The 3 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has celebrated its outstanding performance at the 17th edition of the CDF Cup 2025, held at the Armoured Division headquarters in Masaka City. The victorious teams received a hero’s welcome at Moroto Army Barracks, followed by a sports dinner at Destination Normand Africa (DNA)…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander in the Lower Shabelle region. The militant leader, Osman Hussein Bune Amiir, who was widely regarded as the general commander of Al-Shabaab fighters in Lower Shabelle, was killed in an ambush by UPDF troops…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has opened a four-day logistics retreat at the College of Logistics and Engineering (COLE) in Magamaga, aimed at strengthening service delivery and enhancing logisticians’ capacity in peace and wartime operations. The retreat was opened by Brig Gen Alex Olupot, Commandant of the National Defence College–Uganda, who represented UPDF Chief…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially opened Junior Staff Course Intake 36/2025–2026 at the Junior Staff College Gaddafi. Opening the course, College Commandant Brig Gen Chris Ogwal said the intake comprises student officers drawn from various UPDF units, ranging in rank from Captain to Major. He explained that the four-month programme is designed…