RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 – The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) participated in the First Quarter Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) series hosted by the Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Center on the topic of Hypersonic Weapons, via video teleconference (VTC) held by the United States of Pacific Air Force (US PACAF).
Participating in the SMEE from RBAirF was Major (U) Muhammad Adif bin Zaman, the Officer Commanding, 233 Squadron of No. 2 Wing, Operations Group, RBAirF with officers from No. 2 Wing.
The SMEE session began with opening remarks from Mr. Pat Connelly, Academic Lead from the Pacific IAMD Center. This was then followed by the main presenter, Lieutenant Colonel Andreas Schmidt from the NATO’s Joint Competence Center (JAPCC), who presented a series of presentations covering various aspects relating to a range of hypersonic weapon topics. The presentation discussed the types and classes of threats found in today’s operations and a general overview of dealing with such threats. Other key highlights of the SMEE included briefings on the passive air defence mechanism and the identification matrix. The session concluded with discussions and closing remarks.
The SMEE remains an important platform in strengthening the defence cooperation between the RBAirF and PACAF and providing an opportunity to improve interoperability and exchange of knowledge on air defence and systems.
HYPERSONIC WEAPON SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT EXCHANGE BERSAMA
PACIFIC INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENCE (IAMD) CENTER
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Rabu, 20 Mac 2024 – Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) telah turut serta dalam siri Mesyuarat
Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) bersama
Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defence Center (PIC) mengenai
Hypersonic Weapons yang telah dikendalikan oleh Tentera Udara Pasifik Amerika Syarikat.
Turut hadir semasa sesi tersebut ialah Mejar (U) Muhammad Adif bin Zaman, Pegawai Memerintah Skuadron 233, Cawangan No. 2, Kumpulan Gerakan, TUDB. Turut bersama Pegawai-pegawai Cawangan No. 2.
Sesi SMEE telah dimulakan dengan ucapan pembukaan daripada Pat Connelly, Ketua Akademik Pacific IAMD Center. Ini kemudian diikuti oleh penyampai utama, Leftenan Kolonel Andreas Schmidt dari Pusat Kecekapan Bersama NATO (JAPCC), yang membentangkan satu siri pembentangan yang meliputi pelbagai aspek yang berkaitan dengan pelbagai topik
Hypersonic Weapon. Pembentangan membincangkan jenis dan kelas ancaman yang terdapat dalam operasi hari ini dan gambaran umum menangani ancaman tersebut. Sorotan utama lain SMEE termasuk taklimat mengenai mekanisme pertahanan udara pasif dan matriks pengenalan. Sesi diakhiri dengan perbincangan dan penutup.
Sesi SMEE tersebut merupakan satu landasan penting bagi memperkukuhkan kerjasama pertahanan diantara TUDB dan PACAF. Selain itu, sesi ini turut memberi peluang bagi mempertingkatkan tahap interoperabiliti dengan pertukaran pengetahuan mengenai pertahanan udara dan sistem.