Cameroon Armed Forces

The territory is divided into 5 combined arms military regions (RMIA):[10]

• RMIA1 (Yaoundé)
• RMIA2 (Douala)
• RMIA3 (Garoua)
• RMIA4 (Maroua)
• RMIA5 (Bamenda)

• 11th Ebolowa Brigade:
  • 11th BCS (command and support battalion) in Ebolowa
  • 12th BIM (motorized infantry battalion) in Ebolowa
  • 12th BIM at Djoum
  • 13th BIM at Ambam
  • 11th BA (support battalion) at Sangmélima
• 12th Bertoua brigade
  • 12th BCS in Bertoua
  • 14th BIM in Bertoua
  • 15th BIM to Yokadouma
  • 16th BIM at Garoua-Boulaï
  • 12th BA in Bertoua

• Rapid Intervention Brigade[11]
  • Headquarters at Bafoussam
  • Special Amphibious Battalion (BSA) at Tiko
  • Airborne Battalion (BTAP) in Koutaba
  • Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (BBR) in Douala
• 21st Motorized infantry brigade of Buéa[10]
  • 21st BCS in Buéa
  • 21 BIM in Buéa
  • 22nd BIM at Mamfé
  • 23rd BIM at Loum
  • 24th BIM at Akwaya
  • 21st BA in Kumba
• 201st Douala Air Base[10]
  • 21st Air Transport Squadron
  • 211st Transport and Assault Transport Squadron
  • 212nd Transport and Assault Transport Squadron
  • 22nd Air Squadron
  • 221st Transport and Assault Transport Squadron
  • 222nd Reconnaissance Squadron

Oerlikon GDF of the Cameroon Armed Forces in 2016.

Note that this list shows acquired equipment and not the equipment that are currently in service. Some of the listed equipment is out of service.

	Origin	Type	Acquired	Notes
WMA301 Assaulter	China	Tank destroyer[12]	12[13]	12 others on order.
Type 07P	China	Infantry fighting vehicle	20[12]	31 others on order
Ratel IFV	South Africa	Infantry fighting vehicle	12[13]
Panhard AML-90	France	Armoured car	31[13]	31 AML-90 Delivered via Bosnian Army in 2002[13]
M8 Greyhound	United States	Armoured car	10[13]	Delivered from France. Removed from the service
M5 Half-track	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	5[13]	Removed from the service
M3 Half-track	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	3[13]	Removed from the service
Véhicule Blindé Léger	France	Armoured scout car	5[13]
ACMAT Bastion	France	Armoured personnel carrier	38[13]	23 arrived 2015-2016 and 15 in 2017
Gaia Automotive Industries Thunder Mk-1 APC	Israel	Armoured personnel carrier	18[13]
RAM-2000	Israel	Armoured personnel carrier	5[13][12]
Ferret armoured car	United Kingdom	Armoured car	8[13]	Probably out of service
Panthera T6	United Arab Emirates	Armoured car	At least 2[14]	Used by Rapid Intervention Battalion
Cadillac Gage Commando	United States	Armoured car	51[13]	Including 20mm Autocannon and 81mm Mortar Carrier versions
Cougar (MRAP)	United States	Infantry mobility vehicle	6[13]
General Dynamics Land Systems PKSV	United States	MRAP	27[12]
ACMAT VLRA (Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support Vehicle) TPK-BL	France	Truck	30[13]
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)	Egypt  Romania	Field gun	22[13]
M101 howitzer	United States	Howitzer	16[13]
M116 howitzer	United States	Howitzer	5[15]
Soltam M-71	Israel	Howitzer	18[13]
BM-21 Grad	Romania	Multiple rocket launcher	20[13]+?[12]	20 delivered from Romania in 1995. Some more from an unknown source in the 2010s.[12]
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1	France	Mortar	16[13]
Cardom	Israel	Self-propelled mortar	8[13] to 18[12]
BGM-71 TOW	United States	Anti-tank missile	24[15]	250 missiles and 24 launchers delivered in 1990[13]
MILAN	France	Anti-tank missile	6[13]	6 launchers and 60 missiles delivered in 1982
HOT (missile)	France	Anti-tank missile	40	40 missiles delivered for SA-342L Helicopters[13]
M40 recoilless rifle	United States	Recoilless rifle	40	M40A2 Version in service[15]
M20 recoilless rifle	United States	Recoilless rifle	13	Type 56 Version in use[15]
Exocet	France	Anti-ship missile	15[13]
Plessey Radar Limited/BAE Systems Watchman	United Kingdom	Air search radar	1	1 radar delivered from UK in 1984[13]
ZPU-2	Soviet Union	Anti-aircraft gun	16[15]
Type 63 anti-aircraft gun	People's Republic of China	Anti-aircraft gun	18[15]	Used on ground mount
37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)	People's Republic of China	Anti-aircraft gun	18[15]
Oerlikon GDF	Switzerland	Anti-aircraft gun	21[15]

Around May 1999, Philip Njaru wrote a newspaper article where he alleged ill-treatment of civilians conducted by the 21st Navy Battalion based in Ekondo-Titi. In late May Njaru was approached by the local captain who asked Njaru "to stop writing such articles and to disclose his sources". Refusing to do this, Njaru five days later found his house encircled by armed soldiers, and escaped to Kumba.[16] Here, he was assaulted by police in June 2001, with no particular reason stated.[16] Njaru complained to the local authorities, but later learned that "his complaint had not been received".[16]

Cameroon's Marine Nationale République modernised and increased its capabilities during 2000 with the acquisition of a number of small Rodman patrol craft and the retirement of some small older craft. A number of small patrol boats have been acquired or ordered from France. Latest estimates indicate naval strength consists of two combat patrol vessels, three coastal patrol vessels and approximately 30 smaller inshore and river patrol craft allocated to both the navy and the local gendarmerie. These include two 135 tonne Yunnan-class landing craft, which are able to carry and launch smaller craft for troop insertions. Some effort has been made to assess equipment needs to bring L'Audacieux P103 and Bakassi P104 to an effective combat status. This has resulted in weapons capabilities being reduced in favour of an increase in serviceability and the service is now effectively without missile attack capabilities. Bakassi (a Type P 48S missile patrol craft) completed a major refit at Lorient, France in August 1999. This included removing the Exocet missile system and EW equipment, and fitting a funnel aft of the mainmast to replace the waterline exhausts. New radars were also installed. Bakassi is now armed only with 40 mm cannon. Although the Bizerte (P48 large patrol craft) class L'Audacieux is fitted for SS-12M missiles these are not embarked and its operational status is in some doubt, having not been reported at sea since 1995. The Quartier-Maître Alfred Moto patrol boat was listed as out of service in 1991 but has since been reactivated.

Cameroon Navy patrol boat during a military parade in Douala, 2019

List of active ships.[15]

• 1: DIPIKAR patrol boat (former French navy "Grèbe", upgraded with LYNCEA PATROL CMS) (Gun)
• 2: FRA P-48 (Gun)
• 6: Rodman 101/46 (Gun)
• 1: Quartier class (Gun)
• 3: Boston Whaler patrol boats
• 1: Bakassi class patrol boat (P48S type)
• 1: L’Audacieux class missile FAC (P48 type)
• 1: Alfred Motto class patrol craft
• 20: Swiftships type river boats
• 2: Yunnan landing craft utility
• 8: Simoneau
• 2: Aresa 2400 CPV Defender patrol boats[17]
• 1: Aresa 2300 landing craft
• 6: Aresa 750 Commandos RIBs
• 5: 1200 Stealth RIBs
• 1: 1200 Defcon RIB
• 2: P108 and P109 patrol boats

Two 32-metre patrol boats are expected to be delivered in February 2014.[17]