NEWS HEADLINES
ACHIEVEMENT OF INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY BY 15 SQUADRON, RBAirF
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 14 February 2025 – Marking a significant milestone, the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) declares the 15 Squadron, No.1 Wing, Operations Group has attained Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its C295MW aircrafts. This marks the squadron’s growing operational readiness to deploy aircrafts for core missions contributing to the RBAirF’s air mobility capabilities after the aircraft’s Introduction to Service on 14 February 2024.
RBAirF COMMANDER RECEIVES COURTESY CALL FROM CHIEF OF AIR FORCE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 14 February 2025 – Colonel (U) Haszahaidi bin Haji Ahmad Daud, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), received a Courtesy Call via Video Teleconference (VTC) from Major-General Kelvin Fan, the Chief of Air Force of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), that marks their first official engagement reinforcing the strong and enduring relationship between Air Forces.
SUPPORT GROUP, RBAirF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS PROMOTION CEREMONY
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 14 February 2025 – No. 5 Wing, Support Group, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) held a Promotion Ceremony for eight (08) Junior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO), consisting of 03 Substantive Corporal and 05 Substantive Lance Corporal.
THE 2ND ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE – ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE AIR WORKING GROUP MEETING (2ND RBAIRF-RAAF AWG)
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, Thursday, 13 February 2025 - The 2nd Royal Brunei Air Force – Royal Australian Air Force Air Working Group (2nd RBAirF-RAAF AWG) was successfully held for two (02) days from 11-12 February 2025 in Canberra, Australia. The meeting took place at the Russell Office and was co-chaired by Colonel (U) Haji Mohd Albadii Shahnoel bin Haji Mohd Noeh, Chief of Staff of the RBAirF, as Head of Delegation, and Group Captain Kent Bowes, Director of International Engagement for the Air Force.
CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE BASIC CLERK COURSE SERIES 2/2024
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Thursday, 13 February 2025 – The Closing Ceremony for twelve participants of the Basic Clerk Course Serial 2/2024 at Punai Hall, Rimba Air Force Base, marks the culmination of equipping RBAirF clerks in clerical and administrative proficiency.
RBAirF COMMEMORATES NISFU SYA’ABAN WITH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIS MAJESTY’S PERSONAL GIFT OF DATES
RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Thursday, 13 February 2025 – The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) held a Nisfu Sya’aban 1446 Hijrah and the presentation of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam’s personal gift of dates (Kurma Kurnia Peribadi) to representatives of the RBAirF in conjunction with the upcoming holy month of Ramadhan. The ceremony was held at Surau Al-Barakah, Rimba Air Force Base (Rimba AFB).