The newly appointed Nakasongola Cantonment Commander, Brigadier General Kosia Kuteesa, has assumed office, taking over from Colonel David Mugisha at a ceremony held at the Air
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Col Moses Nabaasa, the Commandant of the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO – TC), officially opened the Battle Group 48 (BG 48) Pre-Deployment
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has shared its gender-parity reforms with regional counterparts as Uganda hosted a high-level benchmarking exercise on gender
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Armoured Division has donated Uganda Shillings 1 million and 20 cartons of bottled water to Buddu FC as the team intensifies
The newly appointed Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, together with the newly appointed State Ministers, Hon. Dr. Huda Abason Oleru and Hon. Grace
Kampala, Uganda – June 04, 2026– The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) is pleased to announce the commencement of the General Recruitment Exercise 2026, inviting
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs proudly extends its warmest congratulations to Rt. Hon. Jacob Markson Oboth upon his election and assumption of office as Speaker of
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Honourable Jacob Markson Oboth, today received the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Vladlen Semivolos, who paid a