Uganda has been ranked as the second strongest country in the East African Community (EAC) in terms military strength and 15th on African continent.
According to 2019 Global Fire Power (GFP), a US base website, Uganda follows Kenya whose global ranking is 86 and 15 in Africa with 1.4177 power index rate.
Uganda is ranked 93 out of 137 countries currently considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a power index rating of 1.5802.
Tanzania is raked 97 in the world, 17 in Africa. Meanwhile our neighbors Rwanda have failed to appear neither on the world list nor on the Africa’s, South Sudan is ranked 113 in the world and 24 in Africa.
According to the GFP, Uganda has 48 air crafts that is to say 10 fighter jets, 10 attacker jets, two transporters, 10 trainer jets, 26 helicopters, and five attack helicopters. Yesterday one helicopter crashed while on training mission.
In terms of land strength, GFP indicates that that the country has 471 combat tanks, 630 armored fighting vehicles, six self-propelled artillery, 53 towed artillery and 26 rocket projectors.
The rankings are based on Manpower, air power, Army Strengths, Naval Power, Financial Resources, Logistical Resources, Natural Resources, Geography among others.
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