The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross, has concluded Military in Internal Operations Course Intake 04/26, aimed at strengthening professionalism, discipline, and lawful conduct among officers during internal security operations. The course was conducted at the Legal Training Centre and brought together UPDF officers for training…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has passed out 56 personnel who completed a three-month orientation course in fisheries enforcement law at the Marine Training School in Kalangalo. The training was conducted to strengthen fisheries enforcement operations on Uganda’s lakes and enhance the…
The Director of Women Affairs in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Brig Gen Charity Bainababo, has officially closed the Women’s Outreach Course (16th Edition) and the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (M-UAS) Training, comprising the 11th Edition of the Remote Pilot Course and the 9th Edition Training of Trainers Course, at the United Nations Regional…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division passed out 63 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who completed a six-month Communication, Information, Technology and Signals (CITS) Level III course conducted at the division headquarters. The ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Division Commander, Brigadier General Allan Kyangungu. Brig Gen Kyangungu commended the decision to conduct…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 178 officers who completed a five-month Company Commanders’ Course (CCC) Intake 27/25-26 at the School of Infantry (SOI) in Bihanga. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the 2 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi, who represented the Deputy Commander Land Forces. Addressing the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 53 officers who completed the Platoon Commanders’ Course at the 5 Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong, Agago District. Presiding over the ceremony, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Commander, Brigadier General Wycliffe Keita, commended the 5 Infantry Division for its commitment to professional military training…
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) has been commended for advancing professional excellence, inclusive leadership, and sustainable peace through strengthening mediation capacity in line with regional and international peace frameworks. The remarks were made by Brig Gen David Gonyi, the Chief of Staff-Air Force of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), during the closing ceremony…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has today flagged off Battle Group XLVII (BG 47) to the mission area in Somalia following the successful completion of pre-deployment training at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSOTC) in Singo, Nakaseke District. In his remarks, the Commander of UPDF 1 Division, Brig Gen Fred Mwesigye, on…
Nineteen participants from Tanzania’s National Defence College (NDC) arrived in Uganda today for a field training exercise designed to broaden their knowledge of national security and strategic studies. The Tanzanian delegation was hosted at the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) in Mbuya, Kampala. The group, drawn from NDC Tanzania Course Intake 14, 2025/26,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 122 trainees who completed the Platoon Commanders Course at the School of Defence Intelligence and Security in Migyera, Nakasongola District. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander Motorised Infantry Division, Major General Charles Byanyima, on behalf of the Commander Land Forces. He said the occasion…