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DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATES IN THE 27TH ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM HEADS OF DEFENCE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS MEETING
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, Friday, 21 November 2025 – The Defence Academy of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) participated in the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum Heads of Defence Universities, Colleges, and Institutions Meeting (ARF HDUCIM), held at the Sokha Hotel,...
SERGEANT MAJOR EXCHANGE PROGRAM 02/2025 BETWEEN THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES AND THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2025 – The Sergeant Major Exchange Program (SMEP) 02/2025 between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was conducted from 18 to 22 November 2025. Hosted by the SAF, this annual...
HANDOVER CEREMONY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES NARCOTICS CONTROL CENTRE COMMITTEE
BERAKAS GARRISON, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - A Handover Ceremony for the Chairman of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Narcotics Control Centre Committee was held at the Officers’ Mess, Berakas Garrison, between the outgoing Chairman, Yang Mulia Brigadier...
MINISTER AT THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES A FAREWELL CALL FROM HIS EXCELLENCY XIAO JIANGUO, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Thursday, 20 November 2025 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II received a farewell...
COMMANDER OF ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES (RBAF) ATTENDS THE HANDOVER CEREMONY OF MALBATT COMMANDER AND THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY (TOA) PARADE CEREMONY BETWEEN MALBATT 850-12 AND MALBATT 850-13 IN LEBANON
MARAKAH CAMP, LEBANON, Saturday, 15 November 2025 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) attended the Handover Ceremony of MALBATT Commander and the Transfer of Authority...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES CONDUCT HEALTH AND DENTAL OUTREACH ROADSHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS 64th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
KAMPUNG SUKANG, Sunday, 16 November 2025 – The Engineer Regiment Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), in collaboration with Medical Services, and Dental Services RBLF, conducted a Health and Dental Outreach Roadshow in conjunction with the Royal Brunei Armed...
CIVIL-MILITARY ONE FORUM (CM1F), MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPLORES DIGITAL, GREEN SUSTAINABLE AND SMART SYSTEM IN DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE
BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 14 NOVEMBER 2025 – The 4th Civil-Military One Forum (4th CM1F), Ministry of Defence, was held at Pahlawan Hall, Berakas Garrison. The forum served as a platform to address mutual interests among all parties within the Ministry of...
ASEAN OBSERVERS VISIT CAMBODIAN HOSPITAL TO ASSESS VICTIMS OF THAI ATTACK
CAMBODIA, Thursday, 13 November 2025 – A delegation from the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT), including Major (U) Pengiran Abdul Azim bin Pengiran Idris, the representative from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), conducted a visit to the Cambodia–Japan Mongkol Borey...
THE SECOND RETURNING FLIGHT OF THE MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-12 CONTINGENT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) PEACEKEEPING MISSION ARRIVES SAFELY AT SUBANG AIRBASE, MALAYSIA
SUBANG AIRBASE, MALAYSIA, Monday, 10 November 2024 - The second returning flight carrying personnel of the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12 Contingent for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission, consisting of 212...
TRACK II NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) MEETING WITH THE THEME “THE EVOLVING CHARACTER OF WARFARE: READINESS AND ADAPTATION” CONVENES IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
GADONG, Tuesday, 11 November 2025 — The Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Meeting themed “The Evolving Character of Warfare: Readiness and Adaptation” convened today at the Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong. The meeting was hosted...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ATTENDS DEFENSE & SECURITY 2025 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
BANGKOK, Monday, 10 November 2025 – The Honourable Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, attended the Defense & Security 2025...
THE 5TH JOINT DEFENCE COOPERATION COMMITTEE MEETING BETWEEN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Friday, 7 November 2025 – The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and the Ministry of Defence of Republic of Indonesia convened the 5th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (5th JDCC) Meeting at the Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong. ...
THE FIRST RETURNING FLIGHT OF THE MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-12 CONTINGENT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) PEACEKEEPING MISSION ARRIVES SAFELY AT SUBANG AIRBASE, MALAYSIA
SUBANG AIRBASE, MALAYSIA, Thursday, 6 November 2025 - The first returning flight carrying personnel of the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12 Contingent for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission, consisting of 206 personnel of...
THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-13 CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) PEACEKEEPING MISSION
SUBANG AIRBASE, MALAYSIA, Wednesday, 5 November 2025 - The first flight carrying personnel of the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-13 Contingent for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission, comprising 147 personnel of the Malaysian...
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM CONFERS RANK INSIGNIA OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS 920 MAJOR (UDARA) PRINCE ‘ABDUL MATEEN
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 06 November 2025 - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, this morning consented to confer...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) EDUCATION AND AWARENESS SEMINAR AT THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 5 November 2025 - The Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Digital Transformation Steering Committee (DDTSC), hosted an “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education and Awareness Seminar” at the Lecture Hall of the Sultan Haji Hassanal...
HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE, PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES
Istana Nurul Iman, Wednesday, 05 November 2025 - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, today received in audience His...
THE CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 05 November 2025 – The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam received an official visit from His Excellency General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Pakistan Armed Forces, this morning. Upon...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ATTENDS THE IISS MANAMA DIALOGUE : 21st REGIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT 2025 IN MANAMA, THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
MANAMA, Saturday, 1 November 2025 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohd Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the International Institute for...
12TH ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING-PLUS (ADMM-PLUS)
KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday, 1 November 2025 – The 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was successfully convened today at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Mohamed...
19 ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES SENIOR OFFICERS PROMOTED
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 31 October 2025 - With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, a total of 19...