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…
Forty-seven officers, including 11 women and four from Rwanda, together with 53 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) on the Basic Arms Management Course, have graduated from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) College of Logistics and Engineering (COLE) in Magamaga. The Logistics Staff Course and Basic Arms Management Course began on 8 May 2025 and concluded after…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) today passed out 98 officers from the Officers’ Basic Intelligence Course Intake 20/25 at the School of Defence Intelligence and Security (SODIS) in Migyera, Nakasongola District, marking a significant boost to the country’s intelligence capabilities. Presiding over the ceremony on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi…
The International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC), a Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) training school in Nakaseke, has concluded a demanding 12-day Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX), with Commandant Colonel Moses Nabaasa hailing Battle Group XLV trainees for their outstanding endurance and commitment. Speaking at the closing ceremony, where each day of training symbolised a…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has boosted its operational readiness with the successful completion of a leadership and ideological course for more than 100 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) at Moroto Army Barracks. The Division Commander, Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma Karate, presided over the pass-out ceremony, commending the soldiers for their resilience and…
A total of 91 trainees have graduated from the Battalion Support Weapon Course (Intake 02) at Labwordong Training School in Agago District, completing intensive training in specialised weapon systems. The course, which began on 26 May 2025, produced 89 male and 2 female graduates drawn from Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Battalions. They received training on…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 1,020 personnel from the School of Artillery and Air Defence (SAAD) after completing intensive training in Morulinga Village, Olilim Sub-county, Katakwi District. Maj Gen Dan Kakono, Commander Artillery Division, who represented the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, praised the graduates for their endurance, discipline,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Motorised Infantry Division has passed out its first intake of Multi-Role Combat Armoured Vehicle-20 (MCAV-20) drivers after a six-month specialised training programme. A total of 78 soldiers, including four females, drawn from the Motorised Infantry Division and the Special Forces Command (SFC), successfully completed the course. Presiding over the…
The International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) in Singo has held its first-ever pass-out ceremony for the United Nations Trainer of Trainees (UN-TOT) course, ushering in a new cadre of certified officers. The three-and-a-half-week programme, conducted under the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), prepared six participants to design, deliver, and evaluate training in line…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Legal Training Centre in Jinja has passed out 23 participants who completed a two-week course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. The course, the first of its kind to be conducted locally, was aimed at equipping officers from different UPDF units with knowledge to enhance respect for…