The foreign mission is known as the Uganda Military Training and Mentoring Team, abbreviated as UMTMT. UMTMT 1 – 100–150 personnel; deployed February 2017 UMTMT 2 – 248 personnel; until January 2019

2025年1月9日 · Detailing the current military strength of Uganda including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.

Transform the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern , professional, efficient and accountable force anchored on a strong civil-military partnership.

The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) oversees the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the national Defence, with a goal to preserve, defend and protect the people, property, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda.

As Uganda's military continues to face dynamic and ever-changing threats, a comprehensive doctrine is essential. The security environment comprises border insecurity, internal insecurity, external insecurity, civil emergency, and technological capabilities of other countries.

Transform the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern , professional, efficient and accountable Force anchored on a strong civil-military partnership.

The new national military, generally known as Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), acquired a few helicopters and organized a small air wing. A further restoration remained impossible due to lack of funding as well as renewed internal conflict, as the country plunged into a civil war known as Ugandan Bush War .

Transform the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern, professional, efficient and accountable Force anchored on a strong civil-military partnership.

The UPDF is your Army – Peolpes’ Army: in an uncertain world it is ever vigilant, always ready and steadfast in its commitment to the defence of Uganda and its citizens.

The military history of Uganda begins with actions before the conquest of the country by the British Empire. After the British conquered the country, there were various actions, including in 1887, and independence was granted in 1962.