NEWS HEADLINES
COURTESY CALL AND DINNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH 29TH COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING 2023 (CARAT 29/2023)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 – The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a yearly bilateral exercise between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and United States Navy (USN) with the involvement for the very first time, a vessel and crew from the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) MUNRO.
TWO ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES OFFICERS ATTENDED SUPER GARUDA SHIELD 2023 MULTINATIONAL JOINT EXERCISE
BANYUWANGI, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) participated as an observer in this year’s Super Garuda Shield 2023 Multinational Joint Exercise from 08 until 13 September 2023. This exercise is the annual capstone theater security cooperation event between the Defence Force of Indonesia (TNI) and United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), also participated the exercise were Japan, Australia, Republic of Singapore, the United Kingdom and France. Additionally, several countries participated as observers, including Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Timor Leste.
THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES (RBAF) PARTICIPATED IN THE 22ND SOUTHEAST ASIA COOPERATION AND TRAINING (SEACAT) EXERCISE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, 13 - 25 August 2023 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) participated in this year’s 22nd Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise that was held from 14 until 25 August 2023. The U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet, Destroyer Squadron 7 (DESRON 7), led a two-week maritime exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy.
FOUR ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES OFFICERS ATTENDED THE GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE (MPE) KERIS AMAN II
PORT DICKSON MALAYSIA, Saturday, 26 August 2023 – Four RBAF officers attended the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise (MPE) KERIS AMAN II from 13 August to 26 August 2023. This exercise involved 849 participants from over 23 countries, co-hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command’s (USINDOPACOM) held in the Malaysian Peacekeeping Center, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.
OUTREACH PROGRAMME WITH THE LEADERS OF THE RESIDENTS OF AKAR UMBI FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE NATIONAL PATROL COMMITTEE AND ACTING BELAIT DISTRICT OFFICER
KUALA BELAIT, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 – Joint Force Head Quarters Royal Brunei Armed Forces (JFHQ RBAF) attended a briefing of the key leaders’ engagement programme with the Acting Belait District Officer, Penghulus and Head of village in the Belait District.
CYBER DSA AND ASEAN CYBER DEFENCE NETWORK MEETING
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 15-17 August 2023 - Personnels from Joint Force Headquaters (JFHQ) Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Directorate of Defence Policy and Defence Information Technolgy Unit, Ministry of Defense headed by Acting Chief of Staff, JFHQ attended the CyberDSA and Asean Cyber Defense Network (ACDN) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.