The RDF comprises the Rwanda Army (Land Forces), the Rwanda Air Force (Air Forces), the Military Health Service, the Rwanda Reserve Force and Special Units. The RDF structure reflects a Joint Headquarters; Commands and Institutions placed directly under the CDS; Service Headquarters and various staff groups.

The RDF concept was to develop a mobile strike force of Army, United States Navy, Marine and Air Force elements that could independently operate without the use of established forward bases or the facilities of friendly nations globally.

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) was previously a liberation force known as the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA). The Law No 19/2002 of 17/05/2002 renamed the RPA as the Rwanda Defence Force. Since 2002, the RDF adopted a Joint Structure with a Chief of Defence Staff at the helm of the Defence Force.

2025年4月1日 · The Army is one of the four services comprising the RDF. It evolved from the RPA and integrated elements of the EX-FAR. The Army is a pivot service to the RDF operational effectiveness. The Army is structured and designed to accomplish operations on its own and in conjunction with the Rwanda Air Force.

Maj Gen Vincent NYAKARUNDI is the current Army Chief of Staff (ACOS) of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). Prior to this position, he was the Head of Defence Intelligence (HDI) from 2019 to 2023, and a diplomat for over ten (10) years in the United States as ...

the RDF’s principle responsibilities are ensuring territorial integrity and national sovereignty and preventing infiltrations of illegal armed groups from neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); since 2021, Rwanda has deployed troops to the border region with the DRC to combat the rebel Democratic ...

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda; French: Forces rwandaises de défense) is the national army of Rwanda. The country's armed forces were originally known as the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), but following the victory of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (Inkotanyi) in the country's civil war in 1994, it was renamed to the ...

2025年3月15日 · RDF military contingent joined over 23 countries across the world in a multinational exercise codenamed Justified Accord 24 hosted by the Republic of KENYA at NANYUKI Basic Counter Insurgency, Terrorism, and Stability Operations (CITSO). The exercise began on February 25th and will end on March 7th, 2024.

2024年8月20日 · The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) remains committed to enhancing the capabilities of Central African Republic (CAR) soldiers through rigorous training programs. In the latest batch, over 600 soldiers graduated, marking a significant milestone in the bilateral military cooperation between Rwanda and CAR.

The RDF comprises of the Rwanda Army (Land Forces), the a small, rotary-wing Rwanda Air Force (Air Forces), the Rwanda Reserve Force and Special Units. The RDF Structure reflects a Joint...