List of equipment of the Royal Brunei Police Force

Brunei policemen armed with M16A2 rifles in 2022

The equipment of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) can be subdivided into: weapons and vehicles.

Vehicles

Ground vehicles

Vehicle	Image	Type	Origin	In service	Notes	Ref
Mobile patrol vehicles
Mitsubishi Lancer EX		Compact	Japan	2013–present	Standard patrol car	[1]
Proton Wira			Malaysia	2002/2003–present		[2]
Toyota Corolla (E110/170)			Japan		Standard patrol car	[3]
Mitsubishi 380		Mid-size	Japan	2006–present	Sometimes used as unmarked patrol car	[4]
Chevrolet Epica			United States		Standard patrol car	[5] [6]
Ford Mondeo			United States		Standard patrol car	[7]
Toyota Camry			Japan		Used as a staff car	[8]
Nissan Teana (L33)			Japan		Used as a staff car	[9] [10]
Humber Hawk			United Kingdom	c. 1963	~6 (6 in 1963)	[11]
Holden HK			Australia	c. 1968	~3 (3 in 1970)	[11]
BMW 7 Series (E65)		Full-size	Germany		Unmarked patrol car	[12]
BMW 7 Series (G11)			Germany		Used as VIP escort	[13]
Lexus LS450			Japan		Used by Special Operations Squad	[14]
Holden Commodore		Executive	Australia		Used as VIP escort	[15]
BMW 520i			Germany		Used as VIP escort	[16]
Lexus GS		Compact executive	Japan		Used as VIP escort	[17]
Toyota Vios (XP40/XP150)		Subcompact	Japan		Standard patrol car	[18] [10]
Toyota Hilux		Pickup	Japan		Used by water police	[19]
Nissan Patrol (Y61)			Japan		Standard patrol car	[20]
Ford Ranger			United States		Standard patrol car	[21]
Mitsubishi Pajero (V20/80)		Full-size	Japan		Standard patrol car	[3] [14]
Toyota Land Cruiser (J100)			Japan		Used by the Special Operations Squad	[22]
Lexus LX450			Japan		Used by the Special Operations Squad	[10] [6]
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport		Mid-size	Japan	2021–present	Standard patrol car	[23]
Toyota Fortuner (AN50/60)			Japan		Standard patrol car	[24] [3]
Land Rover Defender		Medium-size	United Kingdom	1960s–90s	~29 (9 in 1963; 5 in 1967; 1 in 1970; 14 in 1971)	[25] [26]
Motorcycles
Suzuki GSX750P		Standard	Japan		Standard police motorcycle	[27] [14]
Yamaha Tracer 900		Sport touring	Japan		Standard police motorcycle	[28]
Honda GL1800C			Japan		Replaced the Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade in ceremonial roles; sometimes unmarked	[29] [3]
Honda CBF1000F			Japan		Standard police motorcycle	[30] [3]
Honda ST1300P			Japan		Standard police motorcycle	[31] [3]
BMW R80G/S		Dual-sport	Germany			[22]
Honda Dio		Scooter	Japan			[22]
Yamaha Cygnus			Japan			[28]
Honda Super Cub			Japan	c. 1963	~24 (15 in 1963; 5 in 1966; 4 in 1967)	[11] [25]
Transport vehicles
Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa		Minibus	Japan			[32]
Toyota Coaster (B20/B30)			Japan			[3] [10]
Toyota HiAce			Japan			[33]
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (903)		Van	Germany		Used by airport police; equipped with X-ray machine.	[34]
Mitsubishi L300			Japan			[35]
Nissan Urvan (E25)			Japan			[36] [3]
Morris Commercial J2			United Kingdom	c. 1971	~5 (5 in 1971)	[11]
Toyota Dyna		Medium-duty	Japan
Bedford RL			United Kingdom	c. 1963	~11 (7 in 1963; 1 in 1966; 2 in 1967; 1 in 1971)	[11]
Mitsubishi BM117LR		Coach	Japan		Used by Mobile Command Unit	[22]
Rescue and medical vehicles
Ford Transit		Van	United States		Used as an ambulance during large events Used by Crime Scene Unit (CSU)	[37] [38]
Isuzu NPR		Medium-duty	Japan		Used as a tow truck	[39]
Armored vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Atego		Large goods	Germany		Riot-control vehicle; fitted with water cannons	[40]

Watercrafts

Vehicle	Image	Type	Origin	In service	Notes	Ref
Marine vehicles
8.8 m patrol boat		Boat	Brunei		Locally built	[41] [42]
9.5m interceptor boat			Malaysia
14.5 m patrol boat			Singapore	In service: PDB11 PDB12 PDB13 PDB14 PDB15 Retired: PDB63 PDB68		[43] [44]
Leisurecat 9000			Australia			[45]
ASIS Rigid Inflatable Boat		Rigid inflatable boat	United States UAE			[46]
Leisurecat Rigid Inflatable Boat			Australia			[47]
Yamaha WaveRunner		Jet Ski	Japan			[48]

Firearms

Model	Image	Calibre	Origin	Variant	Notes	Ref
Pistols
Browning HP		9×19mm Parabellum	Belgium		Standard issued	[49]
Smith & Wesson Model 15		.38 Special	United States			[50]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5		9×19mm Parabellum	Germany			[51]
Sterling			United Kingdom			[52]
Assault rifles
M16 rifle		5.56×45mm NATO	United States	M16A2	Standard-issue rifle	[53]
M4 Carbine			United States			[54]
Sniper rifles
M24/Remington 700P		7.62×51mm NATO/.308 Winchester	United States			[55] [56]
Air guns
Tranquillizer gun		.50 caliber			Used on wildlife rescues	[57]
Grenade launchers
Riot Gun		37mm projectile	United States		Used by riot-control police	[58]
Bayonets
M7		Spear point	United States		The M7 bayonet fits onto the muzzle of the M16 rifle	[59]

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