MUARA, Thursday, 17 October 2019 – A handover ceremony of Combat Boats was held this morning at the Combat Boat Squadron Hangar, Royal Brunei Navy Base. Present as the Guest of Honour for the ceremony was Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
The ceremony witnessed the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) receiving a total of five KH-27 Combat Boats. In April 2018, the RBLF has received five similar KH-27 Combat Boats and the additional boats received this morning will prove to be vital assets for the RBLF in fulfilling its role and responsibilities. The handover is of significant importance to the RBLF in its pursuit to enhance its riverine capabilities.
Also present at the ceremony were the Commander of the RBLF, Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS), as well as other RBAF senior officers.
Following the handing-over ceremony, the Commander of the RBAF, Commander of the RBLF, Commander of the RBN, and senior officers of the RBAF had the opportunity to board the Combat Boats and sailed around the vicinity of Pulau Pelumpong and Muara Bay.
UPACARA PENYERAHAN BOT TEMPUR TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI
MUARA, Khamis, 17 Oktober 2019 – Upacara Penyerahan Bot Tempur KH-27 bagi Fasa Kedua telahpun diadakan di Skuadron Bot Tempur, Pangkalan Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei Muara. Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat bagi upacara tersebut adalah Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB).
Sebanyak lima buah Bot Tempur KH-27 bagi fasa kedua telahpun diserahkan kepada Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB). TDDB telahpun menerima sebanyak lima buah Bot Tempur KH-27 di fasa pertama pada April 2018. Penambahan Bot Tempur yang diterima pada pagi ini akan meningkatkan keupayaan TDDB dalam menanai peranan dan tanggungjawabnya terhadap keselamatan persekitaran perairan sungai-sungai di Negara Brunei Darussalam. Ianya juga merupakan detik signifikan dalam usaha berterusan untuk meningkat keupayaan dan kapasiti TDDB.
Turut hadir di upacara tersebut ialah Pemerintah TDDB, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB), Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) serta Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan ABDB.
Semasa upacara tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB, Pemerintah TDDB, Pemerintah TLDB serta pegawai-pegawai Kanan ABDB turut berkesempatan untuk menaiki Bot Tempur berkenaan dan berlayar di persekitaran Pulau Pelumpong dan Teluk Brunei.