Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/15/2014 -- In recent years, the size of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) and the country's arms procurement have grown significantly, a trend BMI expect to continue over the forecast period. This primarily reflects the growing role of the army in Uganda's domestic political landscape, which we attribute to Museveni's increasing domestic political isolation, as well as the need to maintain the country's status as a strategic ally of the US. As such, we expect imports to Uganda, which lacks its own military-industrial base, from Russia and China in particular, to steadily increase for the foreseeable future.

A key driver behind Uganda's continued desire to maintain its arms capability is its continued military involvement in South Sudan. Following the breaking out of fighting in Juba in December 2013, Uganda intervened, deploying two battalions into the country. Uganda Peoples' Defence Force (UPDF) spokesperson has stated that the army's mission is primarily to protect key installations and to ease safe evacuation of the Uganda nationals in South Sudan. However, BMI believes that Uganda's decision to deploy its military in South Sudan is less a benevolent act and more an assertion of its increasing regional dominance.

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Uganda has assumed the role of a regional military power: its forces participate in peacekeeping operations and military interventions in Somalia, Sudan and elsewhere. Uganda's military capabilities play an important part in addressing Kampala's strategic interests. We expect that Uganda's involvement in these conflicts will drive the gradual expansion of the country's nascent defence sector, which is currently restricted to one ammunition company.

That said, Uganda has long relied on weapons imports from both Russia and China to fuel a regional strategy based on an enduring ability to intervene militarily in its neighbours' disputes and to sometimes act as a regional arbiter. We expect this reliance to continue: Russia offers a cheaper alternative to...

The Uganda Defence & Security Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent forecasts for national and international security, the defence industry, military expenditure, employment in arms production, and arms imports and exports, as well as examining industry trends and prospects, national and multinational arms producers and the regulatory environment.

BMI's Uganda Defence & Security Report provides professionals, consultancies, government departments, regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and regional competitive intelligence on the Ugandan defence and security industry.

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Global and Regional Political Outlooks

A strategic overview of the world's major political risks, identifying countries facing leadership successions and nations at risk of upheaval, inter-state conflict or separatism and insurgencies, plus a summary of the world's 'wild card' low-probability high-impact risks.

SWOT Analysis

Snapshot evaluation of the major issues affecting the defence and security sectors, economy and politics, with issues subdivided into 'Strengths', 'Weaknesses', 'Opportunities' and 'Threats'.

Political Risk Assessment

Drawing on BMI's heritage of more than 25 years of Country Risk analysis, this comprehensively evaluates the key risks to domestic politics and foreign relations, focusing on issues most likely to affect either domestic security or the defence sector.

Security Risk Analysis

BMI's proprietary Security Risk Rankings provide a reliable - and country comparable - guide to conflict, terrorism and criminal risk, backed up by our analyst's latest assessment of each component. Furthermore, drawing on our country risk expertise, we assess the state's vulnerability to a serious - or prolonged - terrorist campaign.

Armed Forces Spending/Expenditure

The reports contain a detailed breakdown of areas of expenditure by the armed forces, these include spending on international deployments, WMDs and missile defence systems as well as individual breakdowns of the cost-per-soldier.

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