RIMBA, Saturday, 19 September 2026 – The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) contingent participating in the Field Training Exercise (FTX) for ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Experts’ Working Groups (ADMM-Plus EWG) on Combined Field Training EXERCISE TRIDENT RESOLVE (XTR) has departed to Banten, Republic of Indonesia. The exercise will take place from 20 until 26 September 2026.
Present to witness the departure was Captain Khairil Haji Abdul Rahman, RBN, Deputy Joint Force Commander, RBAF. Also in attendance were the Chief of Staff, Senior Officers, Officers of Joint Force RBAF and Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and family members of the contingent.
The RBAF contingent is led by Lieutenant Colonel Haji Erawan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Staff Officer Grade 1 Joint Planning, Joint Force RBAF, together with four officers and 10 personnel from Joint Force RBAF and RBLF who will participate in the exercise’s Cyber Security, Military Medicine and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) components. The contingent departed from the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Base, boarding the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) C295MW aircraft.
RBAF’s participation in the exercise provides an opportunity to strengthen practical cooperation and coordination with ADMM-Plus member states, while enhancing professional knowledge and experience in addressing shared regional security challenges in various aspects.
KONTINJEN ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI MENYERTAI FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE MESYUARAT KUMPULAN KERJA PAKAR MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN PLUS BAGI LATIHAN GABUNGAN EKSESAIS TRIDENT RESOLVE DI BANTEN, REPUBLIK INDONESIA
RIMBA, Sabtu, 19 September 2026 – Kontinjen Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) yang menyertai Field Training Exercise(FTX) bagi Mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Pakar Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus (ADMM-Plus EWG) bagi EKSESAIS TRIDENT RESOLVE telah berlepas ke Banten, Republik Indonesia. Eksesais tersebut akan dijalankan dari 20 hingga 26 September 2026.
Hadir bagi menyaksikan pemergian tersebut ialah Kepten Khairil Haji Abdul Rahman, TLDB, Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB. Turut hadir ialah Ketua Staf, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan, Pegawai-Pegawai Angkatan Bersama ABDB dan Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) serta ahli keluarga rombongan kontinjen.
Rombongan kontinjen ABDB diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel Haji Erawan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Pegawai Turus Perancangan Bersama, Angkatan Bersama ABDB, bersama empat Pegawai dan 10 anggota Angkatan Bersama ABDB dan TDDB yang terlibat dalam komponen Keselamatan Siber, Perubatan Tentera, serta Bantuan Kemanusiaan dan Bencana Alam (HADR) bagi eksesais tersebut. Rombongan kontinjen telah berlepas dari Pusat Gerakan Udara, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba dengan menaiki pesawat C295MW Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB).
Penyertaan ABDB dalam eksesais ini memberikan peluang untuk memperkukuh kerjasama praktikal dan kebolehoperasian (interoperability) bersama negara-negara ahli ADMM-Plus, di samping meningkatkan pengetahuan profesional dan pengalaman dalam menangani cabaran keselamatan serantau yang dikongsi bersama dalam pelbagai aspek.