Royal Brunei Navy
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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]
Royal Brunei Navy | |
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Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei | |
Founded | 14 June 1965; 58 years ago (1965-06-14) (as the Boat Section of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment) 1 October 1991; 32 years ago (1991-10-01) (as the Royal Brunei Navy) |
Country | Brunei Darussalam |
Allegiance | Sultan of Brunei |
Branch | Navy |
Type | Military |
Role | Naval warfare Search and rescue Law enforcement |
Part of | Royal Brunei Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Muara Naval Base, Brunei-Muara, Brunei Darussalam |
Anniversaries | 14 June |
Equipment | See list |
Website | Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |
Commanders | |
Commander | Capt Sarif Pudin Matserudin (acting)[1] |
Deputy Commander | Capt Khairil Abdul Rahman (acting)[2] |
Fleet Commander | Capt Sahibul Bahari[3] |
Chief of Staff | Cdr Azrin Mahmud[4] |
Sergeant Major | WO1 Roslan Duraman |
Insignia | |
Naval ensign | |
Naval jack |
The forerunner of the Royal Brunei Navy was established on 14 June 1965; 58 years ago (1965-06-14), 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; 16 months ago (2022-12-30),[1] succeeding First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi Pg Hj Muhammad who was appointed the RBN 12th commander on 13 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-13).[5]