SINGAPORE, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 - The 6th International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Fullerton Forum took place from 28 – 30 January 2018 at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore.  The Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), First Admiral Pengiran Dato...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday 30 January 2018 –The Ministry of Defence received an official visit from General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Gatot Nurmantyo, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) who is on a two-day farewell visit to Brunei Darussalam from 29 January to 30 January...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 29 January 2018 – First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence received a joint courtesy call from His Excellency Haji Harun bin Haji Junid, His Excellency Haji Ahmad bin Haji...

​TANAH JAMBU, Friday 26 January 2018 - Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) presented the ranks to 57 new officer cadets of the 17th intake of the Officer Cadet...

​INDONESIA, Thursday 25 January 2018 - First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence attended the soft launching of the ‘Our Eyes’ Initiative at Mulia Hotel, Bali, Republic of Indonesia. The event was hosted...

TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 25 January 2018 – A talk was held at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Defence Academy where Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista, Commanding General of the Philippine Army presented on the topic ‘Defeating the ISIS Threat in the...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 24 January 2018 – Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista,...

​RIMBA,  Monday 22 January 2018 – The Change of Command ceremony for the Commanding Officer of the RBAF Military Police was held at the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment Parade Square, Rimba Camp. The handing over took place between outgoing Commanding Officer...

​MUARA, Monday 22 January 2018 – The 4th Navy to Navy Talks between the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) was held at the Multi-National Coordination Centre (MNCC), Muara Naval base. Captain Haji Othman bin Haji Suhaili @ Haji Sulhail, RBN, Deputy...

RIMBA, Friday, 19 January 2018 - One hundred and seventy nine military cadets comprising students and teachers all over Brunei took part in a parade to celebrate the 47th year anniversary of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Military Cadets (RBAF Military Cadets). Colonel...

​RIMBA, Thursday 18 January 2018 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a Donation Handover Ceremony of the Tabung Anak Yatim Surau-Surau ABDB to the Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans (DANA) at Surau Al-Barakah, Rimba Air Force...

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 17 January 2018 - Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih Bin Abdullah, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Colonel Andrew Cleveland, Defence Adviser...

​MALAYSIA, Tuesday 16 January 2018 – The 2nd ASEAN Defence Interaction Programme (ADIP) was officially launched by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Malaysia, His Excellency Dato’ Sri Mohd Johari bin Baharum at the Pulse Grande Hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Twenty...

​TANAH JAMBU, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 - The Training Institute of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) conducted the first study evening for 2018 with the topic ‘Training Institute: Maintaining Relevancy in Coping with the Ever-Changing Security Challenges’....

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday 15 January 2018 – The opening ceremony for the second Mobile Defence Intelligence Research and Analysis Course (MDIRAC) was held at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. The two-week course aims to train...

Sunday 14 January 2018 – The Wira Cup Golf Competition 2017 was held at the RBA Golf Club, featuring 36 active serving RBAF players and 36 retired RBAF officers. The Pegawai Askar Bersara (PAB) was led by Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General...

​BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sunday 14 January 2018 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) Fencing Team came in fourth place at the Brunei Open Fencing Championship 2018. The team won a total of 3 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. The MS ABDB team...

​PENANJONG GARRISON, Friday, 12 Januari 2018 – A total of 163 male recruits of the 160th intake and 56 female recruits of the 53rd intake concluded their Basic Military Training (BMT) with a Passing Out Parade held today at the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed...

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday, 12 January 2018 – The first of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) meeting of 2018 concluded today at the Marina Mandarin Hotel, Republic of Singapore. The meeting was held back-to-back along with the...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 11 January 2018 – By the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of...

​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 11 January 2018 – Captain (Retired) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence received Captain Rodger Ward, RNZN, the incoming non-resident New Zealand Defence Adviser...