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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ATTENDS 19TH DSA 2026 AND 4TH NATSEC ASIA 2026 AND THE 8th PUTRAJAYA FORUMprint

KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, 21 April 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam to attend the 19th Defence Services Asia 2026 (DSA 2026) and the 4th National Security Asia 2026 (NATSEC Asia 2026) Exhibition, as well as the 8th Putrajaya Forum, held from 20 to 23 April 2026 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.





ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE COMPLETES AIR TRANSPORT FLEET WITH THE ARRIVAL CEREMONY OF TWO AIRBUS C295MW AIRCRAFTSprint

RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Monday, 20 April 2026 – His Royal Highness 920 Lieutenant Colonel (Udara) Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Mateen ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah today graced the Arrival Ceremony of the final two Airbus C295MW aircraft for the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base.




AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER PAYS TRIBUTE AT THE BRUNEI–AUSTRALIA MEMORIAL IN MUARAprint

MUARA, Tuesday, 14 April 2026 – The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, the Prime Minister of Australia, commenced his official visit to Brunei Darussalam with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Brunei–Australia Memorial, Muara Beach, in honour of the 127 Australian and Allied servicemen who served and sacrificed in the liberation of Borneo during the Second World War.




COURTESY CALL FROM DEFENCE ATTACHÉ OF JAPAN TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM TO THE COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCESprint

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 13 April 2026 – The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Lieutenant Commander Hasegawa Takeshi, the Japanese Defence Attaché to Brunei Darussalam, which took place at the Ministry of Defence. 




HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS HAJAH RASHIDAH SA'ADATUL BOLKIAH ATTENDS THE COMMISSIONING COURSE 252 SOVEREIGN'S PARADEprint

UNITED KINGDOM, Friday, 10 April 2026 - Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah binti His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah has consented to attend the Commissioning Course 252 Sovereign's Parade held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), Camberley, United Kingdom, to witness the commissioning of Her Royal Highness's son, Yang Amat Mulia Officer Cadet Pengiran Anak Abdul Raqiib bin Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim.




​MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II EXTENDS HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI GREETINGS TO ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SERVING AND UNDERGOING TRAINING ABROADprint

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 3 April 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, attended a virtual engagement session with the Defence Advisers and Attachés of Brunei Darussalam serving at the country's High Commissions and Embassies, including Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel currently serving overseas.




ADSOM WORKING GROUP AND ADSOM-PLUS WORKING GROUP MEETINGS CONVENE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESprint

MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Wednesday, 1 April 2026 – The first ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting-Plus Working Group (ADSOM-Plus WG) meetings under the Republic of the Philippines' ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship were held from 30 March to 1 April 2026.




MEDIA STATEMENT: 31 MARCH 2026 - MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES UNDER MALBATT 850-13 IN SOUTHERN LEBANON REPORTED TO BE IN SAFE CONDITIONprint

The Ministry of Defence would like to notify the public that the Ministry has received reports regarding the incidents involving the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL), in which two peacekeepers from the Republic of Indonesia were killed in an explosion of unknown cause. The incident occurred near the village of Bani Hayyan, Southern Lebanon on Monday, 30 March 2026.



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UPCOMING EVENTS

5/31/2026 12:00 PM -----------------------------
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