Armed Forces of Uganda

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UPDF
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:East_African_Standby_Force
United Nations peacekeeping
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Uganda_People's_Defence_Force
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Uganda_Land_Forces
gptkb:Uganda_Special_Forces_Command
gptkb:Uganda_Air_Force
gptkbp:budget approximately $700 million (2022)
gptkbp:chiefOfDefenceForces gptkb:Wilson_Mbadi
gptkbp:commanderInChief Yoweri Museveni
gptkbp:conscription no
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:emblem UPDF emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:African_Union_Mission_in_Somalia
gptkb:Lord's_Resistance_Army_insurgency
Central African Republic operations
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
South Sudan peacekeeping
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Mi-24_helicopters
gptkb:Armoured_Personnel_Carriers
gptkb:MiG-21_fighter_jets
gptkb:T-55_tanks
artillery
trucks
patrol boats
AK-47 rifles
Type 59 tanks
gptkbp:founded 1962
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Mbuya,_Kampala,_Uganda
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armed Forces of Uganda
gptkbp:motto For God and My Country
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Aronda_Nyakairima
gptkb:Caleb_Akandwanaho
gptkb:David_Muhoozi
gptkb:Elly_Tumwine
gptkb:Fredrick_Mugisha
gptkb:Ivan_Koreta
gptkb:James_Kazini
gptkb:Katumba_Wamala
gptkb:Salim_Saleh
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Vincent_Ssempijja
gptkbp:role national defense
peacekeeping
internal security
gptkbp:serviceAge 18 years
gptkbp:size estimated 45,000 active personnel
gptkbp:website https://www.updf.go.ug/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:M16A1_rifle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6