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The UPDF - Air Force traces its history to 1964, when the country's first air force was established with Israeli aid. This military branch was officially called the "UPDF - Air Force" (UPDF - AF). [4] Its first aircraft was of Israeli origin, and its initial pilots trained in Israel.
During the course of the air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–79), Gulu Air Base hosted Ugandan and Libyan military aircraft. [8] During the 21 years of civil war between the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government, the Ugandan Air Force was actively based from Gulu. Since the LRA rebel activity ended, the ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Operation Thunderbolt Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War Israeli commandos with a Mercedes-Benz 600 resembling the one owned by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, used by Sayeret Matkal to deceive Ugandan troops during the raid Date 3–4 July 1976 (1976-07-03 – 1976-07-04) Location ...
A dozen Ugandan Army Air Force (UAAF) MiG fighters and one Uganda Airlines Boeing 707 were disabled in the attack and left on the runway. [24] Nine or ten fighters were deemed functional enough to be seized as war prizes. [b] They were flown to Mwanza, though one crashed on landing. The next morning the TPDF found a large number of UAAF ...
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing. [6]
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Kajjansi Airfield is also the operations base for Pangea Aviation Academy, a flight instructions academy that focuses on training pilots destined for service with the Government of Uganda, including in the UPDF Air Force, the Uganda Police Air Wing, Uganda National Airlines Company and with General Aviation, in the country and the region. [10]
Uganda's "Suicide Strike Command" was equipped with MiG-21s (MiG-21MF example pictured in the service of the Bangladesh Air Force). The Uganda Army Air Force (UAAF) was established in 1964 with Israeli aid. Its first aircraft was consequently of Israeli origin, and its initial pilots trained in Israel.