Armée Ougandaise/Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF)

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L’Ouganda achète des Su-30 mk russes

L’Ouganda achète à la Russie des chasseurs, probablement des Su-30, pour un montant de 740 millions de dollars, a rapporté le 25 mai le site internet Defenceweb.co.za en référence au porte-parole des Forces armées ougandaises, le colonel Felix Kulayigye.
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L’Ouganda envisage d’entamer prochainement la mise en valeur de gisements de pétrole dans la région du lac Albert (nord-ouest) à la frontière avec la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et achète des armements afin de les protéger.
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En avril 2010, les médias russes ont rapporté que l’agence russe d’exportation d’armements Rosoboronexport avait conclu un contrat de livraison de six Su-30MK2 à l’Ouganda, mais M.Kulayigye a alors démenti cette information. Selon ce dernier, le prix du contrat s’est avéré trop élevé, et l’Ouganda s’est limité à envoyer en Russie six chasseurs MiG-21 pour modernisation.

http://info-aviation.com/?p=9336

Edit Yak: c´est pas en partie russe qu´il faut le poster mon ami,mais un topic propre ouganda,dans ce cas creer un nouveau

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Amisom a ajouté 4 photos.

MOGADISHU – The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed a new battle group to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
The new battle group, dubbed UGABAG XIX, replaces another battled group, UGABAG XVI, which has completed a one-year tour of duty in ‪Somalia‬.

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Uganda to field Huey II helos

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
08 August 2016




Uganda is to receive eight refurbished Bell UH-1 'Huey' utility helicopters under the US government's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme.

The procurement of the Huey II helicopters, which was revealed on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on 3 August, includes spares, tooling, and training for both pilots and maintainers. No details pertaining to contract values, aircraft configuration, or delivery timelines were disclosed.

The Huey II upgrade kit takes a standard UH-1 and equips it with a more powerful engine, new dynamic parts (such as rotors, transmissions, and gearboxes), new wiring, and an optional 'glass' cockpit. The surplus airframes have also been 'zero-timed'.

Uganda is the latest in a series of US-friendly nations to receive the Huey II, with recent sales announced for Kenya and Lebanon, among others. Countries that already operate the Huey II include Argentina, Colombia (the upgrade kit launch customer), Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Peru, and the Philippines.

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7e BCA

Dans le cadre de la coopération bilatérale entre la France et l'Ouganda, la 1ère compagnie de combat a constitué un détachement instruction opérationnel (DIO) montagne au profit de l'armée Ougandaise, du 3 juin au 2 juillet 2016.
L’expérience du milieu alpin de nos chasseurs leur a permis de former les instructeurs ougandais aux différentes techniques de franchissement tout en leur apportant une plus-value tactique pour le combat spécifique en montagne. Une réussite qui démontre la capacité d'adaptation et le savoir-faire reconnu de nos troupes de montagne en coordination avec le soutien des autorités ougandaises.
Cette mission de partenariat a permis au « 7 » et à la 1ère compagnie de partager ses connaissances de la montagne, loin des Alpes mais toujours avec un certain niveau d'excellence et de professionnalisme.

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27.09.2016

Dix hélicoptères Huey pour le Kenya et l'Ouganda




Deux FMS (foreign military sales) ont été annoncées hier par le DoD. Elles portent toutes les deux sur la fourniture d'hélicoptères Huey II. Cinq pour le Kenya et autant pour l'Ouganda:

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Bell Helicopter, Ft. Worth, Texas, was awarded a $52,248,119 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales contract (Kenya) to produce and deliver five Huey II helicopters, spare parts, program management, special tools, and other program necessities. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Ozark, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2017. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $52,248,119 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-16-C-0067).

Bell Helicopter, Ft. Worth, Texas, was awarded a $34,541,911 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract (Uganda) to produce and deliver five Huey II helicopters, spare parts, program management, special tools, and other program necessities. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Ozark, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2017. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $34,541,911 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-16-C-0065).

Ces deux marchés ont été annoncés en mars dernier (Kenya) et en août (Ouganda) par l'US Army Non-Standard Rotary-Wing Aircraft Project Office (NSRWA PO). Les appareils pour l'Ouganda sont des Huey d'occasion, ce qui explique la différence de valeur des 2 FMS.

http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2016/09/27/des-helicopteres-huey-pour-le-kenya-et-l-ouganda-16867.html

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U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)

Subject matter experts from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa assisted Uganda People's Defence Force instructors with pre-deployment
training for Ugandan Battle Group 22, which is preparing for a Spring 2017 deployment in Support of Amisom.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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93e RAM

Le 93 a eu l’honneur de recevoir dans ses murs le COMBIM Ougandais.
Cette visite officielle a permis au régiment de présenter ses capacités opérationnelles ainsi que ses traditions dans le cadre de la montée en
puissance de la brigade de montagne Ougandaise.

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Ugandan AMISOM contingent receives Bastion APCs

Jeremy Binnie - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

26 September 2017


Bastion APCs are seen lined up during the handover event in Mogadishu. Source: AMISOM


The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) announced on 25 September that its Ugandan contingent had received 19 new combat vehicles from the United States and released photographs showing ACMAT Bastion armoured personnel carriers (APCs) branded as Mack products.

The handover came exactly two years after the US Department of Defense announced it had awarded a USD25 million contract to Mack Defense to deliver 62 APCs for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tunisia, and Uganda. Mack Defense told Jane’s at the time that the vehicles would be Bastion APCs: a product developed by France’s ACMAT. Both companies are part of the Volvo Group.

During the handover ceremony in Mogadishu, Ugandan contingent commander Brigadier General Muhanga Kayanja said: “As a contingent, we have been operating at 40% capacity in terms of the necessary equipment. This donation therefore comes in handy and will greatly boost our technical and operational capability. We however continue to face a big challenge of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which have cost us a lot of equipment. We need an urgent solution to this challenge.”

AMISOM announced on the same day that a symposium had been held to generate recommendations for countering the increased use of IEDs by the militant group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen.

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http://www.africom.mil/media-room/article/29947/africom-delivers-equipment-for-strategic-partner-uganda

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http://amisom-au.org/2017/09/united-states-donates-combat-vehicles-to-amisom/

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5 Huey II Helicopter's sold from Ozark Company

OZARK, ALA. - Ozark is known for it's involvement in different areas of aviation. A leading manufacture of helicopter's is located in the heart of the city.

Today Bell Helicopter finished an almost year long project building 5 Huey II helicopters that will be sent to Uganda.

Community members came out to see the helicopters take flight for the final time over the city and support the men and women who built them.

Over 200 employees of Bell Helicopter here in Ozark have been working on the helicopters for the past year preparing them for flight.

The helicopters took flight making two passes overhead before leaving for Huntsville where they will be put on a plane and flown over sea's to be used by the Uganda military.

The Bell Huey II's are used for different missions including troop transport into high altitudes, medical evacuation, and transport to and from remote bases.

Bell Helicopter supplies jobs for hundreds in the Wiregrass with the purpose of constructing these aircrafts that are sold worldwide

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http://www.dothanfirst.com/news/5-huey-ii-helicopters-sold-from-ozark-company/855375413

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51094:us-looking-for-kenyan-ugandan-huey-flight-simulators&catid=124:military-helicopters&Itemid=282

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“US looking for Kenyan, Ugandan Huey flight simulators

Written by defenceWeb, Tuesday, 20 March 2018
The United States Army is looking to acquire a flight simulator for the Kenyan military’s UH-1H Huey II helicopters, with the possibility of acquiring one for Uganda as well.

In a notice added to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on 14 March, the US Army said it is conducting market research “to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide the Huey II Flight Training Device (FTD) in support of the Republic of Kenya with a potential option for an additional Huey II FTD for the Republic of Uganda.”

The FAA Level 5 flight training device should be able to train pilots and co-pilots. An initial 16 pilots would be trained on the simulator.

Bell Helicopters delivered the last of eight Huey II helicopters to the Kenyan Air Force in July 2017, for use against al Shabaab militants in Somalia. Uganda is due to receive five Huey IIs from the US this year – the aircraft completed their refurbishment in November 2017.”

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US donates vehicles, equipment to Uganda


Written by defenceWeb, Wednesday, 13 June 2018



Oshkosh FMTV trucks.The United States has donated equipment and vehicles, including three armoured trucks, to the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) to support its counter-insurgency and peacekeeping capabilities.

The equipment included 30 Mercedes Benz trucks, six boom lifts, a rough terrain container handler, three Oshkosh FMTV armoured trucks, a Caterpillar D7R2 bulldozer, ten generators and spares. They were handed over on 7 June by US Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac.

The equipment was received by UPDF Chief of Defense Forces Gen David Muhoozi at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre (URDCC) in Jinja district. The URDCC is a unit of the East African standby forces (EASF) that deploys peace keeping troops within the region and continental Africa.

“I commend countries that have demonstrated high levels of peace-keeping, especially the UPDF who have been in Somalia where there is insurgency,” Malac said. She added that the donation is part of the African Peace Rapid Response Partnership to support African countries involved in peacekeeping efforts.

“We have done little in the past; but this better equipment will enhance our preparedness and readiness to respond to threats in security across the region. This should not been seen as self-serving but to the rest of the world,” said Muhoozi. “The US has provided $270 million under the African Peace Rapid Response Partnership,” he said, adding that Uganda has been allocated another $51 million for logistics and engineering training.


The United States has previously donated vehicles and equipment to Uganda, including six Cougar mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles in 2016/17 and 15 Cougars and 10 RG33s in 2014, according to the US Excess Defense Articles database.

In September 2017 the UPDF received 19 Acmat/Mack Bastion armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from the United States for its contingent with the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).

On the aerial side, the US donated two Cessna 208B Caravan light aircraft to the UPDF Air Wing in March 2015, and is delivering five refurbished UH-1H Huey helicopters to Uganda this year.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52031:us-donates-vehicles-equipment-to-uganda&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105

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1er Régiment de chasseurs parachutistes

3 paras de la first prolongent la mission !
Actuellement en Ouganda, le détachement d'instruction composé du lieutenant David, du chef Alban et du sergent Franck forme
ses homologues ougandais. Au programme : Tir à l'arme légère, tir au mortier et instruction tactique et technique. Légitimes sur
le terrain, les verts font part de leur savoir-faire !




 

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Uganda takes South African patrol boats into service

       Written by Guy Martin, Friday, 22 June 2018



Ugandan patrol boats.The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has taken into service four 850 Military Patrol Boats (MPB) built in South Africa and supplied by Twiga Services and Logistics under a contract by Impala Services and Logistics Limited of Uganda.

The four 850 Military Patrol Boats (MBPs) were commissioned into service by President and Commander in Chief Yoweri Museveni on 19 June after a firepower demonstration near the UPDF Marine base at Port Alice Pier near Entebbe. The Marines also demonstrated combat tactics, water survival skills and scuba diving capabilities. At the same time, Museveni commissioned five cadet officers.

He said it is vital for Uganda to secure its bodies of water as 20% of the country is under fresh water. “Lakes are very easy areas of infiltration, there is need to defend our fisheries but also stop border lakes from being used by terrorists and criminals.”Museveni said search radars are needed to improve security on Uganda’s lakes.

The boats were built in Cape Town and supplied by Twiga under contract from sister company Impala Services and Logistics in Uganda. Training and technical support was part of the package, with training taking place in Cape Town and Entebbe.

Museveni said the military should consider partnering with Impala Services to be able to make the boats in Uganda instead of importing them and thanked Impala Services for supplying the boats.



Each boat is fitted with a machinegun mounted on the bow and a machinegun on each side of the rear of the vessel and is powered by two 200 horsepower Yamaha outboard engines giving a top speed of around 35 knots. The MPB marine electronics system includes radar, underwater scanners, engine management system and wifi system. The boats are 8.5 metres long and 2.3 meters wide accommodating three gunners and boarding party of four, coxswain and marine electronic system operator.
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The Twiga rugged patrol boat range, which includes the 850 Military Patrol Boat, is made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), which make them virtually indestructible water platforms, although slightly heavier than conventional boats. They are built by Rhino Marine, which has granted Twiga the sole agency for its military craft. The MPB are supplied from 6.5 to 12.0 meters and designed for riverine and close to coast operations. The HDPE provides positive bouncy and is simple to maintain should it suffer damage.

The Chief of the UPDF, General David Muhoozi, said the Marines have plans to increase their fleets with more vessels and strengthen the Marines’ capabilities.

Impala Services and Logistics has worked with the UPDF since 2011, manufacturing the Nyoka Armoured Personnel Carrier in Jinja together with the Ugandan military. The first Nyoka were commissioned at the Maga Maga defence industry facility in August 2014. Impala Services continues to manufacture in Uganda and provides fourth line re-manufacture for the UPDF in Mogadishu.

Twiga and Impala have been in business since early 2011 and supply military and security forces with armoured vehicles, night vision equipment, rugged boat systems, thermal imaging devices and a wide range of training and support programmes. Around 90% of Twiga’s business is joint venture manufacturing of armoured personnel carriers, the supply of spares, weapons mounts, night vision systems and ex-South African vehicles and equipment.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52127:uganda-takes-south-african-patrol-boats-into-service&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52796:museveni-launches-ugandan-armoured-vehicle-factory&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105

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“Museveni launches Ugandan armoured vehicle factory
Written by Guy Martin, Thursday, 16 August 2018
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has officially launched an Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing and Assembly Facility in Maga Maga, near Jinja, which is currently producing the Nyoka armoured personnel carrier.

Speaking at the launch at Magamaga Army Barracks on Wednesday 8 August, Museveni said Ugandans were waking up, and encouraged further local industrial participation.

In 2012 the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) contracted Impala Services and Logistics, sister company of South Africa’s Twiga Services and Logistics, to design a Mamba class armoured vehicle for manufacture in Uganda. In 2012 the first two Nyokas were supplied for operational evaluations. In 2013 the manufacture and assembly of the Nyoka began in earnest in Uganda under a transfer of technology programme which continues today. The Armoured Vehicle Facility at Maga Maga Barracks has produced 20 Nyoka APC and another ten are currently being produced.

Brigadier General Byanyima, the Commander of the Motorised Infantry, said that there are plans to produce a further 13 Nyokas in the near future. Three of the current production lines are planned for use under a United Nations mission.

Since the project started, 42 technicians have been trained to manufacture and assemble the vehicles. Under the Transfer of Skills and Technology Programme, Ugandan technicians have been trained in armour welding, pneumatics, auto-electrical and mechanical skills needed to carry out manufacture of armoured vehicle hulls and the complete assembly of the Nyoka armoured vehicles.


The Nyoka upgrades required by the Uganda People’s Defence Force were based on their experience using the South African Mamba in battle. The upgrades include ballistic protection equal to NATO STANAG Level 1, shooting ports, a ballistically protected grill, air conditioning, three weapon positions on the roof, pneumatically operated rear doors, an anti-roll bar, improved braking system, infrared illuminator, improved lights and other mechanical improvements. Another requirement was that the Nyoka must use the same logistical footprint as the Buffel and Mamba.

Under the programme, armour plate is cut and bent in South Africa and shipped out to the client country for manufacture and assembly. Some armour steel is now sourced directly from Sweden, which is cut using a state of the art plasma cutter which was recently installed at the facility under the Transfer of Technology programme. Museveni hinted that in the future, steel may be sourced from Uganda rather than Sweden.

The Nyoka uses the Mamba driveline (engine, gearbox, axles), which is remanufactured while the rest of the vehicle is 100% new. The engines are remanufactured and certified in South Africa.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson explained that the establishment of the Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing Facility was driven by a careful application of acquisition resources to both acquire armoured vehicles while at the same time develop the indigenous capabilities to maintain, repair, manufacture and assembly armoured vehicles in Uganda.

The UPDF several years ago was estimated to have 40 Mambas, as well as 20 ex-South African Buffels in service according to the IISS’s The Military Balance.

Twiga Services and Logistics recently supplied four 850 Military Patrol Boats (MPBs) to Uganda under a contract from Impala Services and Logistics. Chief of the UPDF, General David Muhoozi, said plans are underway to establish a marine workshop and a pier. The Ugandan marines plan to increase their boat fleet. »

Su30Mk2

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5e RIAOM

Depuis début juin les FFDj participent à la formation du prochain Battle Group ougandais qui partira en Somalie avant la fin de l'année dans le cadre des opérations de maintien de la paix de l’Union Africaine en Somalie (AMISOM) Ce détachement, composé de cadres et de soldats du 5e RIAOM et du CMCIA, conseille et assiste pendant plusieurs semaines les soldats ougandais dans leur préparation opérationnelle . Retour en images sur une mission de coopération atypique

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2 Su-30MK2

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14.11.2019

L'Ouganda a créé une division de montagne avec le soutien des alpins de la 27e BIM



L'Uganda Peoples' Defence Force (UPDF) a annoncé la création d'une division de montagne qui sera basée dans la région de Rwenzori (5 109m pour le plus haut sommet). Dans un communiqué de mercredi, l'armée ougandaise a annoncé que la division une fois entièrement constituée aura son PC dans les Muhooti Barracks, une caserne du district de Kabarole .

Pour expliquer la création de cette division, l'UPDF explique que "la région est sous la menace des Allied Democratic Force (ADF) qui sévissent dans l'est de la RDC".

Lors de la cérémonie de création, le chef d'état-major, le General David Muhoozi, a rappelé l'urgence qui a prévalu à créer cette unité dans cette région montagneuse.

La division est commandée par le Brigadier Général Moses Kwikiriza, ancien commandant en second de la 3e Infantry Division.

La BIM  engagée.

La 27e BIM (brigade d'infanterie de montagne) a épaulé les Ougandais lors de la constitution de cette unité. La grande unité alpine française à apporté une aide à la formation technique et à la formation encadrement en montagne. Depuis novembre 2016, un détachement d’instruction opérationnelle (DIO) a dispensé un enseignement technique et un officier a été détaché  pour aider les Ougandais à monter leur centre de formation montagne. En début d'année 2019, la 1e compagnie du 5e régiment interarmes outre-mer de Djibouti, armée par la 6e compagnie du 13e Bataillon alpin de chasseurs à pied, a projeté, du 31 mars au 21 avril, 3 chefs de détachement et 2 chefs d’équipe haute-montagne renforcé d’un infirmier du service de santé des armées dans la région de Fort Portal en Ouganda.



A noter que le groupe Marck et le groupe Petzl ont fourni des équipements de montagne aux soldats de l'UPDF.

http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2019/11/14/l-ouganda-a-cree-une-division-de-montagne-avec-le-soutien-de-20638.html

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Aerosonde UAS sells to Africa

Gareth Jennings, London - Jane's Defence Weekly

11 May 2020


The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted AAI Corporation to deliver its Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to two African nations.


The Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aircraft will soon be joining the armed forces of both Nigeria and Uganda, under contracts announced by
the US DoD on 8 May. (AAI Corporation)

The contracts for AAI Corporation (doing business as Textron Systems), both announced on 8 May, cover three UASs for Nigeria and two for Uganda, and are valued at USD25.6 million and USD20.8 million respectively.

Both awards include spares, support, training, and other equipment and services. The award for Nigeria runs through to 30 September 2021, while Uganda’s expires the following year on 30 September 2022.

As noted in Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft: Unmanned (JUAV), the Aerosonde Mk 4.7 UAS is a tactical system, development of which was first launched in the early 1990s.

It is a single-piston-engined platform capable of flying multimission payloads and can be outfitted with electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) cameras, laser sensors, ’intelligence’ payloads, communications relay equipment, mapping and survey sensors, and an automatic identification system for maritime ship tracking, among others.

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Uganda to receive Otokar Arma 8×8 and Cobra II armored vehicles

Defense News November 2020 Global Security army industry
Posted On Tuesday, 24 November 2020 16:37


Uganda is the undisclosed African client for the Arma 8×8 and Cobra II 4×4 tactical wheeled armored vehicles that were delivered by the Turkish company Otokar, Military Africa states.



Otokar Arma 8x8 (Picture source: Army Recognition)


Last October, Turkish defense company Otokar announced that it had signed a contract to supply 100 Arma 8×8 and Cobra II armored vehicles to an African country which it declined to name, as Army Recognition published on 28 October. This order is the first export contract for the Otokar Arma 8×8 armored vehicle to an African country, and delivery is scheduled for early 2021 and will be completed by the end of 2022.

Otokar General Manager Serdar Görgüç, said : “With this order, our Arma 8×8 vehicle will be an African passenger for the first time; it will serve in the African continent. It also makes us proud that this new order came from a country to which we have been exporting before. Our vehicles, which our user has included in his inventory…became a reference for this new order; they preferred Otokar to meet their 4×4 and 8×8 tactical wheeled armoured vehicle needs”.



Otokar Cobra II (Picture source: Army Recognition)

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2020_global_security_army_industry/uganda_to_receive_otokar_arma_8%C3%978_and_cobra_ii_armored_vehicles.html

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Otokar denies Uganda is its African client for Arma 8x8 and Cobra II armored vehicles

Defense News November 2020 Global Security army industry
Posted On  Wednesday, 25 November 2020 14:31  

On November 24, Army Recognition gave echo to information published by African Military Blog according which Uganda is the undisclosed African client who bought Otokar’s Arma 8×8 and Cobra II 4×4 armored vehicles. The Turkish manufacturer denies that Uganda is this client, while not being authorized to disclose the actual country name. But Otokar confirms it’s the first sale of its Arma 8x8 on the African continent.



Otokar Arma 8x8 (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Hereafter is the press release initially circulated: Turkey’s leading land systems manufacturer Otokar received an order from an African country for Arma 8x8 and Cobra II tactical wheeled armored vehicles worth around $110million. Otokar will begin to deliver the armored vehicles, which include the first order of Arma 8x8 from Africa, in2021.

The armored vehicles that Otokar designs and manufactures with high levels of protection and superior mobility continue to be favored by friendly and allied countries. With exports going at full speed, Otokar received an order from an African country for various armored vehicles, worth around $110million. The order consists of Arma 8x8 and Cobra II tactical wheeled armored vehicles, spare parts and training services, with plans to start delivery in 2021 and complete by the end of 2022.

Pointing out Otokar’s outstanding success in international markets, Serdar Görgüç, General Manager of Otokar, said: “Our armored vehicles, with all intellectual property rights owned by Otokar, are favored in the international arena thanks to our excellent engineering and superior R&D capabilities. With this order, our Arma 8x8 vehicle will begin to serve in missions in Africa for the first time. We are particularly proud to receive this order from a country that we have previously exported to. The vehicles that our client has already included in its inventory and has been pleased with became a reference for the new order. The client chose Otokar to meet its 4x4 and 8x8 tactical wheeled armored vehicle needs.”

Otokar’s armored vehicles currently serve in the inventories of more than 50 clients in over 35 countries. Recognized among the world’s handful of best-in-class vehicles, Otokar armored vehicles are preferred especially for their superior mobility, protection levels and survivability

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2020_global_security_army_industry/otokar_denies_uganda_is_its_african_client_for_arma_8x8_and_cobra_ii_armored_vehicles.html   

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Uganda army to induct local Chui new infantry fighting vehicles

Defense News October 2021 Global Security army industry

POSTED ON TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021 16:42


According to Guy Martin in Defence Web, The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has commissioned the locally manufactured Chui (Leopard) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is based on Twiga’s recently launched Nyati but incorporating elements required by the Land Forces of the UPDF. The Chui was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, during a function at State House in Entebbe on 18 October.



Chui IFV of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) (Picture source: via Defence Web)

According to Land Forces commander, Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the new vehicle is manufactured in Uganda by the Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing and Assembly Facility in Maga Maga, near Jinja, which has also manufactured the Nyoka armoured personnel carrier and Nyoka weapons platform. As reported by Guy Martin, the Chui IFV requirement came from Impala Services and Logistics Limited, a Ugandan defence company, to which Twiga Services and Logistics proposed a variant of the Nyati armoured personnel carrier (APC), which was unveiled by Twiga in August 2021.

The Chui variant - rather an armed APC than a true IFV - is being built in Uganda under a technology transfer agreement to further contribute to the growth of the country’s defence industry. Variants of the Chui include a mortar carrier, a recoilless gun platform, and an armored ambulance.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2021_global_security_army_industry/uganda_army_to_induct_local_chui_new_infantry_fighting_vehicles.html