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UPDF Briefs UN Military Staff Committee on Operation Shujaa Progress
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) held a meeting with the United Nations Military Staff Committee at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala.
The meeting aimed to update the UN Military…
UPDF Marine Training Program Graduates 49 Officers
Forty-eight soldiers and one officer have successfully completed a four-month Marine Basic Induction Course at the Ntokolo Maritime Sustainance Base in Mayuge district.
The course that was initially designed for six months, was shortened…
East African Military Industry CEOs Convene in Kampala to Strengthen Defense Cooperation
Chief Executive Officers of military industries from the East African Community convened in Kampala to assess the progress of operationalizing jointly utilized defense facilities.
They also scrutinized the implementation status of prior…
CDF Praises Commando Battalion for Frugality as He Commissions Administration Block
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has commissioned the administration block at Ruhengyere Barracks, also known as Camp Rufu, in western Uganda.
Gen Kainerugaba expressed his gratitude to the 206 Commando Brigade for…
Lt Gen Sam Okiding Hands Over Command in Somalia, Set to Assume Role as Deputy CDF
Lieutenant General Sam Okiding, who served as the Force Commander of the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS) in Somalia, has officially handed over his duties as he prepares to return to Uganda to assume the role of…
UPDF Air Force Deputy Commander, Brig Gen Kiggundu Dies
The Deputy Commander of UPDF Air Force, Brig Gen Stephen Kiggundu, has died, the Defence and Military announced in an obituary on Easter Sunday evening.
According to Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, the defence and military spokesperson, Brig…
CDF Gen Kainerugaba Commits to Fighting Corruption, Soldiers’ Welfare
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has vowed to improve welfare of soldiers by fighting the evil of corruption and mismanagement of resources.
He said this during a ceremony which took place at the UPDF fourth…
General Kainerugaba Assumes Duty as New Military Chief
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba,49, has officially assumed the mantle as Uganda's 13th Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).The ceremony was presided over by the Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and the National Coordinator of Operation Wealth…
UPDF Partners With MAK University To Introduce Arabic and Chinese Language Courses
The Chief of Military Intelligence Major General James Birungi, has launched the languages wing and officially opened the Arabic and Chinese courses that will be conducted in partnership with the Makerere University School of Languages at…
Ministry of Defence Addresses Aircraft Grounding and Funding Shortfalls
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs clarified the expenditure of Shs400 million used to transport troops to Somalia and other destinations after Uganda Air Cargo's planes were grounded.
Rosette Byengoma, the Permanent Secretary,…