Uganda People’s Defense Forces (NSOs) are the national armed forces of Uganda . Previously referred to as the National Resistance Army . Consist of ground forces, fleet and air wing of the Uganda People's Defense Forces.
| Uganda People's Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
 Uganda Armed Forces Flag | |
| Type of | Military establishment |
| Includes | |
| Number | 45,000 |
| Dislocation | Kampala, Uganda |
| Participation in | Ugandan-Tanzanian war Uganda Civil War Second Congolese War Somalia Civil War Armed clashes in South Sudan (2013—2014) |
The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates their total number at 45 thousand people, including the fleet and the air force [1]. Earlier, the government was criticized for preparing children for fighting from the age of 13. Currently, there is no general conscription, and the armed forces are staffed on a contract basis.
The United States provides significant support to the Ugandan armed forces, mainly through the provision of military instructors and cash grants. The military budget in 2014 amounted to $ 342 million, while in 1999 the budget was only $ 95 million.
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History
After Uganda declared independence in October 1962, the formation of the national armed forces began. The British officers who remained in the country formed the basis of the high command of the army. But they were soon displaced. The first decades were characterized by internal divisions, corruption, and hostility between different ethnic groups. The new rulers who came to power were engaged in strengthening the army, appointing people of their ethnic group or region to command posts. They enjoyed political privileges and were used to suppress internal unrest for political purposes [2] .
The army in 1996-1997 with the beginning of the First Congolese War participated in border operations. Since the late 1990s, the NSOU has been in armed conflict in northern Uganda with the rebel group “ Lord's Resistance Army ”.
Currently, the Armed Forces of Uganda, in comparison with neighboring countries, are relatively well armed, mainly with the production technology of Russia, China and the USA.
Ground Forces
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies , Uganda's land forces in 2007 had 5 divisions (each with 5 brigades), one tank and one artillery brigade.
- Composition
- 1st Division - Headquarters in Kakiri (Wakis District)
- 2nd Division - Headquarters in Mbarara
- 3rd Division - Headquarters in Mbale
- 4th Division - Headquarters in Gulu
- 5th Division - Headquarters in Pader
- Separate tank brigade - headquarters in Masaka
- Separate Artillery Brigade - Headquarters in Masaka
Equipment and weapons
The equipment and armament of the ground forces of the NSOU since 2000 has been replenished with new models. So did the T-90S , BTR-80A , RG-33 , and the T-34 , BTR-152 , BRDM-2 and ZPU-4 were removed. Currently, the use of obsolete T-54 / T-55 tanks , amphibious PT-76 , armored vehicles BMP-2 , Eland-90 , Ferret , BRDM-1 and BTR-60 continues to be used. Small arms are represented by AK-47 , type 56 , VZ.61 , Uzi , HK G3 , FN MAG , HK21 and RPD .
| Armored vehicles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Picture | Type of | Country of Origin | amount |
| Tanks | ||||
| T-54 / T-55AM | Medium Tank / Main Battle Tank | the USSR | 185 [3] | |
| Type 85 -IIM | Main battle tank | China | n / a [4] | |
| T-72 | Main battle tank | the USSR | 10 [3] | |
| T-90S | Main battle tank | Russia | 44 [3] | |
| PT-76 | Light amphibious tank | the USSR | 20 [3] | |
| Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||
| BMP-2 | Infantry fighting vehicle | the USSR | 31 [3] | |
| Combat reconnaissance and patrol vehicles | ||||
| Eland-90 | Combat reconnaissance patrol vehicle | South Africa | 40 [5] | |
| Ferret | Reconnaissance patrol car | Great Britain | 7 | |
| BRDM-1 | Armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicle | the USSR | 98 [6] | |
| Towed artillery | ||||
| M-30 | 122 mm towed howitzer | the USSR | 18 [6] | |
| D-30 | 122 mm towed howitzer | the USSR | 9 [6] [7] | |
| M-46 | 130 mm towed gun | the USSR | 8 [6] [8] | |
| Cardom | 120 mm mortar | Israel | 18 [6] [9] | |
| BM-82 | 82 mm mortar | the USSR | n.d. | |
| 61-K | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun | the USSR | 20 [10] | |
| Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| ATMOS 2000 | 155 mm self-propelled artillery mount | Israel | 6 [11] | |
| BM-21 Grad | 122 mm multiple launch rocket system | the USSR | 20 [6] | |
| RM-70 | 122 mm multiple launch rocket system | Czechoslovakia | 6 [6] [12] | |
| Armored personnel carriers | ||||
| BTR-60 | Armored personnel carrier | the USSR | 15 [3] | |
| BTR-80A | Armored personnel carrier | Russia | 32 [6] | |
| OT-64 SKOT | Armored personnel carrier | Czechoslovakia | 4 [3] | |
| Mamba (BTR) | Armored personnel carrier | South Africa | 40 [3] | |
| Armored cars | ||||
| Buffel | Armored car | South Africa | 20 [3] | |
| Casspir | Armored car | South Africa | 42 [3] | |
| RG-31 Nyala | Armored car | South Africa | 15 [13] [6] | |
| RG-33L | Armored car | USA | 10 [3] | |
| SUVs | ||||
| SAMIL Trucks | Cargo SUV | South Africa | 450 [14] | |
| Engineering technology | ||||
| Chubby | Mine detection machine | South Africa | one | |
| BTS-4 | Armored tractor | the USSR | 2 [15] [16] | |
| VT-55A | Repair and recovery vehicle | Czechoslovakia | n / a | |
Air Force
The Uganda National Air Force is called the Uganda People’s Defense Forces Air Force. Basing is carried out at Entebbe International Airport and at Nakasongola Airport.
On August 12, 2012, three Mi-24 helicopters crashed in Kenya near Mount Kenya on their way to Somalia to carry out a peacekeeping mission [17] . In September 2012, it became known that Rosoboronexport was in talks to supply Uganda with six more Su-30MK2 fighters. In 2012, Rosoboronexport also agreed to supply six Mi-17 multi-purpose helicopters to Uganda [18] .
Equipment and weapons
Uganda's People’s Defense Forces Air Force is armed with 5 Soviet -made MiG-21s and 6 Russian-made Su-30MK2-Us . The Air Force also has a number of transport reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters of various production.
| Title | Picture | Country of Origin | amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighters | ||||
| MiG-21bis | the USSR | 5 [19] | ||
| Su-30MK2 | Russia | 12 | ||
| Transport aircraft | ||||
| C-130 Hercules | USA | one | ||
| Harbin y-12 | China | 2 | ||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | USA | 2 [20] | Courtesy of the US Government [21] | |
| Tecnam p92 | Italy | n / a | ||
| Gulfstream iv | USA | one | Operated by government squadron | |
| Combat helicopters | ||||
| Mi-35 | the USSR | 6 [22] | ||
| Multi-purpose helicopters | ||||
| Mi-17 | Russia | 10 [23] | ||
| Bell 206 | USA | 3 [24] | One in the modification of Bell 206A | |
| Huey ii | USA | five | Courtesy of the US Government [25] | |
| Training and training aircraft | ||||
| MiG-21U | the USSR | 1 [19] | ||
| MiG-21UM | the USSR | 1 [19] | ||
| Aero l-39 | Czechoslovakia | 6 [23] | ||
| SF.260 | Italy | 4 [23] | ||
| Piaggio P.149 | Italy | one | ||
| AS.202 Bravo | Italy | 9 | Delivered from 2012 to 2014, 8 aircraft are in the Central Aviation School of Uganda | |
Navy
The naval consists of river and lake components. The total staff is 400 people. There are 8 river patrol boats in service for patrolling the Nile River and Lake Victoria .
Notes
- ↑ IISS Military Balance 2007, 297; IISS Military Balance 2011, 447.
- ↑ Amii Omara-Otunnu, Politics and the Military in Uganda 1890-1985 , St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The Military Balance 2016. - P. 475.
- ↑ Ugandan president reveals T-90 and Chinese tanks . IHS Jane's 360 (July 27, 2017). Date of treatment July 27, 2017. Archived July 27, 2017.
- ↑ Camp, Steve. Surviving the Ride: A pictorial history of South African Manufactured Mine-Protected vehicles / Steve Camp, Heitman Helmoed-Römer. - Pinetown: 30 Degrees South, November 2014 .-- P. 239. - ISBN 978-1928211-17-4 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org. Date of treatment November 20, 2014. Archived on April 14, 2010.
- ↑ Re-exported from Libya
- ↑ Re-exported from Bulgaria
- ↑ Mortars on the move , Armada International, August 3, 2015 , < https://web.archive.org/web/20160423004238/http://armadainternational.com/Article/mortars-on-the-move.html > . Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2017 .-- P. 543.
- ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 2016 / James Hackett. - London: Taylor & Francis, 2016 .-- S. 475. - ISBN ISBN 9781857438352 .
- ↑ Purchased in 2001-2002
- ↑ For peacekeeping missions
- ↑ SANDF gets rid of surplus . South African Associated Press (October 4, 2005). Date of treatment July 20, 2014. Archived January 28, 2015.
- ↑ Stockholm Internation Peace Research Institute - Arms Transfers Database
- ↑ Re-exported from Ukraine in 1995
- ↑ Template: Lien web
- ↑ Lenta.ru: Science and technology: Uganda will buy six Su-30MK2 fighters
- ↑ 1 2 3 International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 2016 / James Hackett. - London: Taylor & Francis, 2016 .-- S. 475. - ISBN ISBN 9781857438352 .
- ↑ US donates two Cessna 208's to Uganda (English) // Air Forces Monthly : magazine. - Key Publishing, 2015 .-- June. - P. 26 .
- ↑ DefenseWeb US donates two Cessna 208B Caravans to Uganda . South Africa: defenseweb.co.za (March 17, 2015). Date of treatment September 20, 2015. Archived July 27, 2015.
- ↑ World Air Forces 2015 pg. 11 . Flightglobal Insight (2015). Date of treatment December 26, 2014. Archived March 24, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 World Air Forces 2015 pg. 31 . Flightglobal Insight (2015). Date of treatment June 11, 2015. Archived March 24, 2015.
- ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 2016 / James Hackett. - London: Taylor & Francis, 2016 .-- S. 475,476. - ISBN 9781857438352 .
- ↑ Mufumba, Isaac US explains Shs265b combat helicopters' aid to Uganda (September 29, 2016). Date of treatment September 29, 2016. Archived September 29, 2016.