List of equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces

Bruneian platoon during a peacekeeping mission in Port Dickson District in 2015

The equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), and radars. The vehicles operated by the RBLF usually have the identification of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces painted on them. ^[1]

Vehicles

Ground vehicles

Vehicle	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes	Ref.
Light tanks
FV101 Scorpion CVR(T)		Light tank	United Kingdom	20	As of 2003, 16 tanks have been upgraded	[2] [3] [4]
Light mobility vehicles
Al-Thalab		Light armoured assault vehicle	Japan   Jordan	Unknown		[5] [6]
Toyota Land Cruiser		Armoured assault vehicle	Japan	Unknown	Special Forces Regiment Vehicle; equipped with blue LED lights, bulletproof glass, and tactical elevated system. All vehicles are in Black colour scheme.	[7]
Armoured personnel carriers
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT		Armoured personnel carrier	France	45		[8]
FV105 Sultan		Armoured command vehicle	United Kingdom	2		[3] [9] [10]
FV106 Samson		Armoured recovery vehicle	United Kingdom	1		[3]
Transport vehicles
DefTech Handalan I/II		Transport vehicle	Malaysia	115		[11]
Iveco EuroCargo			Italy	Unknown		[12]
Iveco VM 90			Italy	Unknown	Possibly VM 90T Torpedo lesion with tarpaulin covered rear.	[13] [14]
Mercedes-Benz Atego			Germany	Unknown		[15]
Kia KM450		Light utility vehicle	South Korea	1	Acquired in 2018	[16]
Land Rover Wolf			United Kingdom	Unknown	16 acquired in 2017	[17] [18]
Land Rover Defender			United Kingdom	Unknown		[12]
Polaris MRZR-4			United States	Unknown		[17]
Mitsubishi Triton KA/KB			Japan	Unknown	Several L200s operated by military police.	[19]
Suzuki DR-Z400		Reconnaissance vehicle	Japan	Unknown		[20]
Kawasaki KLX250			Japan	Unknown		[20]
Suzuki GSX750			Japan	Unknown	Operated by military police.
Rescue and medical vehicles
Toyota HiLux (AN10/AN20/AN30)		Battlefield ambulance	Japan	Unknown	2 acquired in 2013	[18]
Land Rover Wolf			United Kingdom	Unknown
Ford Ranger T6			United States	Unknown	Serve areas inaccessible to domestic ambulances	[21]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT		Medical evacuation vehicle	France	Unknown	Operated by combat medics and Medical Reception Services (MRS)	[22]
Artilleries
L118		Towed howitzer	United Kingdom	6		[23]
Communications vehicles
MAN TGS		Brigade command post	Austria   Germany	Unknown	At least 5 acquired in 2023.	[24]
Engineering vehicles
Iveco Daily		Van	Italy	Unknown	Used by the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Company of the Support Battalion.	[25]
Nissan UD90		Light dumper truck	Japan	Unknown	2 acquired in 2013	[18]
Scania P-series		Tipper Truck	Sweden	Unknown	1 acquired in 2013	[18]
M30H Trackway		Medium ground mobility system	United States	5	5 acquired in 2022	[26]
Grove GMK3050		All-terrain crane	Germany	Unknown		[27]
tEODor		Ordnance disposal robot	Germany	Unknown		[28]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
DJI Matrice 300 RTK		Man-portable mini-unmanned aerial vehicle	People's Republic of China	Unknown	Used by Intelligence Section	[29]
DJI Mavic 2				Unknown		[30]

Watercrafts

Vehicle	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes	Ref
Fast boat
KH-27		Patrol boat	Brunei	5	Used for patrols and search and rescue operations	[31] [32]
Diamondback Airboats		Airboat	United States	Unknown		[33]
		Inflatable boat		6	Acquired in 2017	[18]

Firearms

Model	Image	Calibre	Origin	Variant	Notes	Ref
Pistols
Browning HP		9×19mm Parabellum	Belgium   United States			[34]
Pindad G2			Indonesia	G2 Elite		[35]
SIG Sauer P226			West Germany    Switzerland		Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK)	[36]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5		9×19mm Parabellum	West Germany	MP5A3/MP5SD/MP5K	Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK)	[20]
Heckler & Koch MP7		4.6×30mm	Germany	MP7A1		[37]
Assault rifles
M16 rifle		5.56×45mm NATO	United States	M16A1/A2	Standard infantry rifle for all branches	[38]
Bushmaster M4 Carbine			United States	M4A1	Standard carbine rifle for the Army, include Special Forces Regiment	[20] [39] [40]
SAR 21			Singapore		Limited use	[41]
Sniper rifles
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare		.308 Winchester/7.62×51mm NATO	United Kingdom	AWM	Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK)	[42] [43]
SAKO M591		.308 Winchester	Finland			[44] [45]
Machine guns
M2 Browning		.50 BMG	United States			[46]
Ultimax 100		5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore			[47]
L7A2		7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium	MAG-58		[48] [49]
SIG MG 710-3			Switzerland			[50]
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1200/1300		12/16/20 gauge	United States			[51]
Grenade launchers
M203		40mm grenade	United States			[34]
Grenades
M75		Hand grenade	Yugoslavia			[52]
Bayonets
M7		Spear point	United States		The M7 bayonet fits onto the muzzle of the M16 rifle	[53]
Mortars
L16		81mm mortar	United Kingdom   Canada			[54] [55]
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Armbrust		67mm projectile	West Germany		500 bought in 1985, eventual requirement was for 2,000	[50] [8]
C90-CR (M3)		90mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher	Spain
Man-portable air-defense systems
Mistral		90mm MANPADS	France			[56]

Attires

Current attire
Name	Pattern name	Pattern	Image	Origin	Notes
Digital Disruptive Pattern (D2P)	Digital Disruptive Pattern			Singapore	Introduced in 2011, produced by Singaporean company Force-21; standard RBLF uniform pattern. [57] [58]
Harimau Gurun Desert Pattern	Digital Disruptive Pattern			Malaysia	A variant of the Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern but with earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-coloured background. Used during the United Nations's 2010 UNIFIL. [59]
Obsolete attire
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM)	Disruptive Pattern Material			United Kingdom	It is a locally produced copy of British DPM; [60] replaced by D2P in 2011. [57] [58]

Historic equipment

Bruneian soldiers armed with L1A1 SLRs in Australia, 1969.

• AK-47 ^[61]
• Browning Automatic Rifle ^[62]
• Colt M16 LMG ^[47]
• Ferret armoured car ^[63]
• L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ^[64]
• Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle ^[65]
• M1911 pistol ^[66]
• M1919 Browning machine gun ^[62]
• M3 submachine gun ^[62]
• MG 3 machine gun ^{[65] [67]}
• Saxon armoured personnel carrier ^[68]
• Sterling submachine gun ^[62]
• Wasp 58 recoilless rocket launcher ^[69]

Future equipment

There are reports that Brunei is or was interested in Indonesian APCs to replace the VAB APC ^[70]

During BRIDEX 2011, the Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems was looking forward in securing a deal with the Brunei government for Armoured combat vehicles (ACV). ^[71]

Brunei has expressed purchasing between 40 and 50 of the Indonesian/Turkish Harimau/Kaplan medium tank. ^[72]

Brunei has also shown interest in Russian equipment including: ^[73]

• Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopters
• Kh-35 BAL-E coastal missile system
• SA-15 Tor missile system
• SA-17 Buk missile system
• T-90 main battle tanks

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