The Deputy Commander Land Force, Major General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga, has inspected ongoing Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) infrastructure projects at the 3 Infantry Division Headquarters in Moroto. The project consists of five blocks containing 30 housing units. Maj Gen Ssemwanga commended the Commander of the 3 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Wilberforce Sserunkuma, for closely…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received GeneXpert diagnostic machines aimed at strengthening the detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) within its health facilities. The equipment was officially handed over at the Senior Officers Diagnostic Centre in Mbuya during a ceremony attended by senior military health officials, representatives from the Ministry of Health, development…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Force has conducted a handover ceremony for the offices of Director of Finance and Public Information Officer at its Headquarters in Bombo. During the ceremony, Colonel Joab Yebazibwe formally handed over the office of Director of Finance to Lieutenant Colonel Yona Tumuvamye, while Maj Peter Mugisha transferred the…
The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence, General (Rtd) Caleb Akandwanaho, commonly known as Gen Salim Saleh, has cited information warfare as one of the major challenges facing modern armies. Speaking during a meeting with Defence Attachés accredited to Uganda at the Heritage Farm Command Post in Kirema,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting veterans and preserving the legacy of Uganda’s liberation struggle during the Heroes Day celebrations held at State House, Nakasero. Addressing veterans, government officials, and invited guests on Tuesday, President Museveni said Heroes Day provides an important platform for engaging with those who contributed to…
The Special Forces Command (SFC) 6 Infantry Battalion under the 1 Special Forces Group (1SFG) conducted a 20-kilometre route march across the areas of Bendegere, Nkumba, and Kasenyi as part of efforts to strengthen physical fitness, endurance, and operational readiness among its personnel. The exercise brought together Officers and Militants from Kasenyi and Bwebajja Detachments.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – Air Force has commissioned new infrastructure at Air Force Primary School Entebbe, aimed at improving learning conditions, sanitation, and staff accommodation at the institution. The facilities include a multipurpose main hall, a classroom block, teacher accommodation units, waterborne toilet facilities, bathrooms, and an incinerator. The UPDF Air Force, under…
The National Defence College–Uganda (NDC-U) has concluded a high-level foreign study tour that took course members to Algeria and Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen strategic learning through direct regional engagement. The tour, which covered key institutions in Northern and Western Africa, involved two delegations conducting field-based research at selected security and academic facilities.…
Authorities from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in collaboration with South Sudanese counterparts, have returned 13 Ugandans, comprising 11 adults and two children, from South Sudan. The process followed coordinated efforts between the UPDF’s Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, Major General Richard Otto, and his South Sudanese counterpart, the Chief of Military Intelligence.…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out soldiers who completed a three-month Tactical Radio Operators Course conducted at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC) in Jinja. Speaking at the pass-out, the Commander of HQ URDC, Brigadier General Ernest Nuwagaba, described the course as a critical component of the force’s capacity-building…