 2022 with two inoperable; defenceWeb lists four. Nothing published between 2024 and September 2026 reports new Alpha Jets, an upgrade or a retirement for Cameroon.
Did the Cameroon Air Force fight over Bakassi?
Not as far as the sources checked show. The Bakassi dispute with Nigeria produced deadly border clashes in 1981, 1994 and 1996, but it was settled in court: the International Court of Justice gave the peninsula to Cameroon on 10 October 2002, and Nigeria withdrew by 14 August 2008. No account of air combat or Cameroonian air strikes there was found.
What did the air force do in the 1984 coup attempt?
It stayed loyal. When palace guards rose against President Paul Biya on 6 April 1984, Wikipedia’s account names the air force’s loyalty as an important factor in the coup’s failure. The government gave 71 dead; independent estimates were about 1,000.
How has the air force fought Boko Haram?
Mostly with helicopters and airlift. Cameroon bought Mi-17s from Russia in 2013, received refurbished Mi-24 gunships from February 2016 for the Rapid Intervention Battalion, got Z-9s from China and two US-donated Cessna 208 surveillance aircraft in 2018. The United States also flew drones from Garoua. Published figures for Cameroonian air strikes were not found.
Are there foreign military aircraft in Cameroon?
US drones operated from Garoua from about 2015 to 2019. In June 2026 Military Africa reported US plans to return to Maroua for surveillance only, while AFRICOM said its presence was limited to small training and assessment teams at the invitation of the government.
Which bases does the Cameroon Air Force use?
Its three main bases are Yaoundé, Douala (Base Aérienne 201, home of the C-130s) and Garoua (Base Aérienne 301, attack and training). Helicopters also use Bamenda, and the army’s airborne battalion is at Koutaba.
Who commands the Cameroon Air Force?
Wikipedia names Brigadier General Jean Calvin Momha (written Momha Jean Calvin), without an appointment date; this could not be confirmed on an official page. The Commander-in-Chief is President Paul Biya.

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