NEWS HEADLINES
FLAG HANDOVER CEREMONY TO DEPARTING MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 8/2026 (IDB VMAT 8/2026) IN MINDANAO, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 6 October 2026 – Brunei Darussalam will be deploying three officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) to serve as members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 8/2026 (IDB VMAT...
RANK INSIGNIA PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR WARRANT OFFICERS, SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (SNCOs) AND JUNIOR NCOs OF THE JOINT FORCE, ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 02 October 2026 – Joint Force, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (JF RBAF) held a Rank Insignia Presentation Ceremony for 30 personnel of the JF RBAF at the Gymnasium, Bolkiah Garrison. The ceremony was graced by Yang Mulia Colonel Pengiran Noor...
JOINT FORCE COMMANDER RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) BANGKOK
BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 30 September 2026 – Colonel Pengiran Noor Rumaizi bin Pengiran Othman, Joint Force Commander, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a courtesy call from Mr Paht Tanattanawin, Deputy Head and Head of Operations of the International...
TWO ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST MEETING ON ENHANCING SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR ASEAN WOMEN PEACEKEEPERS
SIEM REAP, KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, Monday, 28 September 2026 – A total of two female officers from Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) participated in the First Meeting on Enhancing Support Mechanism for ASEAN Women Peacekeepers (ESMAWP), held from 27 to 29 September 2026...
JOINT FORCE RBAF OFFICER ATTENDS REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY MEETING
GADONG, Thursday, 24 September 2026 — Lieutenant Commander Muhd Hamizan bin Jalil, RBN from the Joint Force Royal Brunei Armed Forces (JF RBAF) attended the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) Cluster Meeting 2026 on Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating...
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATES IN EXERCISE TRIDENT RESOLVE 2026
BANTEN, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, Saturday, 26 September 2026 - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) participated in Exercise Trident Resolve (XTR) 2026, a combined field training exercise conducted under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Experts’ Working Groups...