- INS Sahyadri and KDB Darulaman at Fleet Base East, Australia on 7 October 2013.
- KDB Darulaman alongside USS Rodney M. Davis during CARAT 2014.
- USS Rodney M. Davis alongside KDB Darulaman during CARAT 2014.
KDB Darulaman participating in RIMPAC 2014. | |
History | |
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Brunei Darussalam | |
Name |
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Namesake | Darulaman |
Operator | Royal Brunei Navy |
Builder | Lürssen Werft |
Acquired | August 2011 |
Commissioned | 12 August 2011 |
Homeport | Muara Naval Base |
Identification |
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Status | active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 1,625 tonnes (1,791 tons) |
Length | 80 metres (262 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 2× MTU 12V diesel engines, 8,500 kilowatts (11,400 shp) |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) maximum |
Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) |
Endurance | 21 days |
Boats & landing craft carried |
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Complement | 55+ |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1× helicopter |
Aviation facilities | helicopter landing platform |
Notes | no helicopters are permanently embarked |
KDB Darulaman (08) is the third ship of the Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The vessel is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).
Brunei Darussalam ordered the Darussalam class from Lürssen Werft in Germany, the same company that Brunei Darussalam contracted to sell the contract-disputed Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes. The first two Darussalam-class vessels were launched in November 2010 before being delivered to the Royal Brunei Navy at Muara Naval Base in January 2011. The second batch of two ships were delivered by 2014.
KDB Darulaman was built by Lürssen Werft company in Germany around 2010. She is part of the second batch of two delivered from Germany to Brunei Darussalam. KDB Darulaman was commissioned on 12 August 2011 at Muara Naval Base. All four sister ships work in the offshore patrol vessel role. KDB Darulaman is named for 'Abode of Security'.
During the MILAN 2012, an exercise was hosted by the Indian Navy which KDB Darulaman was also participated.
Darulaman and KDB Darussalam (06) fired their missile systems for the first time. They successfully conducted their first Excoet MM40 Block II surface-to-surface missile firing at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north of Kaua’i Island.
Both RBN ships participated in Exercise RIMPAC in 2014, hosted by the United States Third Fleet off Hawaii. The ships participated in the SINKEX exercise. Darussalam and Darulaman simultaneously fired their Exocet missiles, which struck the target which was the ex-USS Tuscaloosa. [1]
KDB Darulaman, KDB Berkat, USNS Fall River, and USS Emory S. Land conducted Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) to strengthen the relations between Brunei Darussalam and United States of America. It took place in the South China Sea on 15 November 2018. [2]
KDB Darulaman, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, RSS Tenacious, UMS Kyan Sittha, HTMS Krabi, USS Montgomery, and USS Wayne E. Meyer attended the US-ASEAN Maritime Exercise (AUMX) in the Gulf of Thailand on 3 September 2019, which ended in Singapore. [3]
KDB Darulaman, KDB Syafaat, USNS Millinocket, and USS Montgomery conducted Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) to strengthen the relations between Brunei Darussalam and United States of America. It took place in the South China Sea on 29 October 2019. [4]
Republic of Singapore Navy and Royal Brunei Navy held an exercise which consists of RSS Tenacious, RSS Valour, RSS Vigour, KDB Darussalam (06), KDB Darulehsan (07) and KDB Darulaman. All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019. [5]
The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), natively known as Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) is the naval 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.
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The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a series of annual bilateral military exercises conducted by the United States Pacific Fleet, with several member nations of ASEAN in Southeast Asia. Currently, the navies of Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand participate. Objectives of CARAT include enhancing regional cooperation; building friendships, and strengthening professional skills. In 2010, Cambodia and Bangladesh became the first CARAT participants to join the exercise since 1995.
The Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of four offshore patrol vessels in Brunei Darussalam, constructed for the Royal Brunei Navy. They are the largest and most capable ships of the Royal Brunei Navy, and often participate in international naval exercises. The lead ship in the class is KDB Darussalam (06).
KDB Darussalam (06) is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessels in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The vessel is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy.
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KDB Ijtihad (17) is the lead ship of the Ijtihad-class patrol boats. The vessel is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).
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Muara Naval Base is a naval base which serves as the headquarters and main operating base for the Royal Brunei Navy. It is situated approximately 4 kilometres from Muara Town, Brunei-Muara District, in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The naval base is located near the mouth of the Brunei River, which flows into the Brunei Bay.
Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit is a retired Bruneian military officer and politician. He previously served as the ninth Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) from 2014 to 2015. He was also the Deputy Minister of Defence from 2015 to 2018.
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