NEWS HEADLINES
COMPLETION OF BASIC AND ADVANCED ROTARY WING PILOT TRAINING COURSE
CAMDEN, AUSTRALIA, Wednesday, 01 October 2025 – A significant milestone was reached for four (4) Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Student Pilots from 73 Squadron, No. 7 Wing. Lieutenant (U) Abdul Qawie bin Abidin, Lieutenant (U) Muhammad Abdul Syakir bin Haji Basri, Lieutenant (U) Abdurra’uf bin Abd Aziz and Lieutenant (U) Ahmad Waqiuddin bin Haji Ahmad Mahyuddin successfully completed their Basic and Advanced Rotary Wing Pilot Training (BARWPT) program at Air Combat Australia (ACA), Sydney. Each Student Pilot completed a total of 91 flying hours on the Bell Jet Ranger 206 BIII.
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AUDITING COURSE
KAMPONG RIMBA, Wednesday, 01 October 2025 – A total of 13 Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) personnel, including those from the Inspectorate Unit has successfully completed the Safety Management System Auditing Course conducted by Megamas Training Company Sendirian Berhad. The two-day training, held from 30 September to 01 October 2025, aimed to provide valuable insights into the principles and practices of conducting effective audits within an organisational safety framework.
RBAirF COMMENCE CEMETERY CLEANING CAMPAIGN IN CONJUNCTION WITH RBAF 64TH ANNIVERSARY
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tuesday, 30 September 2025 - Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) conducted the first series of the Cemetery Cleaning Campaign at several locations today as part of its Community Outreach Programme in conjunction with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 64th Anniversary.
FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY FOR AIR DEFENCE CAPABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, NO. 2 WING HEADQUARTERS, HANGAR 238 AND MRAD HANGAR
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Tuesday, 30 September 2025 - The Foundation Laying Ceremony for the proposed new Air Defence Capability building that includes No. 2 Wing Headquarters, Hangar 238 and Medium Range Air Defence (MRAD) Hangar, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) was held at the project site in Rimba Air Force Base.
RBAirF OFFICER ATTENDS INDO-PACIFIC UNITY ALLIES & PARTNERS ENGINEER SUMMIT
GUAM, Friday, 27 September 2025 – The Indo-Pacific Unity Allies & Partners Engineer Summit 2025 (IPU APES 2025) was convened in Guam from 22 to 26 September 2025, gathering military engineers, planners, and technical experts from 15 allied and partner nations.
APPOINTMENT CEREMONY OF RBAirF SERGEANT MAJORS
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 26 September 2025 – Brigadier General (U) Haji Haszahaidi bin Haji Ahmad Daud, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force, formally presented the Rank Insignia, Sam Browne and Pace Stick to the newly appointed Sergeant Majors, signifying their appointments in the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF).