The Royal Brunei Land Forces (Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, abbreviated TDDB) is the land component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The RBLF has responsibility for maintaining the territorial defence of Brunei, both from attack from outsiders,[1] and by assisting the Royal Brunei Police in maintaining law and order.[2]
The Royal Brunei Land Forces was formed in May 1961 with the formation of the Brunei Malay Regiment, when the first intake of 60 recruits began training. The formal foundation of the regiment occurred in June 1962 when men of the first three intakes were formed into the regimental headquarters and three rifle companies.[3] In 1965, the regiment received the royal prefix, becoming the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment. Initially stationed at Port Dickson in Malaya, the regiment was soon moved to a purpose built barracks in Brunei itself. The Royal Brunei Malay Regiment established two new units, the Boat Section and the Air Service in 1965 to increase its capabilities further. These two units, together with the infantry, were amalgamated into a single task force in 1966.[4]
In 1972, the regiment's structure was changed, with the infantry, aviation and naval sections split into separate units once again. The infantry companies became the 1st Battalion, Royal Brunei Malay Regiment, with a total of five rifle companies. Three years later, the 2nd Battalion, Royal Brunei Malay Regiment was formed by deamalgamating B and E Companies of the 1st Battalion.[4]
In 1984, Brunei achieved full independence from the United Kingdom. At that time, the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment was renamed as the Royal Brunei Land Forces, part of the wider Royal Brunei Armed Forces. In 1990, the Support Battalion was formed comprising an armoured reconnaissance squadron, air defence battery and combat engineer squadron, together with maintenance and administrative support. In 1994, the 3rd Battalion, Royal Brunei Land Forces was formed from members of D Company, 1st Battalion RBLF and F Company, 2nd Battalion RBLF, while the air defence battery and engineering workshop were transferred from the Support Battalion to the Royal Brunei Air Force and the Support Service respectively.[5]
In 9 July 2011, the RBLF conducted trials to replace their DPM BDUs with Digital Disruptive Pattern BDUs under a contract with Force-21 Equipment.[6]
Organisation
Bruneian soldiers during the CARAT 2010 exercise
The Royal Brunei Land Forces is organised as four separate battalions:[7]
First Battalion
Second Battalion
Third Battalion
Support Battalion
First Battalion
The First Battalion was established in 1962; the organisation consisted of the first three intakes undertaking basic military training. At the beginning, the organisation was set up in Segenting Camp, Port Dickson, Malaysia. After the development of Berakas Garrison in 1975, the organisation was then changed to the First Battalion Land Force. Under the command of Colonel J. F. Davis, the force consisted of the various departments, including Markas Company, and five Rifle Companies (A, B, C, D and E).[8]
Second Battalion
The Second Battalion was formed on 2 January 1975 at the Bolkiah Garrison. Before this, the Battalion was comprised Company B and E of the First Battalion under the command of the then Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel A.E. Hibbert. The battalion moved to Tutong Camp on 10 May 1976. Following the formation of the Second Battalion, Pengiran Ratna Indera Lieutenant Colonel Pengiran Dato Setia Ibnu bin Pengiran Datu Penghulu Pengiran Haji Apong was then appointed as the commanding officer in charge.[9]
Third Battalion
The Third Battalion was formed and established on 31 May 1994. The battalion was made up of D Company from the First Battalion and F Company of the Second Battalion and the Command Company from the First and Second Battalion. Major Shahlan bin Hidup was the first appointed Commanding Officer in charge of the Battalion. Previously based in Penanjong Garrison,[10] as of 21 June 2007, the Battalion has relocated to a new camp at Lumut in the Belait District.[11]
Support Battalion
The Support Unit was originally established based on five major units; namely an Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron, a Combat Engineer Squadron, an Air Defence Battery, the Penanjong Workshop and Penanjong Garrison Headquarters. It was reorganised on 2 January 1990, and officially established as the Support Battalion, which comprises three major units; namely, an Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron, a Combat Engineer Squadron and the Company Headquarters Support Battalion.[12]
Rank structure
Brigadier general Saifulrizal during National Day of Brunei 2023
Unlike most Commonwealth armed forces, Brunei has maintained 4 warrant officer ranks, used in conjunction with the standard Commonwealth NCO and enlisted personnel and ratings ranks. The following are the rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the Royal Brunei Land Forces.
The Royal Brunei Land Forces has significant ties to the British Army, due in no small part to the fact that there is a permanent British garrison in Brunei. Following the Brunei Revolt in 1962, an agreement was signed between Brunei and the United Kingdom that a battalion of Gurkhas would be stationed in the country to protect various British interests, most notably the major oil installations at Seria. The current garrison consists of a battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, plus a flight of helicopters from the Army Air Corps in support. However, Brunei is also used by the British Army in general for training in jungle warfare. The presence of one of the British Army's few significant overseas garrisons provides an opportunity to assist the RBLF in its training.
Other nations
The RBLF maintains close ties with many other nations, both in the South-East Asia region and elsewhere. The RBLF conducts exercises with the Malaysian Army[29] and the Singapore Army[30] on a regular basis. The RBLF has also conducted regular exercises with the armies of both Australia, China, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand,[31] while the United States Marine Corps conducts annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in Brunei.[32]
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The Royal Brunei Land Forces Malay Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei abbreviated TDDB is the land component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces The RBLF has responsibility for maintaining the territorial defence of Brunei both from attack from outsiders 1 and by assisting the Royal Brunei Police in maintaining law and order 2 Royal Brunei Land ForcesTentera Darat Diraja BruneiCoat of Arms of the Royal Brunei Land ForcesFounded31 May 1961CountryBruneiTypeArmyRoleLand warfareSize3 000Part ofRoyal Brunei Armed ForcesEquipmentSee listCommandersCommanderBG Saifulrizal Abdul LatifDeputy CommanderCOL Wata Abdullah AwatField CommanderCOL Shanonnizam SulaimanChief of StaffLTC Sufri RosliSergeant MajorWO1 Kifley JohariInsigniaFlag Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 2 1 First Battalion 2 2 Second Battalion 2 3 Third Battalion 2 4 Support Battalion 3 Rank structure 3 1 Commissioned Officers 3 2 Enlisted 4 Equipment 5 Bases 6 International ties 6 1 United Kingdom 6 2 Other nations 7 Alliances 8 References 8 1 Works cited 9 Further reading 10 External linksHistory EditThe Royal Brunei Land Forces was formed in May 1961 with the formation of the Brunei Malay Regiment when the first intake of 60 recruits began training The formal foundation of the regiment occurred in June 1962 when men of the first three intakes were formed into the regimental headquarters and three rifle companies 3 In 1965 the regiment received the royal prefix becoming the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment Initially stationed at Port Dickson in Malaya the regiment was soon moved to a purpose built barracks in Brunei itself The Royal Brunei Malay Regiment established two new units the Boat Section and the Air Service in 1965 to increase its capabilities further These two units together with the infantry were amalgamated into a single task force in 1966 4 In 1972 the regiment s structure was changed with the infantry aviation and naval sections split into separate units once again The infantry companies became the 1st Battalion Royal Brunei Malay Regiment with a total of five rifle companies Three years later the 2nd Battalion Royal Brunei Malay Regiment was formed by deamalgamating B and E Companies of the 1st Battalion 4 In 1984 Brunei achieved full independence from the United Kingdom At that time the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment was renamed as the Royal Brunei Land Forces part of the wider Royal Brunei Armed Forces In 1990 the Support Battalion was formed comprising an armoured reconnaissance squadron air defence battery and combat engineer squadron together with maintenance and administrative support In 1994 the 3rd Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces was formed from members of D Company 1st Battalion RBLF and F Company 2nd Battalion RBLF while the air defence battery and engineering workshop were transferred from the Support Battalion to the Royal Brunei Air Force and the Support Service respectively 5 In 9 July 2011 the RBLF conducted trials to replace their DPM BDUs with Digital Disruptive Pattern BDUs under a contract with Force 21 Equipment 6 Organisation Edit Bruneian soldiers during the CARAT 2010 exercise The Royal Brunei Land Forces is organised as four separate battalions 7 First Battalion Second Battalion Third Battalion Support BattalionFirst Battalion Edit The First Battalion was established in 1962 the organisation consisted of the first three intakes undertaking basic military training At the beginning the organisation was set up in Segenting Camp Port Dickson Malaysia After the development of Berakas Garrison in 1975 the organisation was then changed to the First Battalion Land Force Under the command of Colonel J F Davis the force consisted of the various departments including Markas Company and five Rifle Companies A B C D and E 8 Second Battalion Edit The Second Battalion was formed on 2 January 1975 at the Bolkiah Garrison Before this the Battalion was comprised Company B and E of the First Battalion under the command of the then Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel A E Hibbert The battalion moved to Tutong Camp on 10 May 1976 Following the formation of the Second Battalion Pengiran Ratna Indera Lieutenant Colonel Pengiran Dato Setia Ibnu bin Pengiran Datu Penghulu Pengiran Haji Apong was then appointed as the commanding officer in charge 9 Third Battalion Edit The Third Battalion was formed and established on 31 May 1994 The battalion was made up of D Company from the First Battalion and F Company of the Second Battalion and the Command Company from the First and Second Battalion Major Shahlan bin Hidup was the first appointed Commanding Officer in charge of the Battalion Previously based in Penanjong Garrison 10 as of 21 June 2007 the Battalion has relocated to a new camp at Lumut in the Belait District 11 Support Battalion Edit The Support Unit was originally established based on five major units namely an Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron a Combat Engineer Squadron an Air Defence Battery the Penanjong Workshop and Penanjong Garrison Headquarters It was reorganised on 2 January 1990 and officially established as the Support Battalion which comprises three major units namely an Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron a Combat Engineer Squadron and the Company Headquarters Support Battalion 12 Rank structure Edit Brigadier general Saifulrizal during National Day of Brunei 2023 Main article Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commissioned Officers Edit The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the Royal Brunei Land Forces Rank group General flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet Royal Brunei Land Forces 13 vte Fil marsyal Jeneral Leftenan jeneral Mejar jeneral Brigedier jeneral Kolonel Leftenan kolonel Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan muda Pegawai kadetEnlisted Edit Unlike most Commonwealth armed forces Brunei has maintained 4 warrant officer ranks used in conjunction with the standard Commonwealth NCO and enlisted personnel and ratings ranks The following are the rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the Royal Brunei Land Forces Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Royal Brunei Land Forces 13 vte No insigniaSarjan mejar Jawatan Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Pegawai kadet Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet SoldaduEquipment EditMain article List of equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces HICOM Handalan Bruneian soldier in combat dress Bruneian and US Marine training during CARAT 2019 Bruneian honour guards Vehicule de l Avant Blinde VAB VTT Bruneian sniper with a SAKO M591Bases EditName Location Unit s Berakas Camp Berakas A First Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force 1Bn RBLF 14 Royal Brunei Land Force Headquarters RBLF HQ 15 Headquarters Company Royal Brunei Land Force HQ Coy RBLF 15 Dental Services Royal Brunei Land Force DS RBLF 16 Combat Service Support Royal Brunei Land Force CSS RBLF 17 Land Engineering Combat Service Support Royal Brunei Land Force LE CSS RBLF 18 Bolkiah Garrison Berakas A Logistic Depot 14 Medical Health and Services Headquarters 19 Sungai Akar Camp Berakas B Royal Guards Regiment Royal Brunei Land Force RGdR RBLF 20 Lumut Camp Liang Third Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force 3Bn RBLF 21 Military Transport Platoon Third Battalion of Royal Brunei Land Force MT Plt 3Bn RBLF 22 Intelligence Section Third Battalion of Royal Brunei Land Force Int Sect 3Bn RBLF 23 Tutong Camp Pekan Tutong Second Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force 2Bn RBLF 24 Penanjong Garrison Pekan Tutong Support Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force Sp Bn RBLF 25 School of Infantry Royal Brunei Land Force SOI RBLF 26 Land Engineering 14 Bangar Camp BangarMuara Naval Base Serasa Combat Boat Squadron Support Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force CBS Sp Bn RBLF 27 Baru Baru Island Brunei Bay Forward Operating Base FOB 28 International ties Edit British Puma helicopter in flight over Jerudong in 2022 United Kingdom Edit Main article British Military Garrison Brunei The Royal Brunei Land Forces has significant ties to the British Army due in no small part to the fact that there is a permanent British garrison in Brunei Following the Brunei Revolt in 1962 an agreement was signed between Brunei and the United Kingdom that a battalion of Gurkhas would be stationed in the country to protect various British interests most notably the major oil installations at Seria The current garrison consists of a battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles plus a flight of helicopters from the Army Air Corps in support However Brunei is also used by the British Army in general for training in jungle warfare The presence of one of the British Army s few significant overseas garrisons provides an opportunity to assist the RBLF in its training Other nations Edit The RBLF maintains close ties with many other nations both in the South East Asia region and elsewhere The RBLF conducts exercises with the Malaysian Army 29 and the Singapore Army 30 on a regular basis The RBLF has also conducted regular exercises with the armies of both Australia China New Zealand Philippines and Thailand 31 while the United States Marine Corps conducts annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training CARAT in Brunei 32 Alliances Edit United Kingdom Brigade of Gurkhas Singapore Singapore Armed ForcesReferences Edit Roles Page 1 Royal Brunei Land Forces Archived 5 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Roles Page 3 Royal Brunei Land Forces Archived 5 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 History Page 1 Royal Brunei Land Forces Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 a b History Page 2 Royal Brunei Land Forces Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 History Page 5 Royal Brunei Land Forces Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Royal Brunei Armed Forces RBAF awarded Force 21 with three contracts Welcome to Force 21 force21 com sg Archived from the original on 27 September 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Page 1 Organisation Royal Brunei Land Force Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Page 2 Organisation Royal Brunei Land Force Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Page 3 Organisation Royal Brunei Land Force Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Page 4 Organisation Royal Brunei Land Force Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 New Lumut Camp Celebrates Nisfu Syaaban Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 February 2009 Page 5 Organisation Royal Brunei Land Force Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 a b Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei Penggal 149 PDF agc gov bn in Malay 16 December 2013 pp 1999 2000 Retrieved 14 July 2021 a b c MINDEF RBLF Organization mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 a b News Headlines PROMOTION CEREMONY FOR PERSONNEL OF ROYAL land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines DENTAL SERVICES ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE CELEBRATES land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines SERGEANT LEADERSHIP amp MANAGEMENT COURSE SERIES land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines LAND ENGINEERING COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ROYAL land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER MEDICAL AND HEALTH land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines PROMOTION CEREMONY FOR PERSONNEL OF ROYAL land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 New Lumut Camp Celebrates Nisfu Syaaban Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 February 2009 News Headlines THIRD BATTALION OF ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines THIRD BATTALION ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE CONDUCTED land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines SECOND BATTALION ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines HANDOVER CEREMONY OF ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines CLOSING CEREMONY OF PATROL LEADER COMBAT land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines CLOSING CEREMONY OF BASIC ASSAULT BOAT TRAINING land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 News Headlines AIDILFITRI CELEBRATION WITH MINSTER OF DEFENCE land mindef gov bn Retrieved 12 July 2022 Bilateral Page 2 Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Bilateral Page 3 Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Bilateral Page 1 Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Bilateral Page 8 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2007 Works cited Edit The Military Balance Annual Estimates of the Nature and Size of the Military Forces of the Principal Powers The Military Balance London England International Institute for Strategic Studies IISS 112 February 2012 ISSN 0459 7222 OCLC 819695409 Further reading Edit RBLF Introduction Royal Brunei Land Forces brief history MinDef gov bn Bolkiah Garrison Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Defence Information Technology Unit Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam RBLF History MinDef gov bn Bolkiah Garrison Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Defence Information Technology Unit Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Army of Brunei Royal Brunei Armed Forces Portal Asia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Brunei Land Forces amp oldid 1144830237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
