Rimba Air Force Base, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 - His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, consented to board the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A aircraft flight this afternoon.
The arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base, was greeted by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi Bin Bol Hassan, Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces, His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander Royal Brunei Air Force, Colonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said, Acting Joint Force Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri, Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam.
Accompanying His Royal Highness onboard the flight were Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander Royal Brunei Air Force, Colonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said, Acting Joint Force Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
During the flight, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince consented to witness the view within Brunei Darussalam’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The flight signifies the strong bilateral cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and Australia.
DULI YANG TERAMAT MULIA PADUKA SERI PENGIRAN MUDA MAHKOTA PENGIRAN MUDA HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, MENTERI KANAN DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI BERKENAN BERANGKAT MENAIKI PESAWAT P-8A TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA AUSTRALIA
Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba, Selasa, 24 Oktober 2023 – Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Menteri Kanan di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, berkenan berangkat menaiki pesawat P-8A Tentera Udara Diraja Australia pada petang ini.
Keberangkatan tiba Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota di Pusat Pergerakan Udara, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba dijunjung oleh
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Tuan Yang Terutama Luke Arnold, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB),
Kolonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said, Pemangku Pemerintah Markas Angkatan Bersama Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri, Penasihat Pertahanan Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam
Mengiringi Duli Yang Teramat Mulia dalam penerbangan itu ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) dan Kolonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said, Pemangku Pemerintah Markas Angkatan Bersama Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Semasa penerbangan tersebut, Duli Yang Teramat Mulia berkenan menyaksikan pemandangan di sekitar lingkungan Zon Ekonomi Eksklusif Negara Brunei Darussalam. Penerbangan ini mencerminkan kerjasama dua hala yang kukuh yang terjalin antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia.