Maritime warfare branch of the military of Brunei Darussalam
Military unit
The
Royal Brunei Navy
(
RBN
), natively known as
Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei
(
TLDB
) is the
naval
defence force of
Brunei
. It is a small but relatively well-equipped military force whose main responsibility is to conduct
search and rescue
missions, and to deter and defend the Brunei waters against attack mounted by seaborne forces.
[5]
The forerunner of the RBN was established on 14 June 1965, the second unit created after the formation of the
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
(RBAF). The RBN is based and headquartered at
Muara Naval Base
, 4 kilometres (2 miles) from
Muara Town
, with the majority of the
enlisted
sailors being Malays. Since 1977, the RBN has been equipped with missile
gun boats
and other coastal
patrol craft
. All the
ships
names are prefixed KDB, as in
Kapal Diraja Brunei
(Royal Brunei Ship in
Malay
). Captain
Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin
has been acting commander of the RBN since 30 December 2022,
[3]
succeeding First Admiral
Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi
who was appointed the RBN 12th commander on 13 March 2015.
[5]
The annual anniversary ceremony of RBN's inception was place on 14 June every year.
[6]
History
[
edit
]
Early years
[
edit
]
The fourth anniversary parade was celebrated on 31 May 1965, and the unit was thereafter dubbed the
Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
(RBMR). Additionally,
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
declared that the regiment will shortly be outfitted with swift patrol boats, armoured vehicles, helicopters, and
hovercraft
.
[7]
The
Boat Section
was formed on 14 June 1965, four years after the formation of the RBMR. Its manning strength was only eighteen personnel, including one officer from the First Battalion who had attended a basic military course in
Federation of Malaya
in 1961 until 1964.
[8]
Important military equipment, including
motor gunboat
s, helicopters, and hovercraft, was acquired in 1966. On 12 March 1966, a
Borneo Bulletin
Report said that the RBMR was the only infantry unit in the world to get a modern
SR.N5
hovercraft for use in combat.
[7]
The Boat Section was equipped with a number of aluminium boats (natively known as
Temuai
) and
fast assault boats
(FABs). The role of the section was solely to provide transportation of infantry elements to the interior of Brunei.
[8]
As the organisation expanded with the aid of stable economic growth, the Boat Section was renamed the
Boat Company
in 1966.
[8]
The company received three river
patrol boats
in 1966, consisted of
KDB
Bendahara
,
KDB
Maharajalela
, and
KDB
Kermaindera
. All the ships were crewed by locals and led by a qualified
commanding officer
.
[9]
As the RBMR's strength increased in 1967, things started to happen quickly.
Vosper Limited
of
Portsmouth
, UK, produced the fast patrol boat
KDB
Pahlawan
, which was put into service.
[7]
In 1968, the strength of the Boat Company was enhanced with
Westland Saunders Roe
SR.N6
hovercraft.
[10]
[11]
[9]
The first
fast patrol craft
was accepted in 1968 and named KDB
Pahlawan
. It became the first
flagship
for the Boat Company.
[9]
The Boat Company was reorganised as the
First Flotilla, RBMR
, or natively known as
Angkatan Laut Pertama, Askar Melayu Diraja Brunei
(ALP AMDB).
[12]
While visiting the
Muara Base
in 1969 to observe an air and sea rescue exercise, retired
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
hoisted the new
ensign
created for the flotilla under the command of the KDB
Pahlawan
, which was initially launched in December 1966 by then
Crown Princess Saleha
.
[7]
During that time, the estimated strength of the First Flotilla was forty-two personnel, including an officer, while assets consisted of one fast patrol craft, three river patrol boats, two hovercraft vessels, FABs, a few
long boats
, and
Temuai
.
[12]
KDB
Saleha
and
KDB
Masna
, named after
Princess Masna Bolkiah
, were purchased in 1970; however, they didn't arrive in Brunei until 26 January 1971.
[13]
With a peak speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), the wooden-hulled boats were outfitted with
light machine gun
s on the bridge and
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
s fore and aft. A revised 1971 Brunei-UK Agreement transferred all internal security responsibilities from Britain to the Sultanate, with the UK solely being accountable for Brunei's exterior defense. The SR.N6 hovercraft was acquired in the same year. Under the new Army Enactment, new service regulations went into effect on 1 June 1971.
[7]
The British Army's tri-service regulations, which addressed offenses in the air force, navy, and army as well, served as the model for the new disciplinary regulations. The flagship KDB
Pahlawan
, which was acquired by the RBMR Sea Wing in 1976, was instrumental in enabling the British-officered Brunei flotilla to become the most formidable indigenous naval group in the northwest Bruneian waterways. Equipped with
surface-to-surface missiles
, the
KDB
Waspada
, constructed in Singapore, was added to the fleet in 1978. Additionally, the flotilla located in Muara served well in counter-infiltration strategies against smaller warships.
[7]
Post-Independence
[
edit
]
Before being taken out of service in 1980, the
Bendahara
-class
parol boats
saw service for more than fourteen years.
[14]
The RBMR was renamed as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), or
Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
, on 1 January 1984, as part of an attempt to reform the armed forces following
independence
. Since 1984, the flotilla also maintained its routine maritime training exercises with the
Royal Malaysian Navy
, the
Republic of Singapore Navy
, and the
Royal Thai Navy
.
[15]
As Brunei's military forces grew, the First Flotilla was renamed again on 1 October 1991, becoming the
Royal Brunei Navy
(RBN). The RBAF was reorganised in 1991 as a result of Bruneian government's emphasis on the
exclusive economic zone
(EEZ), which is recognized by the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
governing maritime regulations and is enforced by numerous nations due to the growing significance of the maritime boundary issue.
[7]
The Royal Brunei Navy aimed to undergo a large-scale modernisation, with the upgrading of the
Muara Naval Base
, and the purchase of three
British
-built
corvettes
from
BAE Systems Naval Ships
,
Scotland
. The ships were armed with
MBDA
Exocet
Block II
anti-ship missiles
and
MBDA Seawolf
surface-to-air missiles. The contract was awarded to
GEC-Marconi
in 1995: the
Nakhoda Ragam
-class
corvette
were launched in January 2001, June 2001, and June 2002, at the then
BAE Systems Marine
yard at
Scotstoun
. These were completed but not delivered from BAE Systems Naval Ships in Scotstoun due to claims by the RBN that the ships fail to meet the required specifications;
[16]
though opinion in the shipyard was that they were too complex for a small navy to operate.
[17]
The contract dispute became the subject of
arbitration
.
[18]
When the dispute was settled in favour of BAE Systems, the vessels were handed over to
Royal Brunei Technical Services
(RBTS) in June 2007.
[17]
In 2007, Brunei contracted the German
Lurssen
shipyard to find a new customer for the three ships, though by 2011 the vessels remained unsold and laid up at
Barrow-in-Furness
.
[19]
These ships were eventually purchased in 2013 by the
Indonesian Navy
for
£
380 million, or half of the original unit cost, and renamed
Bung Tomo
-class
corvette
.
[20]
KDB
Darussalam
and
KDB
Darulehsan
are two new
Darussalam
-class
offshore patrol vessel
(OPVs)
[21]
that Brunei purchased for the RBN at the beginning of 2011. Launched on 6 January 2011,
KDB
Darulaman
, the third
Darussalam
-class OPV, was the first to be put into the water for its acceptance testing in the harbour and at sea before to its August 2011 delivery date.
[15]
Exercise SEAGULL 03-07 was held in Brunei from 2 to 10 September 2007, between the RBN and their
Philippine Navy
(PN) counterparts. Participating ships include the PN corvette
BRP
Rizal
(PS-74)
and patrol gunboat
BRP
Federico Martir
(PG-385)
, and RBN ships
KDB
Pejuang
,
KDB
Seteria
,
KDB
Perwira
, and
KDB
Penyerang
. They conducted series of drills, including mine clearance, under-water operations,
replenishment at sea
, night encounter exercise, boarding exercise, and other naval tactical exercises.
[22]
The four 41 metres (135 ft)
Ijtihad
-class
patrol boats
(
KDB
Ijtihad
,
KDB
Berkat
,
KDB
Syafaat
, and
KDB
Afiat
)
[23]
that had already been put into service with the RBN were also further commissioned. Two of these patrol boats were put into service in March 2010, and the other two by August of the same year. The
Waspada
-class
fast attack craft
and
Perwira
-class
patrol boat
, which had served the Sultanate for forty years, were scheduled to be replaced by these modern platforms.
[15]
Present day
[
edit
]
On 28 November 2011, the RBN celebrated the commissioning of a new Fast Interceptor Boat (FIB 25-012) known as
KDB
Mustaed
.
[24]
During the
Exercise RIMPAC
2014 naval exercise, which was hosted by the
United States Navy
, the RBN's
Darussalam
-class OPVs, KDB
Darussalam
and KDB
Darulaman
, fired their MBDA
Exocet MM40
Block II anti-ship missiles for the first time in the
Pacific Missile Range Facility
(PMRF), which is located 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north of
Kauai
.
[25]
The
Perwira
-class patrol boats were all officially
decommissioned
in 2016?2017.
[26]
In 2019, the RBN unveiled the Singapore-based Force-21 manufactured
Digital Disruptive Pattern
(D2P) battle-dress uniform in digital blue colours at the 58th anniversary celebration at the
Bolkiah Garrison
.
[27]
[28]
In April 2021, the RBN installed the Royal Brunei Navy Full Mission Bridge Simulator (RBN FMBS) to provide
synthetic training
for all sailors of the RBN.
[29]
The RBN received the two former
Swift
-class
patrol craft
vessels,
[30]
RSS
Brave
, which was retired on 27 August 2019, and
RSS
Gallant
, which was decommissioned on 11 December 2020, as a gift in March 2023 after they had been renovated. They are currently referred to as
KDB
Al-Faruq
and
KDB
As-Siddiq
in RBN service, which means "truthful."
[31]
They are 55 metres (180 feet) long, weighing 500 tonnes (551 short tons; 492 long tons).
[32]
Roles and organisation
[
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]
Roles
[
edit
]
The roles of the RBN are:
Organisation
[
edit
]
The RBN is divided into four main components as follows:
[33]
- Fleet
- Administration
- Training
- Logistics
Headquarters
[
edit
]
The administration of First Sea Battalion moved to a new base at Jalan Tanjong Pelumpong Muara in 1974. This base is now known as the Muara Naval Base. The Muara Naval Base serves as the headquarters of the RBN. It was expanded in 1997 to include facilities to support three offshore support vessels.
[34]
Muara Naval Base is frequently visited by foreign warships, most notable are the frequent visits by British
Royal Navy
ships.
Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam
visits the naval base sometimes too.
Commander
[
edit
]
Commander, Royal Brunei Navy
no.
|
portrait
|
service number
,
rank
,
name
(birth ? death)
|
term of appointment
|
ref.
|
took office
|
left office
|
time in office
|
1
|
|
Mejar Jeneral
Ibnu Ba'asith Apong
(20 Jan 1942 ? ???)
|
1965
|
1966
|
1 year
|
[35]
|
2
|
|
Kolonel
Kefli Razali
(6 Oct 1940 ? ???)
|
22 Apr 1983
|
30 Sep 1986
|
3 years, 161 days
|
[36]
|
3
|
|
Leftenan kolonel
Noeh Abdul Hamid
(??? ? 6 Aug 1988)
|
30 Sep 1986
|
30 Dec 1988
|
2 years, 91 days
|
[37]
|
4
|
|
Leftenan kolonel
Shahri Mohammad Ali
(??? ? ???)
|
30 Dec 1988
|
1 Nov 1991
|
2 years, 306 days
|
[38]
|
5
|
|
Leftenan kolonel
Abdul Latif Damit
(25 Dec 1950 ? ???)
|
1 Nov 1991
|
25 Jun 1993
|
1 year, 236 days
|
[39]
|
(2)
|
|
Kolonel
Kefli Razali
(6 Oct 1940 ? ???)
|
25 Jun 1993
|
3 Feb 1995
|
1 year, 223 days
|
[36]
|
6
|
|
Kolonel
Abdul Jalil Ahmad
(??? ? ???)
|
5 Feb 1995
|
13 Jun 2002
|
7 years, 128 days
|
[40]
|
7
|
|
Kolonel
Joharie Matussin
(??? ? ???)
|
13 Jun 2002
|
16 May 2008
|
5 years, 338 days
|
[41]
|
8
|
|
First
admiral
Abdul Halim
(24 Jan 1965 ? ???)
|
16 May 2008
|
28 Feb 2014
|
5 years, 288 days
|
[41]
[42]
|
9
|
|
First
admiral
Abdul Aziz
(23 Sep 1966 ? ???)
|
28 Feb 2014
|
13 Mar 2015
|
1 year, 13 days
|
[43]
|
10
|
|
First
admiral
Norazmi Muhammad
(??? ? ???)
|
13 Mar 2015
|
19 Apr 2019
|
4 years, 37 days
|
[44]
|
11
|
|
342
First
admiral
Othman Suhaili
(19 Apr 1970 ? ???)
|
19 Apr 2019
|
31 Dec 2020
|
1 year, 256 days
|
[45]
[46]
|
12
|
|
First
admiral
Spry Serudi
(25 Mar 1970 ? ???)
|
31 Dec 2020
|
30 Dec 2022
|
1 year, 364 days
|
[47]
[48]
|
13
|
|
Captain
Mohamad Sarif Pudin
(26 Dec 1972 ? ???)
acting
|
30 Dec 2022
|
incumbent
|
1 year, 168 days
|
[3]
|
Rank structure
[
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]
Commissioned officer
[
edit
]
The rank insignia of
commissioned officers
.
Enlisted
[
edit
]
The rank insignia of
non-commissioned officers
and
enlisted personnel
.
Equipment
[
edit
]
The current
fleet
of the Royal Brunei Navy is as follows:
[50]
[51]
class
or
name
|
image
|
builder
|
type
|
year
entered
service
|
details
|
ship name,
pennant
no.
|
offshore patrol boat
|
Darussalam
class
[21]
|
|
Lurssen Werft
,
Bremen-Vegesack
,
Germany
|
offshore
patrol
vessel
|
2011-2014
|
80 metres (262 ft) OPV ordered from Lurssen Werft.
Armament:
|
Darussalam
(06)
Darulehsan
(07)
Darulaman
(08)
Daruttaqwa
(09)
|
Inshore patrol boat
|
Ijtihad
class
[23]
|
|
Lurssen Werft
,
Bremen-Vegesack
,
Germany
|
patrol boat
|
2010
|
41 metres (135 ft) PV ordered from Lurssen Werft.
Armament:
|
Itjihad
(17)
Berkat
(18)
Syafaat
(19)
Afiat
(20)
|
Fearless
class
|
|
ST Engineering
,
Singapore
|
patrol vessel
|
2023
|
Formerly commissioned into the
Singapore Navy
, later gifted to Brunei in March 2023.
[52]
[53]
Armament:
|
As-Siddiq
(95)
Al-Faruq
(96)
|
fast attack craft
|
Mustaed class
[24]
|
|
Marinteknik Shipyard
Tuas
,
Singapore
|
fast
attack
craft
|
2011
|
27 metres (89 ft) FAC based on Lurssen Werft FIB25-012 design. Built in Singapore.
Armament:
|
Mustaed
(21)
|
Waspada
class
[54]
|
|
Vosper Thornycroft
,
Singapore
|
fast
attack
craft
|
1978?1979
|
37 metres (121 ft) FAC ordered from Vosper Thornycroft. Total of 3 ships. Decommissioned April 2011. 1 in Brunei service and 2 donated to Indonesia as KRI Salawaku (642) and KRI Badau (643).
Armament:
|
Waspada
(P02)
|
landing craft
|
Serasa
class
|
|
Transfield Shipbuilding
,
Henderson
,
Australia
|
amphibious
warfare
craft
(LCM)
|
1996
|
Armament:
|
Serasa
(L33)
Teraban
(L34)
|
Damuan
class
|
|
Cheverton Workboats
,
Cowes
,
England
|
landing
craft
utility
|
1976-1977
|
unarmed, carries 30 tons of cargo
|
Puni
(L32)
|
support vessel
|
?
|
|
Cheverton Boatworks
,
Cowes
,
England
|
support
launch
|
1982
|
used as tug and dive tender
|
Burong Nuri
|
Others
[
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]
Personnel launches used for riverine patrols
- Aman
(01)
- Damai
(02)
- Sentosa
(04)
- Sejahteru
(06)
Fisheries and Industry / Primary Resources ministries also operate 16 metres (52 ft) patrol boats built by Syarikat Cheoy Lee Shipyards (delivered 2002).
Joint exercises and training
[
edit
]
The Royal Brunei Navy and the
Republic of Singapore Navy
co-operate with each other through an annual joint exercise, code-named Exercise Pelican. Officers and
sailors
of the Royal Brunei Navy are also sent overseas for advanced training, generally to
Australia
,
Brazil
,
Malaysia
,
New Zealand
,
Singapore
,
United Kingdom
, and
United States of America
.
[55]
Gallery
[
edit
]
gallery of images of Royal Brunei Navy
See also
[
edit
]
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[
edit
]
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