(September 1, 2026)
Internal documents reviewed by Drop Site News reveal for the first time the details of a years-long program by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, the countryâs largest weapons maker, to equip the Ugandan military with an expanding fleet of Hermes surveillance drones, as well as a suite of advanced surveillance systems intended for use by Ugandaâs Military Intelligence and elite Special Forces Command (SFC)âa branch of the countryâs security establishment tied to the family of President Yoweri Museveni, and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba.