Royal Brunei Navy

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Royal Brunei Navy
Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei
Royal Brunei Navy emblem.svg
Badge of Royal Brunei Navy
Founded14 June 1965;58 years ago (1965-06-14) (as the Boat Section of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces)
1 October 1991;32 years ago (1991-10-01) (as the Royal Brunei Navy)
Country Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Darussalam
Allegiance Sultan of Brunei
Branch Navy
Type Military
Role Naval warfare
Search and rescue
Law enforcement
Part ofWar Flag of Brunei.svg Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Headquarters Muara Naval Base, Brunei-Muara, Brunei Darussalam
Anniversaries14 June
Equipment See list
Website Navy.MinDef.gov.bn
Commanders
Commander Capt Sarif Pudin Matserudin (acting) [1]
Deputy CommanderCapt Khairil Abdul Rahman (acting) [2]
Fleet CommanderCapt Sahibul Bahari [3]
Chief of Staff Cdr Azrin Mahmud [4]
Sergeant Major WO1 Roslan Duraman
Insignia
Naval ensign Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg
Naval jack Flag of Brunei.svg

The Royal Brunei Navy, abbrev: RBN (Malay : Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB) is the naval defence force of Brunei Darussalam. 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. [5]

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The forerunner of the Royal Brunei Navy was established on 14 June 1965;58 years ago, the second unit created after the formation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). The RBN is based and headquartered at Muara Naval Base, 4 kilometres (2 miles ) from Muara Town, with the majority of the enlisted sailors being Malays. Since 1977, the Royal Brunei Navy has been equipped with missile gun boats and other coastal patrol craft. All the ships names are prefixed KDB, as in Kapal Diraja Brunei (Royal Brunei Ship in Malay). Captain Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin bin Matserudin has been acting commander of the Royal Brunei Navy since 30 December 2022;14 months ago, [1] succeeding First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi Pg Hj Muhammad who was appointed the RBN 12th commander on 13 March 2015;8 years ago. [5]

History

Early history

The forerunner of the Royal Brunei Navy was formed on 14 June 1965;58 years ago, four years after the formation of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Askar Melayu Diraja Brunei, AMDB). It was initially known as Boat Section of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Its manning strength was only eighteen personnel, including one officer from the First Battalion who had attended a basic military course in Malaya in 1961 until 1964. [6]

This Boat Section was equipped with a number of aluminium boats, known as Temuai in Malay, and fast assault boats (FABs). [6] The role of the Boat Section was solely to provide transportation of infantry elements to the interior of Brunei. As the organisation expanded with the aid of stable economic growth, the Boat Section was renamed the Boat Company in 1966. [6]

The Boat Company received three river patrol boats in 1966. These boats were named KDB Bendahara, KDB Maharajalela, and KDB Kermaindera. All the ships were crewed by Bruneians, led by a qualified commanding officer. In the same year, the strength of the Boat Company was enhanced with hovercraft vessels type SR.N5, followed by SR.N6 in 1968. [7] The first fast patrol craft was accepted in 1968 and named KDB Pahlawan. It became the first flagship for the Boat Company. [7]

KDB Saleha underway in 1971. K.D. Saleha.jpg
KDB Saleha underway in 1971.

The Boat Company was reorganised as Angkatan Laut Pertama, Askar Melayu DiRaja Brunei (ALP AMDB) or the First Sea Battalion, Royal Brunei Malay Regiment in Malay. It was one of the larger branches of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment. During that time, the estimated strength of Angkatan Laut Pertama, Askar Melayu DiRaja Brunei was forty-two personnel, including an officer, while assets consisted of one fast patrol craft, three river patrol boats, two hovercraft vessels, fast assault boats, a few long boats, and Temuai (aluminium boats). [8]

In 1971, the First Sea Battalion received two more coastal patrol craft, KDB Saleha and KDB Masna. [9] The First Sea Battalion was reorganised again on 1 October 1991;32 years ago, as the Royal Brunei Navy, due to the growth of the armed forces in Brunei after independence from the United Kingdom. [10]

F2000 corvette dispute

The Royal Brunei Navy aimed to undergo a large-scale modernisation, with the upgrading of the Muara Naval Base, and the purchase of three British-built corvettes from BAE Systems Naval Ships, Scotland. The ships were armed with MBDA Exocet Block II anti-ship missiles and MBDA Seawolf surface-to-air missiles. The contract was awarded to GEC-Marconi in 1995: the Nakhoda Ragam class OPVs were launched in January 2001, June 2001, and June 2002, at the then BAE Systems Marine yard at Scotstoun. These were completed but not delivered from BAE Systems Naval Ships in Scotstoun due to claims by the Royal Brunei Navy that the ships fail to meet the required specifications; [11] though opinion in the shipyard was that they were too complex for a small navy to operate. [12] The contract dispute became the subject of arbitration. [13] When the dispute was settled in favour of BAE Systems, the vessels were handed over to Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) in June 2007. [12]

In 2007, Brunei contracted the German Lürssen shipyard to find a new customer for the three ships, though by 2011 the vessels remained unsold and laid up at Barrow-in-Furness. [14] These ships were eventually purchased in 2013 by the Indonesian Navy for £ 380 million, or half of the original unit cost, and renamed Bung Tomo-class corvettes. [15]

Present day

A Royal Brunei Navy lieutenant during RIMPAC 2018. Faces of RIMPAC Brunei (180717-N-JO908-1011).webp
A Royal Brunei Navy lieutenant during RIMPAC 2018.

Exercise SEAGULL 03-07 was held in Brunei from 2 to 10 September 2007, between the Royal Brunei Navy and their Philippine Navy counterparts. Participating ships include the Philippine Navy corvette BRP Rizal (PS-74) and patrol gunboat BRP Federico Martir (PG-385), and Royal Brunei Navy ships KDB Pejuang P03, KDB Seteria P04, KDB Perwira P14, and KDB Penyerang P16. They conducted series of drills, including mine clearance, under-water operations, replenishment at sea, night encounter exercise, boarding exercise, and other naval tactical exercises. [16]

In 2019, the Royal Brunei Navy unveiled the Singapore-based Force-21 manufactured Digital Disruptive Pattern (D2P) battle-dress uniform (BDU) in digital blue colours at the 58th anniversary celebration at the Bolkiah Garrison. [17] [18]

In April 2021, the RBN installed the Royal Brunei Navy Full Mission Bridge Simulator (RBN FMBS) to provide synthetic training for all sailors of the RBN. [19]

Roles and organisation

A member of the Naval Surface Action Group during National Day 2023. 2023 National Day of Brunei 22.jpg
A member of the Naval Surface Action Group during National Day 2023.

Roles

The roles of the Royal Brunei Navy are:

Organisation

The Royal Brunei Navy is divided into four main components as follows: [20]

Headquarters

The administration of First Sea Battalion moved to a new base at Jalan Tanjong Pelumpong Muara in 1974. This base is now known as the Muara Naval Base. The Muara Naval Base serves as the headquarters of the Royal Brunei Navy. It was expanded in 1997 to include facilities to support three offshore support vessels. [21] Muara Naval Base is frequently visited by foreign warships, most notable are the frequent visits by British Royal Navy ships. Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam visits the Naval base sometimes too.

Commander

Commander, Royal Brunei Navy
no.portraitname
(birth – death)		term of appointmentref.
took officeleft officetime in office
1 Major Ibnu Apong.jpg Mejar Jeneral
Ibnu Ba'asith Apong
(20 Jan 1942 – ???)		196519661 year [22]
2 Junior lieutenant Kefli.jpg Kolonel
Kefli Razali
(6 Oct 1940 – ???)		22 Apr 198330 Sep 19863 years, 161 days [23]
3 Leftenan kolonel
Noeh Abdul Hamid
(??? – 6 Aug 1988)		30 Sep 198630 Dec 19882 years, 91 days [24]
4 Leftenan kolonel
Shahri Mohammad Ali
(??? – ???)		30 Dec 19881 Nov 19912 years, 306 days [25]
5 Leftenan kolonel
Abdul Latif Damit
(25 Dec 1950 – ???)		1 Nov 199125 Jun 19931 year, 236 days [26]
(2) Junior lieutenant Kefli.jpg Kolonel
Kefli Razali
(6 Oct 1940 – ???)		25 Jun 19933 Feb 19951 year, 223 days [23]
6 Abdul Jalil Hj Ahmad.jpg Kolonel
Abdul Jalil Ahmad
(??? – ???)		5 Feb 199513 Jun 20027 years, 128 days [27]
7 Kolonel
Joharie Matussin
(??? – ???)		13 Jun 200216 May 20085 years, 338 days [28]
8 Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim.jpg First admiral
Abdul Halim
(24 Jan 1965 – ???)		16 May 200828 Feb 20145 years, 288 days [28] [29]
9 First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Muhammad Tamit.jpg First admiral
Abdul Aziz
(23 Sep 1966 – ???)		28 Feb 201413 Mar 20151 year, 13 days [30]
10 Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad.jpg First admiral
Norazmi Muhammad
(??? – ???)		13 Mar 201519 Apr 20194 years, 37 days [31]
11 Othman Suhaili (2019).jpg First admiral
Othman Suhaili
(19 Apr 1970 – ???)		19 Apr 201931 Dec 20201 year, 256 days [32]
12 Spry Serudi (090808-N-2725D-013).jpg First admiral
Spry Serudi
(25 Mar 1970 – ???)		31 Dec 202030 Dec 20221 year, 364 days [33] [34]
13 2023 National Day of Brunei 154.jpg Captain
Sarif Pudin Matserudin
(26 Dec 1972 – ???)
acting		30 Dec 2022incumbent1 year, 71 days [1]

Rank structure

Commissioned officer

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg  Royal Brunei Navy [35]
19.RBrN-FM.svg Generic-Navy-13.svg 18.RBrN-GEN.svg Generic-Navy-12.svg 17.RBrN-LG.svg Generic-Navy-11.svg 16.RBrN-MG.svg Generic-Navy-10.svg 15.RBrN-BG.svg Generic-Navy-9.svg Generic-Navy-8.svg Generic-Navy-6.svg Generic-Navy-5.svg Generic-Navy-4.svg Generic-Navy-3.svg Generic-Navy-2.svg
Laksamana armada Laksamana Laksamana madya Laksamana muda Laksamana pertama Kepten Komander Leftenan komander Leftenan Leftenan madya Leftenan muda

Enlisted

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg  Royal Brunei Navy [35]
06.RBrN-WO1.svg 05.RBrN-WO2.svg 04.RBrN-SSG.svg 03.RBrN-SGT.svg
02.RBrN-CPL.svg 01.RBrN-LCPL.svg No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Bintara kanan Bintara Laskar kanan Laskar muda Prebet/Soldadu

Equipment

The current fleet of the Royal Brunei Navy is as follows: [36] [37]

class
or
name		image builder typeyear
entered
service		details pennant
no.,
ship name
offshore patrol boat
Darussalam class [38] RAN-IFR 2013 D2 140.JPG Lürssen Werft, Bremen-Vegesack, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany offshore
patrol
vessel 		2011-201480 metres (262 ft) OPV ordered from Lürssen Werft.

Armament:

 06 Darussalam
07 Darulehsan
08 Darulaman
09 Daruttaqwa
Inshore patrol boat
Ijtihad class [39]
KDB Syafaat (FPB-19).jpg
Lürssen Werft, Bremen-Vegesack, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany patrol boat 201041 metres (135 ft) PV ordered from Lürssen Werft.

Armament:

 17 Itjihad
18 Berkat
19 Syafaat
20 Afiat
Fearless class
RSS Dauntless (99) arriving at Port Blair for MILAN 2018 - 6.jpg
ST Engineering, Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore patrol vessel 2023Formerly commissioned into the Singapore Navy, later gifted to Brunei in March 2023. [40] [41]

Armament:

95 As-Siddiq
96 Al-Faruq
fast attack craft
Mustaed class [42] Marinteknik Shipyard Tuas, Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore fast
attack
craft 		201127 metres (89 ft) FAC based on Lürssen Werft FIB25-012 design. Built in Singapore.

Armament:

 21 Mustaed
Waspada class [43] KDB Waspada (P02).jpg Vosper Thornycroft, Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore fast
attack
craft 		1978–197937 metres (121 ft) FAC ordered from Vosper Thornycroft. Total of 3 ships. Decommissioned April 2011. 1 in Brunei service and 2 donated to Indonesia as KRI Salawaku (642) and KRI Badau (643).

Armament:

 P02 Waspada
landing craft
Serasa class Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia amphibious
warfare
craft
(LCM)		1996Armament: L33 Serasa
L34 Teraban
Damuan class Cheverton Workboats, Cowes, Flag of England.svg  England landing
craft
utility 		1976-1977unarmed, carries 30 tons of cargoL32 Puni
support vessel
– Cheverton Boatworks, Cowes, Flag of England.svg  England support
launch 		1982used as tug and dive tenderBurong Nuri

Others

Personnel launches used for riverine patrols

Fisheries and Industry / Primary Resources ministries also operate 16 metres (52 ft) patrol boats built by Syarikat Cheoy Lee Shipyards (delivered 2002).

Joint exercises and training

The Royal Brunei Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy co-operate with each other through an annual joint exercise, code-named Exercise Pelican. Officers and sailors of the Royal Brunei Navy are also sent overseas for advanced training, generally to Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, and United States of America. [44]

See also

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