The Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi on Thursday had a fruitful discussions with Lieutenant General Roly Walker, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from United Kingdom (Military Strategy and Operations) at a meeting held at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya.
General Mbadi and his counter part Lt Gen Walker discussed various issues aimed at understanding the different security perspectives on key issues and deepening the existing levels of defence co-operation between the two Armed Forces in an effort to cope with the ever dynamic security challenges.
Uganda and the United Kingdom enjoy long standing relations with the UPDF and the UK Armed Forces being at the heart of this co-operation. This co-operation has been through different aspects. The UPDF has a long tradition of sending its junior officers and officer cadets to the UK military academies for training.
The United Kingdom Armed Forces have equally offered training to UPDF troops especially those involved in Peacekeeping Missions in Somalia and they also in the recent past trained UPDF Communications Officers and media staff on media planning and strategic communication.
Present in the meeting were the Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, the Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig Gen Abdul Rugumayo, the Defence Spokesperson, Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, the Military Assistant to the CDF, Brig Gen Tingira Irumba while Lt Gen Walker was accompanied by Brig Gen Ronnie Walker, Lt Col Barrington Barnes, Lt Col Damian Flanagan, Mr Simon Tucker among others.
