Royal Brunei Armed Forces
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The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); Malay: Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, (ABDB),[1] is the collective term for all of the military forces or service branches of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The RBAF consists of three primary military branches; the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF / TDDB), the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN / TLDB), and the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF / TUDB).
Royal Brunei Armed Forces | |
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Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei | |
Founded | 31 May 1961; 62 years ago (1961-05-31), as Brunei Malay Regiment[1] |
Current form | 1 January 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01-01)[1] |
Service branches | Royal Brunei Land Force Royal Brunei Navy Royal Brunei Air Force |
Headquarters | Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam |
Website | MinDef.gov.bn |
Leadership | |
Supreme Commander | F.Mshl Hassanal Bolkiah |
Minister of Defence | F.Mshl Hassanal Bolkiah |
Minister of Defence II | Halbi Mohd Yussof |
Commander | M.Gen Haszaimi Bol Hassan |
Armed Forces Sergeant Major | WO.1 Rosleen bin Tujoh[2] |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Conscription | no |
Active personnel | 7,200[3] |
Reserve personnel | 700[3] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | B$796.3 million (2024/25)[4] |
Percent of GDP | 4.5% (2006) |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | Australia Brazil Canada France Germany Indonesia Italy Japan Netherlands Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States |
Related articles | |
Ranks | Military ranks of the Brunei |
The head of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces is the supreme commander, and is held by the Sultan of Brunei, its incumbent is Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, holding the rank of field marshal (FM). The RBAF / ABDB are controlled and managed by the Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam (MinDef).
The forerunner to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces were formed on 31 May 1961; 62 years ago (1961-05-31),[1] with British military support; 31 May is annually marked as Armed Forces Day.[5]