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The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces is set to recruit 4,000 extra troops to fill the gap created by soldiers who have retired. The UPDF spokesman Brig Richard Karemire said the exercise is also aimed at strengthening the military's…

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi, has flagged off 2414 troops of Battle Group 29 heading to Somalia to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for the next 12 months. The function was held last evening…

The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi has urged parents and all the UPDF soldiers to always be good examples to their children and ensure that they impart in them discipline and morals. The CDF said this today while…

The Kenya National Defence College faculty and participants have visited the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mbuya. The delegation which was headed by Maj Gen Muhammed Badi was received by Maj Gen Sam Kavuma the deputy Commander Land…

The European Union (EU) delegation, led by the Deputy head of EU mission in Uganda Ms Anna Merrifield has held a dialogue with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Joint Chief of Staff (JCOS) Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu on behalf of…

President Yoweri Museveni and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces has passed out Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Tank Crews who have successfully completed one-year Armour Basic Crew Course. “I want to congratulate the…

Parliament has learnt that government has never financed the nearly 20-year-old Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), whose services benefit mainly State House and Uganda People’s Defence Forces. UACC, Parliament was told, has been…

The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Wilson Mbadi says that the army requires 130.5 billion shillings additional funding for Local Defence Unit (LDUs) personnel. According to Mbadi, the money is for wages, clothing, food, fuel and…

Captain Ronald Lubeera, the officer who commanded the Military Police operation against rioting Makerere University students has been arrested. The UPDF spokesperson, Brig Richard Karemire says Captain Lubeera, the Commander of the…

The Uganda Parliamentary committee on Defence & Internal Affairs on its final leg of a six days visit to Somalia has today 30th October 2019 checked on the UPDF Marines unit in Mogadishu. The MPs who were led by Hon Moses Nangwomu…