RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Thursday, 19 June 2025 – The Initial Planning Conference (IPC) for the Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) MALBRU 12/2025 between the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was successfully conducted via video teleconference.
The conference commenced with welcoming remarks from Lieutenant Colonel (U) Mohamad Fazley bin Hasabullah, Commanding Officer of No. 1 Wing, RBAirF, and representing RMAF, Colonel Hasfa Nyzam bin Abdul Hamid, Directior A7 of the Air Operation Command HQ RMAF. This was followed by productive discussions on the overall planning of the upcoming bilateral exercise.
The primary objective of SAREX MALBRU 12/2025 is to strengthen search and rescue (SAR) cooperation and enhance interoperability between both air forces through knowledge and experience sharing, while identifying best practices for future implementation.
Discussions also covered proposed scenarios for the Field Training Exercise (FTX), along with administrative and logistical matters related to the exercise. The series of planning activities will continue with the Main Planning Conference (MPC), followed by the Final Planning Conference (FPC), and culminate with the execution of the FTX.
These collaborative engagements are expected to further solidify the longstanding relationship between RBAirF and RMAF.
PERSIDANGAN PERANCANGAN AWAL (IPC) SAREX MALBRU 12/2025
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Khamis, 19 Jun 2025 – Persidangan Perancangan Awal (Initial Planning Conference – IPC) bagi Eksesais Mencari dan Menyelamat (Search and Rescue Exercise)- SAREX MALBRU 12/2025 di antara Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) dan Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) telah berlangsung secara sidang video.
Persidangan dimulakan dengan ucapan alu-aluan oleh Leftenan Kolonel (U) Mohamad Fazley bin Hasabullah, Pegawai Pemerintah Cawangan No.1, TUDB dan Kolonel Hasfa Nyzam bin Abdul Hamid, Pengarah A7, Markas Pemerintahan Operasi Udara wakil daripada TUDM. Seterusnya, kedua-dua delegasi meneruskan sesi perbincangan yang konstruktif mengenai perancangan keseluruhan eksesais dua hala tersebut.
Objektif utama eksesais ini adalah untuk mempertingkatkan kerjasama misi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) serta tahap interoperabiliti antara kedua-dua pasukan tentera udara melalui pertukaran pengetahuan dan pengalaman, di samping mengenal pasti amalan terbaik yang boleh dicontohi.
Perbincangan turut menyentuh cadangan senario bagi Latihan Medan (Field Training Exercise – FTX), termasuk perkara-perkara pentadbiran berkaitan eksesais. Eksesais SAREX MALBRU 12/2025 akan diteruskan dengan Persidangan Perancangan Utama (Main Planning Conference – MPC), diikuti oleh Persidangan Perancangan Akhir (Final Planning Conference – FPC) sebelum pelaksanaan FTX.
Pendekatan seumpama ini diharap akan dapat terus mengukuhkan hubungan dua-hala yang telah lama terjalin antara TUDB dan TUDM.
