MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AND SECOND MINISTER OF DEFENCE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM FLIES OFF TO OBSERVE PELICAN EXERCISE
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Wednesday 6 November 2019 - In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Exercise PELICAN between the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Brunei Darussalam's Second Minister of Defence and His Excellency Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore observed the exercise on-board RSS TENACIOUS and KDB DARUSSALAM today.
The sea phase of Exercise PELICAN, which started yesterday, featured Cross-Deck Helicopter Operations, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Operations, Over the Horizon Targeting (OTHT), Tactical Firing, Sail Pass and Tactical Manoeuvres.
Both ministers were airlifted from the Air Movement Centre, Royal Brunei Air Force (AMC RBAirF) this morning to the RSS TENACIOUS via the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) Super Puma Helicopter to witness UAV Operations and the OTHT exercise conducted amongst all participating ships led by the RSS TENACIOUS. Upon completion, both ministers proceeded to board the KDB DARUSSALAM and oversaw the Tactical Firing Exercise. Before returning ashore, both ministers also had the opportunity to review the Sail Pass and a Ceremonial Salute from all participating personnel onboard ships before returning to the RBAirF base via the RBAirF's S70i Blackhawk Helicopter.
Present to greet the two Ministers and their respective entourages that also included the RBAF Commander and the Republic of Singapore Navy was Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, the RBAirF Commander and the RBAirF Board of Executives, Commanding Officers and Staff Officers.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN REPUBLIK SINGAPURA MENGIKUTI PENERBANGAN UNTUK MENYAKSIKAN EKSESAIS PELICAN 2019
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Rabu, 06 November 2019 – Sempena ulang tahun Eksesais PELICAN yang ke-40 di antara Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dan Tentera Laut Republik Singapura (TLRS), Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Tuan Yang Terutama Dr Ng Eng Hen, Menteri Pertahanan Republik Singapura telah menyaksikan latihan tersebut di atas kapal RSS TENACIOUS dan KDB DARUSSALAM pada hari ini.
Fasa laut Eksesais PELICAN, yang bermula kelmarin, merangkumi
Cross-Deck Helicopter Operations, Operasi
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV),
Over The Horizon Targetting (OTHT),
Tactical Firing,
Sail Pass dan
Tactical Manoeuvres.
Kedua-dua menteri diterbangkan dari Pusat Gerakan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) pada pagi tadi menggunakan Helikopter Super Puma Tentera Udara Republik Singapura (TURS) bagi kunjungan ke RSS TENACIOUS untuk menyaksikan Operasi UAV dan OTHT di antara kesemua kapal yang mengikuti eksesais tersebut diketuai oleh RSS TENACIOUS. Selepas itu, kedua-dua Menteri bergerak ke KDB DARUSSALAM bagi menyaksikan Latihan
Tactical Firing, Sail Pass justeru menerima Tabik Hormat dari semua anggota kapal yang terlibat di dalam eksesais tersebut sebelum beredar balik ke pangkalan TUDB menggunakan Helikopter S70i Blackhawk TUDB.
Hadir untuk menyambut ketibaan kedua-dua Menteri dan delegasi masing-masing yang juga terdiri daripada Pemerintah ABDB dan Pemerintah Tentera Laut Republik Singapura ialah Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah TUDB, Badan Eksekutif TUDB, Pegawai-Pegawai Pemerintah Cawangan dan juga Pegawai Staf Markas TUDB.
