MUARA, SABTU, 21 NOVEMBER 2025 – Kapal-kapal Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM), KD KEDAH dan KD SUNDANG, telah berjaya menamatkan lawatan muhibbah selama empat hari ke Negara Brunei Darussalam dari 18 hingga 21 November 2025. Pada hari pertama, Pegawai-Pegawai Pemerintah KD KEDAH dan KD SUNDANG telah membuat Kunjungan Hormat kepada Pemerintah Armada TLDB, Kepten Sonny Iskandar bin Rasani, TLDB, di Markas Armada. Seterusnya, pegawai dan anggota kedua-dua angkatan laut turut melaksanakan aktiviti Community Relations (COMREL) dan interaksi sukan di Pantai Muara bagi mengukuhkan hubungan persahabatan antara warga TLDB dan TLDM.
Hari kedua menyaksikan pelbagai aktiviti profesional dan peningkatan keupayaan, termasuk lawatan kapal ke atas KD KEDAH, KD SUNDANG dan KDB DARULEHSAN, serta sesi Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) yang merangkumi operasi UAS, perkongsian maklumat bersama Sel Inspektorat TLDB, dan lawatan ke Full Mission Bridge Simulator di Pusat Latihan Tentera Laut. Pada sebelah petang, Panglima Armada Timur TLDM telah tiba di Pangkalan Tenters Udara Diraja Brunei, Rimba untuk menyertai program lawatan muhibbah ini. Hari ketiga dimulakan dengan Kunjungan Hormat Panglima Armada Timur TLDM kepada Pemerintah TLDB, Laksamana Pertama Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, TLDB, diikuti sesi brunch yang dihoskan oleh Pemerintah Armada TLDB. Hari tersebut diteruskan dengan interaksi sukan golf bersama pegawai kanan kedua-dua angkatan dan diakhiri dengan majlis resepsi di atas kapal KD KEDAH.
Pada hari terakhir, KD KEDAH dan KD SUNDANG telah berlepas dari Muara dan melaksanakan latihan PASSEX bersama KDB DARULEHSAN sebelum meneruskan pelayaran pulang ke Sepanggar, Malaysia.
Kejayaan lawatan muhibbah selama empat hari ini mencerminkan hubungan dua hala yang erat dan berterusan antara Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei dan Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, serta komitmen bersama dalam memperkukuhkan kepercayaan, kerjasama profesional dan hubungan pertahanan kedua-dua negara
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ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY SHIPS KD KEDAH AND KD SUNDANG CONCLUDE FOUR-DAY GOODWILL VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
MUARA, SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2025 – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) vessels KD KEDAH and KD SUNDANG successfully concluded their four-day goodwill visit to Brunei Darussalam from 18 to 21 November 2025. On the first day, the Commanding Officers of KD KEDAH and KD SUNDANG made a Courtesy Call to Fleet Commander RBN, Captain Sonny Iskandar bin Rasani, TLDB, at Fleet Headquarters. This was followed by Community Relations (COMREL) and sports interaction activities at Muara Beach involving officers and personnel from both the RBN and RMN, aimed at strengthening people-to-people ties.
The second day saw a series of professional and capability-building engagements, including ship tours onboard KD KEDAH, KD SUNDANG, and KDB DARULEHSAN, as well as Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) sessions covering UAS operations, Naval Inspectorate Cell information exchange and a tour at the Full Mission Bridge Simulator at Naval Training Centre. In the afternoon, the Eastern Fleet Commander RMN arrived at Rimba Air Base to join the visit programme. The third day featured a Courtesy Call by the Eastern Fleet Commander RMN to Commander RBN, First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, TLDB, followed by a brunch hosted by the Fleet Commander RBN. The day continued with a golf interaction between senior officers of both navies and concluded with an evening reception onboard KD KEDAH.
On the final day, KD KEDAH and KD SUNDANG departed Muara and conducted a PASSEX with KDB DARULEHSAN before setting course back to Sepanggar, Malaysia. The successful completion of this four-day engagement highlights the close and enduring bilateral relationship between the Royal Brunei Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy, reflecting strong trust, professional cooperation, and a shared commitment to strengthening bilateral relations.
