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The UPDF comprises four services: Land Force, Air Force, the Reserve Force and Special Force Command. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the Chief of Defence Forces

 Kampala, Uganda
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3 Division Commander Tips Platoon Commanders On Leadership And Discipline updf.go.ug/training/3-divisi…

3 Division Commander Tips Platoon Commanders On Leadership And Discipline - UPDF

The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division, Brig Gen Michael Walaka Hyeroba, has urged officers undergoing the Platoon Commanders Course Intake 18/26 to uphold...

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Maj Gen Ssemwanga Thanks Veterans For Supporting Children To Join UPDF updf.go.ug/welfare/maj-gen-s…

Maj Gen Ssemwanga Thanks Veterans For Supporting Children To Join UPDF - UPDF

The Commander of the UPDF Reserve Force, Maj Gen Joseph Ssemwanga, has concluded his commanders’ tour of the Teso, Elgon and Busoga sub-regions, where he appreciated veterans for their contribution...

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Defence Forces Shop Pledges Affordable Goods For Soldiers updf.go.ug/welfare/defence-f…

Defence Forces Shop Pledges Affordable Goods For Soldiers - UPDF

The General Manager of Defence Forces Shop Uganda Limited, Colonel Deus Taremwa, has pledged to provide quality and affordable products to improve the welfare of veterans, officers, soldiers and...

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UPDF Personnel Complete Battlefield Medical Evacuation Course updf.go.ug/training/updf-per…

UPDF Personnel Complete Battlefield Medical Evacuation Course - UPDF

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces officers and militants from Battle Groups 48 and 49, alongside personnel from Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (URDC), have completed a Battlefield...

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Maj Gen Ssemwanga Tips Reserve Force Commanders On Operational Readiness updf.go.ug/security/maj-gen-…

Maj Gen Ssemwanga Tips Reserve Force Commanders On Operational Readiness - UPDF

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Reserve Force Commander, Major General Joseph Ssemwanga, has urged Reserve Force commanders in Teso, Bukedi and Elgon to address operational challenges and...

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Defence Committee Urged On Principle-Based Oversight As Security Threats Evolve updf.go.ug/parliament/defenc…

Defence Committee Urged On Principle-Based Oversight As Security Threats Evolve - UPDF

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Representative in Parliament, who is also the Commander of the UPDF Reserve Force, Maj Gen Joseph Ssemwanga, and security analyst Dr. Ann Abaho, have urged...

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President Museveni Commissions Russian-Donated Military Repair Facility At Magamaga updf.go.ug/commissions/presi…

President Museveni Commissions Russian-Donated Military Repair Facility At Magamaga - UPDF

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples ‘ Defence Forces, His Excellency Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Museveni has commissioned a mechanised major repair facility at Magamaga, part of a $53...

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UPDF 4 Infantry Division Passes Out Soldiers After Specialised Arms Training updf.go.ug/passout/updf-4-in…

UPDF 4 Infantry Division Passes Out Soldiers After Specialised Arms Training - UPDF

The 4 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) passed out soldiers who completed a three-month Specialised Arms training course at the Division Training School in Lugore. The...

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UPDF, FARDC Step Up Campaign Against ADF In Ituri updf.go.ug/operation-shujaa/…

UPDF, FARDC Step Up Campaign Against ADF In Ituri - UPDF

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have agreed to intensify efforts against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Ituri...

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President Museveni Commissions 280 Officer Cadets At Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba updf.go.ug/commissions/presi…

President Museveni Commissions 280 Officer Cadets At Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba - UPDF

President and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has commissioned 280 officer cadets who completed the Bachelor of Defence Studies and...

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Museveni Tells UPDF Graduates They Have Joined An Honourable Institution, Praises CDF’s Corruption Fight updf.go.ug/graduation/museve…

Museveni Tells UPDF Graduates They Have Joined An Honourable Institution, Praises CDF’s Corruption...

President Yoweri Museveni has told newly commissioned officers that they have joined an honourable institution, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), and thanked the Chief of Defence Forces...

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UPDF Opens Workshop On Athletes’ Fitness And Safety updf.go.ug/sports/updf-opens…

UPDF Opens Workshop On Athletes’ Fitness And Safety - UPDF

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has opened a Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation workshop at the Land Forces Headquarters to promote athletes’ health, fitness and safety ahead of sports...

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Lt Gen Okidi Prepares Cadets For Realities Of Service At CDF Dinner updf.go.ug/career-guidance/l…

Lt Gen Okidi Prepares Cadets For Realities Of Service At CDF Dinner - UPDF

The Commander Air Force (CAF), Lt Gen Charles Okidi, has urged graduating cadets to embrace continuous learning as they prepare to take on the responsibilities of military leadership. Representing...

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Defence Committee Equipped With Regional Security Brief As MPs Warned Against Jeopardising National Security updf.go.ug/workshop/defence-…

Defence Committee Equipped With Regional Security Brief As MPs Warned Against Jeopardising National...

The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs held a two-day induction workshop at Speke Resort Munyonyo to equip its members with knowledge and information on how the Committee operates and influe...

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Lt Gen Okidi Tips Cadets On Building Successful Military Careers updf.go.ug/training/lt-gen-o…

Lt Gen Okidi Tips Cadets On Building Successful Military Careers - UPDF

The Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Charles Okidi, has urged officer cadets to embrace patience, discipline, professional competence and integrity as they prepare for commissioning and...

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Uganda, South Africa Reaffirm Commitment To Defence Cooperation updf.go.ug/bilateral-relatio…

Uganda, South Africa Reaffirm Commitment To Defence Cooperation - UPDF

Uganda and South Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation in areas including military training, defence industry development, regional security and...

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NFSU – Uganda Campus Launches First Edition Of Cyber Awareness Run 2026 In Jinja updf.go.ug/security/nfsu-uga…
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UPDF Battle Group Commanders Assess Troops In Somalia updf.go.ug/missions/updf-bat…

UPDF Battle Group Commanders Assess Troops In Somalia - UPDF

The commanders of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Groups 45 and 48 serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Colonel Dr Justus Musenene and...

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39 UPDF Personnel Complete Gender In Peace Operations Course In Jinja updf.go.ug/training/39-updf-…

39 UPDF Personnel Complete Gender In Peace Operations Course In Jinja - UPDF

Thirty-nine Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel have completed a one-week Gender in Peace Operations course at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability in Jinja. Colonel Joseph...

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OWC Leaders Urged To Strengthen Accountability, Promote Household Transformation updf.go.ug/operation-wealth-…

OWC Leaders Urged To Strengthen Accountability, Promote Household Transformation - UPDF

Leaders of Operation Wealth Creation have been urged to ensure prudent use of public funds and promote productive investments to increase household incomes, accelerate poverty reduction and sustain...

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