REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Thursday, 21 August 2025 - Captain (U) Mohamad Alauddin bin Awg Haji Basar, 2IC 238 Squadron, No. 2 Wing RBAirF, along with 9 officers from the Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam had attended the Brunei-Singapore Junior Defence Interaction Programme (JDIP) held at the Republic of Singapore from 19 to 21
August 2025.
The JDIP seeks to strengthen bilateral relations by fostering closer ties, promoting friendship, and deepening mutual understanding between junior officers of both nations through professional development and exchange activities.
The programme included key interactions with senior Singapore officials, among them Mr. Heng Aik Yeow, Director-General (Southeast Asia I) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), who provided perspectives on regional security and ASEAN cooperation. Participants also engaged with Brigadier General Frederick Choo, Deputy Secretary (Policy), and Brigadier General Tan Tiong Keat, Commandant of the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute Military Institute (SAFTI MI).
As part of the programme, the delegation also visited the Republic of Singapore Air Force's 18th Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion, where they experienced the RBS 70 Ground-Based Air Defence simulator firsthand.
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PEGAWAI TUDB SERTAI BRUNEI-SINGAPORE JUNIOR DEFENCE INTERACTION PROGRAMME
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Khamis, 21 Ogos 2025 – Kapten (U) Mohamad Alauddin bin Awg Haji Basar, Penolong Pegawai Memerintah Skuadron 238, Cawangan No. 2, TUDB bersama sembilan orang pegawai dari Kementerian Pertahanan Brunei Darussalam telah menghadiri Brunei-Singapore Junior Defence Interaction Programme (JDIP) yang berlangsung di Republik Singapura dari 19 hingga 21 Ogos 2025.
BJDIP bertujuan untuk memperkukuhkan hubungan dua hala dengan memupuk ikatan persahabatan serta meningkatkan persefahaman bersama antara pegawai muda kedua-dua negara melalui aktiviti pembangunan profesional dan interaksi.
Program tersebut merangkumi interaksi bersama Pegawai-pegawai Kanan Singapura, termasuk Heng Aik Yeow, Director-General (Southeast Asia I) di Kementerian Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri (MFA), yang berkongsi pandangan mengenai keselamatan serantau dan kerjasama ASEAN. Para peserta turut mengadakan perbincangan dengan Brigedier Jeneral Frederick Choo, Timbalan Setiausaha (Dasar), serta Brigedier Jeneral Tan Tiong Keat, Komandan Institut Latihan Tentera Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura (SAFTI MI).
Sebagai sebahagian daripada program ini, delegasi juga berkesempatan melawat Batalion Artileri Pertahanan Udara Divisyen ke-18 Tentera Udara Republik Singapura, di mana para peserta berpeluang merasai pengalaman menggunakan simulator RBS 70 Ground-Based Air Defence
