NEWS HEADLINES
THE ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS OF THE 16TH COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE FOR A STUDY VISIT
MUARA, Wednesday, 6 August 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) today welcomed participants of the 16th Command and Staff Course for a study visit held at the RBN Officers' Mess. A total of 39 officers participated in the visit, comprising 20 officers from the Royal...
THE COMMANDER RBN RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING DEFENCE ATTACHÉS OF THE EMBASSY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
MUARA, Thursday, 6 August 2026 – The Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), First Admiral Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, received a courtesy call from the outgoing Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Senior Colonel Nguyen...
STRENGTHENING RBN–PLAN RELATIONS FROM THE DECK UP
Surabaya, 2 August 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) was honoured to participate in the Ship Rider Programme aboard the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N) Training Ship QI JIGUANG (83), conducted from 28 July to 2 August 2026. The six-day deployment commenced from...
ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: RBN BUILDS ITS FUTURE AT RIMPAC 2026
Hawaii, United States of America, 1 August 2026 – Four officers from the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) participated as members of the Harbour Command Team during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, held at both K. Mark Takai Pacific Warfighting Centre, Ford Island...
TWO SHIPS FROM PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL GOODWILL VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
MUARA, Tuesday, 28 July 2026 - Two vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N) PLA-N Qi Jiguang (83) and PLA-N Kunlun Shan (998) successfully concluded a five-day goodwill visit to Brunei Darussalam, running from Friday, 24 July to Tuesday, 28 July 2026,...
RBN JNCO FORUM FOSTERS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TEAMWORK
MUARA, Tuesday, 28 July 2026 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) held the Junior Non-Commissioned Officers (JNCOs) Forum, bringing together JNCOs from across the RBN to strengthen leadership, enhance professional development, and reinforce the importance of discipline and...





