# Cameroon shows interest in Pantsir S1 air defense system

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2019/10/cameroon-shows-interest-in-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/
- Published: 2019-10-24T11:52:32+01:00
- Author: Sarah Lesedi

The Government of Cameroon is considering procuring the Russian-made Pantsir-S1 
air Defence missile system.

Interest in acquiring the Pantsir-S1 was revealed by Cameroonian ambassador to Russia
Mahamat Puba Salé.

According to Russian media outlet _Sputnik_, Mahamat Puba appreciated the high quality
of Russian military equipment, expressing the hope that Yaounde would begin to acquire
it from Moscow.

Mahamat Puba Salé, also disclosed that Cameroon is interested in procuring armoured
vehicles and transport and combat helicopters to fight against Boko Haram.

Many countries of the world buy Russian weapons. In this regard, Rosoboronexport
is doing a lot, RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

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The Pantsir-S1 range of air Defence systems is gradually finding use in many African
nations. The system is equipped with twelve 57E6 or 9M335 missiles in addition to
the two 30mm 2A38M automatic anti-air cannon, and can engage up to four targets 
simultaneously.

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In March 2019, Russian Kommersant newspaper [confirmed](https://www.military.africa/2019/10/cameroon-shows-interest-in-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/military.africa/2018/03/confirmed-equatorial-guinea-buys-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system-from-russia)
that Equatorial Guinea had ordered two units of Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) air
defence system.

In Algeria, a Pantsir SM system could be seen in the  background of a video [conducting](https://www.military.africa/2019/10/cameroon-shows-interest-in-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/military.africa/2018/07/algerian-military-displays-the-russian-made-pantsir-sm-advanced-air-defence-system-in-live-fire-exercise-sakhr-2018)
a live fire exercise during **Sakhr 2018.**

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Earlier this year, a Pantsir S1 SAM was [displayed](https://www.military.africa/2019/10/cameroon-shows-interest-in-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/military.africa/2019/03/ethiopia-acquires-russian-made-pantsir-s1-short-range-sam)
during an Ethiopian Defense Day celebration held at the Bishofu airbase in February.

More recently, the Pantsir S1 has [purportedly been supplied](https://www.military.africa/2019/10/cameroon-shows-interest-in-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/military.africa/2019/06/libya-uae-supplies-pantsir-s1-air-defence-systems-to-lna)
to forces fighting in Libya. The system has been credited with multiple GNA aircraft
shootdowns.

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