Donauwörth, Federal Republic of Germany, 15 October 2026 – The Ministry of Defence signed the Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) certificate for the first batch of Airbus H145M helicopters at Delivery Docks, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland (AHD), Donauwörth. The signing marks a significant milestone in the acquisition, with delivery of the batch to Brunei Darussalam scheduled for November 2026.
Upon arrival at AHD, the Ministry of Defence delegation, led by the Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, was welcomed by Stefan Thomé, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of AHD, together with Vincent Dubrule, Senior Vice President and Head of Region Asia Pacific, Airbus Helicopters, and Constance Pinsdorf, Vice President and Head of the H145M Programme.
The ceremony commenced with welcoming remarks by Stefan Thomé, who reaffirmed AHD’s commitment to supporting the successful delivery of the H145M helicopters. The CAT certificate was subsequently signed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence by Yang Mulia 944 Major (Udara) Mohammad Hazwan bin Husny, Royal Brunei Air Force, as Deputy Head of the Integrated Project Team (IPT), while Constance Pinsdorf signed on behalf of AHD. The signing was witnessed by the Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, and Stefan Thomé, the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of AHD.
Also present were the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan; the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force, Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Udara) Haji Haszahaidi bin Haji Ahmad Daud; and officials from the Ministry of Defence and members of the IPT. Also present at the ceremony was Her Excellency Pengiran Hajah Krtini binti Pengiran Haji Mohd. Tahir, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to the Federal Republic of Germany.
The ceremony continued with the signing of the Golden Book of Airbus and an exchange of commemorative gifts, followed by the recitation of Doa Selamat by Yang Mulia 1392 Captain Pengiran Muhammad Nur Hafizan bin Pengiran Haji Hasan.
After the signing ceremony, the Ministry of Defence delegation visited Airbus Helicopters’ Training Academy in Augsburg and Donauwörth, where four pilots from the Royal Brunei Air Force are currently undergoing training in Augsburg led by Yang Mulia 922 Major (Udara) Muhammad Adib bin Haji Hashim @ Haji Bakar, and eight aircraft technicians undergoing training in Donauwörth led by 15078 Warrant Officer 2 (Udara) Samsul bin Sablih. During the visit, the delegation was also welcomed and greeted by Mr Matthieu Louvot, the Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters.
Under the Support Helicopter Project, the contract for the acquisition of the Airbus H145M helicopters was signed on 30 April 2024 between the Ministry of Defence, on behalf of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, and AHD for the delivery of six Airbus H145M helicopters to replace the Royal Brunei Air Force’s decommissioned Bolkow BO-105 helicopters.
The H145M helicopter is capable of performing multiple missions, including troop lift, reconnaissance, surveillance, close air support, special operations, and search and rescue operations.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, witnessed the signing of the Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) certificate for the Royal Brunei Air Force’s H145M Batch 1 aircraft by Major (U) Mohammad Hazwan @ Abdul Haady bin Husny, Deputy Head of the Integrated Project Team for the Support Helicopter Phase B Project and Project Engineering Officer, at Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, Germany.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, together with members of the Ministry of Defence delegation and representatives of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, in a group photograph in front of the Royal Brunei Air Force’s H145M aircraft at Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, Donauwörth, Germany.
The Ministry of Defence delegation visited the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy, where eight Royal Brunei Air Force personnel were undergoing the B1 Type Rating (Airframe) Batch 2 course in preparation for the H145M programme.
The Ministry of Defence delegation visited the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Augsburg, Germany, where Royal Brunei Air Force pilots were undergoing training in preparation for the operation of the H145M aircraft.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, exchanges a memento with Mr Stefan Thomé, Executive Vice President Programme, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, after the Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) certificate signing ceremony.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, together with members of the Ministry of Defence delegation and representatives of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, in a group photograph in front of the two Royal Brunei Air Force’s H145M aircraft at Airbus Helicopters Deutschland, Donauwörth, Germany.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN MENANDATANGANI SIJIL CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE TEST BAGI KUMPULAN PERTAMA HELIKOPTER H145M
Donauwörth, Republik Persekutuan Jerman, 15 Oktober 2026 – Kementerian Pertahanan telah menandatangani sijil Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) bagi kumpulan pertama helikopter Airbus H145M, bertempat di Delivery Docks, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland (AHD), Donauwörth. Penandatanganan ini menandakan satu pencapaian penting dalam perolehan helikopter berkenaan, dengan penghantaran kumpulan tersebut ke Negara Brunei Darussalam dijadualkan pada November 2026.
Setibanya di AHD, rombongan Kementerian Pertahanan yang diketuai oleh Menteri Penyelaras bagi Keselamatan Negara, Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, telah disambut oleh Stefan Thomé, Naib Presiden Eksekutif dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif AHD, Vincent Dubrule, Naib Presiden Kanan dan Ketua Rantau Asia Pasifik, Airbus Helicopters, dan Constance Pinsdorf, Naib Presiden dan Ketua Program H145M.
Majlis dimulakan dengan ucapan alu-aluan oleh Stefan Thomé, yang menegaskan semula komitmen AHD untuk menyokong kejayaan penghantaran helikopter H145M. Sijil CAT kemudiannya ditandatangani bagi pihak Kementerian Pertahanan oleh Yang Mulia 944 Mejar (Udara) Mohammad Hazwan bin Husny, Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei, selaku Timbalan Ketua Integrated Project Team (IPT), manakala Constance Pinsdorf menandatangani bagi pihak AHD. Penandatanganan tersebut disaksikan oleh Menteri Penyelaras bagi Keselamatan Negara, Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, serta Stefan Thomé, Naib Presiden Eksekutif dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif AHD.
Rombongan Kementerian Pertahanan turut disertai oleh Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan; Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei, Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Udara) Haji Haszahaidi bin Haji Ahmad Daud; serta pegawai-pegawai Kementerian Pertahanan dan anggota IPT. Hadir sama pada majlis tersebut ialah Puan Yang Terutama Pengiran Hajah Krtini binti Pengiran Haji Mohd. Tahir, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Republik Persekutuan Jerman.
Majlis diteruskan dengan penandatanganan Golden Book of Airbus dan pertukaran cenderamata, disusuli bacaan Doa Selamat oleh Yang Mulia 1392 Kapten Pengiran Muhammad Nur Hafizan bin Pengiran Haji Hasan.
Selain majlis penandatanganan tersebut, rombongan Kementerian Pertahanan berkesempatan melawat Akademi Latihan Airbus Helicopters di Augsburg dan Donauwörth, di mana empat orang juruterbang Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei membuat latihan penerbangan yang diketuai oleh Yang Mulia 922 Mejar (Udara) Muhammad Adib bin Haji Hashim @ Haji Bakar, dan lapan orang teknisyen pesawat Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei sedang mengikuti latihan di Donauwörth yang diketuai oleh 15078 Pegawai Waran Dua (Udara) Samsul bin Sablih. Semasa lawatan tersebut, rombongan turut dialu-alukan oleh Matthieu Louvot, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Airbus Helicopters.
Di bawah Projek Support Helicopter, kontrak bagi perolehan helikopter Airbus H145M telah ditandatangani pada 30 April 2024 antara Kementerian Pertahanan, bagi pihak Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam, dengan AHD bagi pembekalan enam buah helikopter Airbus H145M untuk menggantikan helikopter Bolkow BO-105 Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei yang telah dinyahtauliahkan.
Helikopter H145M ini berupaya melaksanakan pelbagai misi, termasuk pengangkutan anggota tentera, peninjauan, pengawasan, bantuan udara jarak dekat, operasi khas serta operasi mencari dan menyelamat.