The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) acquired a $1.5 million advanced vehicle maintenance facility to boost its logistical self-sustainment capability.
The Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center includes maintenance bays, a fueling station and storage, a vehicle inspection pit, administration buildings, and a security fence. The maintenance facility has roofed open bays that allow multiple vehicles to be worked on at the same time.
This handover of the facility, which was funded by the U.S., builds on earlier efforts to improve the UPDF’s ability to deploy troops and sustain them while in the field. The UPDF received a second United Nations Level 2 Mobile Field Hospital in October 2024, designed for rapid deployment. It plays a key role in providing medical care in emergency operations while also supporting the health needs of Ugandan citizens.
The U.S. is focused on increasing African nation self-sustainment capacity to fully enable a country’s ability to enact “African solutions to African problems.” Uganda is one of the top troop-contributing countries to peace support operations on the African continent, including contributing more than 4,000 Soldiers to the African Union mission in Somalia.