NEWS HEADLINES
HANDOVER CEREMONY MARKS HISTORIC MOMENT BETWEEN TWO FEMALE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY FLEET
JETTY ALPHA, MUARA NAVAL BASE, Monday, 30 December 2024 — A signicant chapter in Royal Brunei Navy history unfolded today as KDB MUSTAED witnessed a poignant handover-takeover ceremony between two distinguished female Commanding Officers (CO).
ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY AND VIETNAM PEOPLE’S NAVY HOLD 3RD NAVY-TO-NAVY TALKS
HAI PHONG, REPUBLIC SOCIALIST OF VIETNAM, Thursday, 26 December 2024 - The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), led by Fleet Commander Captain Sahibul Bahari Hj Zainal Abidin, RBN, successfully participated in the 3rd Navy-to-Navy Talks with the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN). This engagement marks a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral defence relations and fostering maritime cooperation between the two navies.
RBN DISTRIBUTES BACK-TO-SCHOOL DONATIONS
MUARA, Friday, 27 December 2024 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) has distributed “Back to School” donations to identified personnel, comprising schoolbooks and stationery for their children, in anticipation of the new school term in Brunei. A total of 19 families benefited from the assistance.
ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY SHIPS EMBARK ON DEPLOYMENT AND ROADSHOW IN KUALA BELAIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY’S 59TH ANNIVERSARY
KUALA BELAIT, Saturday, 21 December 2024 – Three (03) Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) ships, KDB AFIAT, KDB MUSTAED, and KDB SERASA, have set sail for a two-day roadshow at MPABD, Kuala Belait, to engage with the local community and showcase the Navy’s capabilities and career opportunities.
CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE NAVAL ENGINEERING OFFICERS COURSE (NEOC) 2024
NAVAL TRAINING CENTRE – Friday, 20th December 2024 – The closing ceremony for the Naval Engineering Officers Course (NEOC) 2024, involving three (03) young officers, was held at Dewan Nakhoda, Naval Training Centre (NTC).
ACTING COMMANDER RBN GRACED PASSING OUT PARADE CEREMONY FOR THE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES MALE RECRUITS OF THE 175TH INTAKE AND FEMALE RECRUITS OF THE 59TH INTAKE
PENANJONG GARRISON, 20 December 2024 – The Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) commemorated the successful completion of Basic Military Training for 124 male recruits of the 175th Intake and 46 female recruits of the 59th Intake. The ceremony, held at the Parade Square, Penanjong Garrison, was graced by Yang Mulia Captain Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin Bin Matserudin, RBN, Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy, as the Guest of Honour.