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Uganda People's Defence Force Air Force, more commonly known as the Ugandan Air Force, is a branch of the Uganda People's Defence Force. Its headquarters are located at Entebbe , Uganda . The current air force commander is Charles Lutaaya , [ 2 ] while Emmanuel Kwihangana serves as chief of air staff.
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 ...
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 ...
Eleven [7] Soviet-built MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighter planes of the Uganda Army Air Force were destroyed on the ground at Entebbe Airport. [5] [29] Out of the 106 hostages, 3 were killed, 1 was left in Uganda (74-year-old Dora Bloch), and approximately 10 were wounded. The 102 rescued hostages were flown to Israel via Nairobi, Kenya, shortly after ...
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]
Nakasongola Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is an airport in Uganda.As of 2013, it was one of the 47 airports in the country. [1] It is the intended headquarters of the Air Wing of the Uganda People's Defense Force, along with Entebbe Airport, Gulu Airport, Jinja Airport and Soroti Airport, which are some of the national military airports.
The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79 included an air campaign, as the air forces of Uganda and Tanzania battled for air superiority and launched bombing raids. In general, the conflict was focused on air-to-ground attacks and ground-based anti-aircraft fire; only one dogfight is known to have occurred.
Indonesian Air Force had 3 Su-30MK2 in service in 2009. [15] Additional 6 aircraft have been delivered in 2013. [16] Indonesian Air Force Su-30MK2. Uganda. Uganda People's Defence Air Force had 6 Su-30MK2 in service in 2012. Following signing of the contract in May 2012, deliveries were completed within twelve months.