Even With Museveni’s Sophisticated Russian-Made Fighter Jets, KDF Still Ranked Far On Top Of Uganda In A List Of Most Powerful Military In Africa 2016 (Photos+Full List)
Uganda Air Force’s advanced jet fighters Sukhoi Su 30 can make mincemeat of Kenya Air Force’s most lethal war plane F-5 any day any time. But their jets have nothing to scare Kenyan military, according Global Firepower.
Aged worn out American-made Northrop F-5 fighter jets are the most advanced war planes Kenya Air Force has at its disposal.
A Kenyan F-5 fighter jet
As for Uganda, Museveni has equipped his Air Force with state-of-the-art Russian-made Sukhoi Su 30 which are the king of East African skies.
Uganda Air Force’s Sukhoi Su 30
But Uganda’s advanced jets have nothing to scare Kenyans according Global Firepower (GFP), an agency that analyses and compares military strength of nations.
GFP ranking uses of various factors to determine military strength of countries; active personnel, reserved personnel, number of citizens who are fit to enroll in the military, the country’s arsenal, military budget per annum, country’s geographical location etc etc.
Kenya with its dilapidated arsenal has been ranked 11th by GFP on the list of most powerful military in Africa, four positions on top of our noisy neighbors Uganda.
See the full list below:
1. Egypt
2. Algeria
3. Ethiopia
4. Nigeria
5. South Africa
6. Angola
7. Morocco
8. Sudan
9. Libya
10. Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. Kenya
12. Tunisia
13. Zimbabwe
14. Zambia
15. Chad
16. Uganda
17. Tanzania
18. South Sudan
19. Ghana
20. Cameroon
21. Mozambique
22. Niger
23. Ivory Coast
24. Mali
25. Madagascar
26. Gabon
27. Republic of the Congo
28. Namibia
29. Somalia
30. Central African Republic