NEWS HEADLINES
JOINT FORCE COMMANDER RECEIVES AN OFFICE CALL FROM FRANCE DEFENCE ATTACHE TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 24 September 2025 – Colonel Pengiran Noor Rumaizi bin Pengiran Othman, Joint Force Commander, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received an office call from Lieutenant Colonel (Air) Philippe Quemurais, Non-Resident France Defence Attache (DA) to Brunei Darussalam, also in attendance was Her Excellency Mrs Eve Lubin, Ambassador of France to Brunei Darussalam.
PARTICIPATION OF ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES OFFICERS IN TIER 3 TABLE TOP EXERCISE BLACK GOLD SHIELD
The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Tuesday, 23 September 2025 – Tier 3 Table Top Exercise (TTX) Black Gold Shield organised by Brunei Shell Petroleum was conducted from 23 September 2025 until 25 September 2025 at The Empire Hotel & Country Club Jerudong. This exercise is participated by various agencies including Royal Brunei Armed Forces to test and validate the revised National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCOP).
ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY ENHANCES REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY THROUGH EX SEACAT 2025
SENIOR OFFICER FROM JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS JOINS THE DELEGATION OF COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES’ OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
HANOI, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM, Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), made his first official visit to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam from 16 to 18 September 2025. Also accompanying the RBAF Commander was Pengiran Mohammad Saiful Bahri bin Pengiran Haji Mohammad Jofray, Chargés D’affaires, Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and Lieutenant Colonel Haji Fadzli bin Haji Abdullah, Staff Officer Grade 1 J2, Joint Force Headquarters.
SENIOR OFFICER FROM JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS JOINS THE DELEGATION OF COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES’ OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH, KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, Friday, 19 September 2025 – Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) made his first official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia from 18 to 20 September 2025. The delegation includes one senior officer from Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Lieutenant Colonel Haji Fadzli bin Haji Abdullah, Staff Officer Grade 1 J2 JFHQ.
INDO PACIFIC ENDEAVOUR 2025 STRENGTHEN THE COOPERATIONS BETWEEN RBAF AND ADF
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Friday, 19 September 2025 – The first phase of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2025 (IPE25), held from 12 to 18 September 2025, featured a series of Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs) that further strengthened professional and people-to-people ties between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The SMEEs covered various key areas, namely Religious Interaction, Human Performance and Workforce, International Law, and Cyber Knowledge Sharing. Reflecting the multifaceted scope of cooperation between the two-armed forces, the second phase of IPE25 is scheduled to commence in November 2025, further advancing the collaborative engagements established during this opening phase.