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{{Short description|Maritime warfare branch of the military of Brunei Darussalam}}
{{redirect|Navy of Brunei|the historical navy of the Bruneian Sultanate|Bruneian Navy (1408–1888)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Royal Brunei Navy
| native_name                   = {{Langx|ms|Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei}}<br>[[Jawi script|Jawi]]: {{Script/Arabic|تنترا لاوت ديراجا بروني}}
| image                         = Royal Brunei Navy emblem.svg
| image_size                    = 220
| alt                           = 
| caption                       = Badge of Royal Brunei Navy
| start_date                    = 1 October 1991 <br />({{Age in years and months|1991|10|01}}) <br />(in current form)
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14 June 1965 <br />({{Age in years and months|1965|06|14}}) <br />(as the Boat Section)
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| country                       = {{Flag|Brunei}}
| allegiance                    = 
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| type                          = [[Navy]]
| role                          = [[Naval warfare]]<br>[[Search and rescue]]<br>[[Law enforcement]]
| size                          = 
| command_structure             = {{Flagicon image|War Flag of Brunei.svg}} [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]]
| garrison                      = [[Muara Naval Base]], [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]], Brunei
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| nickname                      = 
| patron                        = 
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| colours                       = 
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| battles                       = 
| anniversaries                 = 14 June
| equipment                     = ''[[List of Royal Brunei Navy ships|See list]]''
| notable_commanders            = 
| website                       = [https://navy.mindef.gov.bn navy.mindef.gov.bn]
| commander1_label              = [[Commander]]
| current_commander             = [[Captain (naval)|Capt]] [[Sahibul Bahari]]<ref name=Commander/>
| ceremonial_chief_label        = Deputy Commander
| commander2                    = Capt [[Khairil Abdul Rahman]] (acting)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Acting%20Deputy%20Commander.aspx|title=Acting Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Navy|website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date=n.d.|access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
| commander3_label              = Fleet Commander
| commander3                    = Capt Sahibul Bahari<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Fleet%20Commander.aspx|title=Fleet Commander, Royal Brunei Navy|website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date=n.d.|access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
| commander4_label              = [[Chief of Staff]]
| commander4                    = Capt Azrin Mahmud<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Chief%20of%20Staff.aspx|title=Chief of Staff, Royal Brunei Navy|website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date=n.d.|access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
| commander5_label              = Sergeant Major
| commander5                    = [[Warrant officer|WO1]] Haji Zaini (Acting)
| identification_symbol_label   = [[Naval ensign]]
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg|160px|border|alt=]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Naval jack]]
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Flag of Brunei.svg|160px|border|alt=]]
}}

The '''Royal Brunei Navy''' ('''RBN'''), natively known as {{Langx|ms|'''Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei'''|label=none}} ('''TLDB''') is the [[Navy|naval]] force of [[Brunei]].  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.<ref name="RBN-intro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_intro.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – Introduction|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007|url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804162400/http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_intro.html|archive-date=4 August 2007}}</ref>

The forerunner of the RBN was established on 14 June 1965, the second unit created after the formation of the [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] (RBAF).  The RBN is based and headquartered at [[Muara Naval Base]], {{Convert|4|km|0|abbr=off|lk=off}} from [[Muara, Brunei|Muara Town]], with the majority of the [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] sailors being Malays.  Since 1977, the RBN has been equipped with missile [[gun boat]]s and other coastal [[patrol craft]].  All the [[Warship|ships]] names are prefixed KDB, as in {{Lang|ms|Kapal Diraja Brunei}} (Royal Brunei Ship in [[Malay Language|Malay]]).  Captain [[Mohamad Sarif Pudin|Haji Mohamad Sarif Pudin]] has been acting commander of the RBN since 30 December 2022,<ref name="Commander">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Commander – Acting Commander of Royal Brunei Navy |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Commander.aspx |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728070250/https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Commander.aspx |archive-date=2024-07-28 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]}}</ref> succeeding First Admiral [[Norazmi Muhammad|Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi]] who was appointed the RBN 12th commander on 13 March 2015.<ref name="RBN-intro" /> The annual anniversary ceremony of RBN's inception was place on 14 June every year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY CELEBRATES ITS 58TH ANNIVERSARY |url=https://www.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=5974 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>

==History==
{{For|the historical maritime warfare of Bruneian Sultanate|Bruneian Navy (1368-1888)}}

===Early years===
The fourth anniversary parade was celebrated on 31 May 1965, and the unit was thereafter dubbed the [[Royal Brunei Malay Regiment]] (RBMR). Additionally, [[Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah]] declared that the regiment will shortly be outfitted with swift patrol boats, armoured vehicles, helicopters, and [[hovercraft]].<ref name=":032222">{{Cite journal |last=Bachamiya A Hussainmiya |first= |date=2012-01-01 |title=Royal Brunei Arrmed Forces 50th anniversary Commemorative History |url=https://www.academia.edu/101474835/Royal_Brunei_Arrmed_Forces_50th_anniversary_Commemorative_History |journal=RBAF 50th Golden Anniversary Commemorative Book |publisher=Southeastern University of Sri Lanka |page= |pages=13–24}}</ref> The '''Boat Section''' was formed on 14 June 1965, four years after the formation of the RBMR. Its manning strength was only eighteen personnel, including one officer from the First Battalion who had attended a basic military course in [[Federation of Malaya]] in 1961 until 1964.<ref name=RBN-history>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_history.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – history|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref> Important military equipment, including [[motor gunboat]]s, helicopters, and hovercraft, was acquired in 1966. On 12 March 1966, a [[Borneo Bulletin]] Report said that the RBMR was the only infantry unit in the world to get a modern [[SR.N5]] hovercraft for use in combat.<ref name=":032222" /> The Boat Section was equipped with a number of aluminium boats (natively known as {{Lang|ms|Temuai}}) and [[Fast attack craft|fast assault boats]] (FABs).  The role of the section was solely to provide transportation of infantry elements to the interior of Brunei.<ref name="RBN-history" />

As the organisation expanded with the aid of stable economic growth, the Boat Section was renamed the '''Boat Company''' in 1966.<ref name=RBN-history/> The company received three river [[patrol boats]] in 1966, consisted of {{KDB|Bendahara}}, {{KDB|Maharajalela}}, and {{KDB|Kermaindera}}.  All the ships were crewed by locals and led by a qualified [[commanding officer]].<ref name="RBN-history2" /> As the RBMR's strength increased in 1967, things started to happen quickly. [[Vosper Limited]] of [[Portsmouth]], UK, produced the fast patrol boat {{KDB|Pahlawan}}, which was put into service.<ref name=":032222" /> In 1968, the strength of the Boat Company was enhanced with [[Saunders-Roe|Westland Saunders Roe]] [[SR.N6]] hovercraft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=CDR PG MOHD FAREN |title=In the wake of the Navy WESTLAND SR.N5 HOVERCRAFT: A LEGACY NOT SOON FORGOTTEN |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Above%20the%20decks/Aman%20Samudera%20Issue%204.pdf |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=navy.mindef.gov.bn |page=21}}</ref><ref name="St.John-camp">{{Cite news |date=22 January 1969 |title=Lawatan penuntut2 St. John ka-khemah AMDB |trans-title=Pupils from St. John's School visit AMDB |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/1969/22%20JANUARI%201969.pdf |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Pelita Brunei |publisher=[[Pelita Brunei]] |location=[[Berakas]] |pages=6 |language=ms}}</ref><ref name="RBN-history2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_history_page2.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – history, page 2|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref>  The first [[Patrol Craft Fast|fast patrol craft]] was accepted in 1968 and named KDB ''Pahlawan''.  It became the first [[flagship]] for the Boat Company.<ref name="RBN-history2" />

The Boat Company was reorganised as the '''First Flotilla, RBMR''', or natively known as {{Lang|ms|Angkatan Laut Pertama, Askar Melayu Diraja Brunei}} (ALP AMDB).<ref name="RBN-history3" /> While visiting the [[Muara Naval Base|Muara Base]] in 1969 to observe an air and sea rescue exercise, retired [[Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III]] hoisted the new [[Ensign (flag)|ensign]] created for the flotilla under the command of the KDB ''Pahlawan'', which was initially launched in December 1966 by then [[Queen Saleha of Brunei|Crown Princess Saleha]].<ref name=":032222" />[[File:KD Saleha, 24 February 1971.jpg|left|thumb|KDB ''Saleha'' in 1971|alt=|180x180px]]

During that time, the estimated strength of the First Flotilla was forty-two personnel, including an officer, while assets consisted of one fast patrol craft, three river patrol boats, two hovercraft vessels, FABs, a few [[long boats]], and {{Lang|ms|Temuai}}.<ref name=RBN-history3>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_history_page3.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – history, page 3|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref> {{KDB|Saleha}} and {{KDB|Masna}}, named after [[Princess Masna Bolkiah]], were purchased in 1970; however, they didn't arrive in Brunei until 26 January 1971.<ref name="RBN-history4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_history_page4.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – history, page 4|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref> With a peak speed of {{Convert|25|kn}}, the wooden-hulled boats were outfitted with [[light machine gun]]s on the bridge and [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s fore and aft. A revised 1971 Brunei-UK Agreement transferred all internal security responsibilities from Britain to the Sultanate, with the UK solely being accountable for Brunei's exterior defense. The SR.N6 hovercraft was acquired in the same year. Under the new Army Enactment, new service regulations went into effect on 1 June 1971.<ref name=":032222" />

The British Army's tri-service regulations, which addressed offenses in the air force, navy, and army as well, served as the model for the new disciplinary regulations. The flagship KDB ''Pahlawan'', which was acquired by the RBMR Sea Wing in 1976, was instrumental in enabling the British-officered Brunei flotilla to become the most formidable indigenous naval group in the northwest Bruneian waterways. Equipped with [[surface-to-surface missiles]], the {{KDB|Waspada}}, constructed in Singapore, was added to the fleet in 1978. Additionally, the flotilla located in Muara served well in counter-infiltration strategies against smaller warships.<ref name=":032222" />

=== Post-Independence ===
[[File:KDB Waspada (P02).jpg|thumb|200x200px|KDB ''Waspada'' docked at Muara Naval Base in 1985]]
Before being taken out of service in 1980, the {{Sclass|Bendahara|parol boat}}s saw service for more than fourteen years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IN THE WAKE OF THE NAVY BENDAHARA CLASS 1966-1980 |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Above%20the%20decks/Aman%20Samudera%20Issue%205.pdf |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=navy.mindef.gov.bn |page=20}}</ref> The RBMR was renamed as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), or {{Langx|ms|Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei|label=none}}, on 1 January 1984, as part of an attempt to reform the armed forces following [[National Day (Brunei)|independence]]. Since 1984, the flotilla also maintained its routine maritime training exercises with the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]], the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]], and the [[Royal Thai Navy]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Bachamiya A. Hussainmiya |first= |date=2012-01-01 |title=Royal Brunei Arrmed Forces 50th anniversary Commemorative History |url=https://www.academia.edu/101474835/Royal_Brunei_Arrmed_Forces_50th_anniversary_Commemorative_History |journal=RBAF 50th Golden Anniversary Commemorative Book |pages=38–39 and 48}}</ref> As Brunei's military forces grew, the First Flotilla was renamed again on 1 October 1991, becoming the '''Royal Brunei Navy''' (RBN). The RBAF was reorganised in 1991 as a result of Bruneian government's emphasis on the [[exclusive economic zone]] (EEZ), which is recognized by the [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]] governing maritime regulations and is enforced by numerous nations due to the growing significance of the maritime boundary issue.<ref name=":032222" />

The Royal Brunei Navy aimed to undergo a large-scale modernisation, with the upgrading of the [[Muara Naval Base]], and the purchase of three [[United Kingdom|British]]-built [[corvette]]s from [[BAE Systems Naval Ships]], [[Scotland]].  The ships were armed with [[MBDA]] [[Exocet]] Block II [[anti-ship missile]]s and [[Sea Wolf missile|MBDA Seawolf]] surface-to-air missiles.  The contract was awarded to [[GEC-Marconi]] in 1995: the {{Sclass|Nakhoda Ragam|corvette}} were launched in January 2001, June 2001, and June 2002, at the then [[BAE Systems Marine]] yard at [[Scotstoun]].  These were completed but not delivered from BAE Systems Naval Ships in Scotstoun due to claims by the RBN that the ships fail to meet the required specifications;<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/jni/jni050426_2_n.shtml|title=Brunei and BAE Systems dispute ship acceptance|website=Janes.com|publisher=Jane's|date=26 April 2005|access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref> though opinion in the shipyard was that they were too complex for a small navy to operate.<ref name="ShipsMonthly">{{Cite news|url=http://www.shipsmonthly.com/auto/newsdesk/20070710103927ships.html|title=Shipyard deadlock ends|website=ShipsMonthly.com|publisher=[[Ships Monthly]], IPC Media Ltd.|date=10 August 2007|access-date=26 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221210705/http://www.shipsmonthly.com/auto/newsdesk/20070710103927ships.html|archive-date=21 December 2007}}</ref>  The contract dispute became the subject of [[arbitration]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/jni/jni060908_1_n.shtml|title=BAE Systems, Brunei OPV dispute nears resolution|website=Janes.com|publisher=Jane's|date=8 September 2006|access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref>  When the dispute was settled in favour of BAE Systems, the vessels were handed over to [[Royal Brunei Technical Services]] (RBTS) in June 2007.<ref name="ShipsMonthly" />
[[File:Warships barrow dock.jpg|thumb|200x200px|''Darussalam''-class corvettes at Barrow-in-Furness in 2007]]
In 2007, Brunei contracted the German [[Lürssen]] shipyard to find a new customer for the three ships, though by 2011 the vessels remained unsold and laid up at [[Port of Barrow|Barrow-in-Furness]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocnus.net/artman2/publish/Business_1/How_Lurssen_Wooed_Brunei.shtml|title=How Lurssen wooed Brunei|website=Ocnus.net}}</ref>  These ships were eventually purchased in 2013 by the [[Indonesian Navy]] for {{Currency|380 million|GBP|passthrough=yes}}, or half of the original unit cost, and renamed {{Sclass|Bung Tomo|corvette}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Santosa|first=Novan Iman|date=23 October 2020|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/10/23/used-alutsista-warships-that-safeguard-indonesian-waters.html|title=Used 'alutsista': Warships that safeguard Indonesian waters|website=TheJakartaPost.com|publisher=[[The Jakarta Post]]|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> {{KDB|Darussalam}} and {{KDB|Darulehsan}} are two new {{Sclass|Darussalam|offshore patrol vessel}} (OPVs)<ref name=":2" /> that Brunei purchased for the RBN at the beginning of 2011. Launched on 6 January 2011, {{KDB|Darulaman}}, the third ''Darussalam''-class OPV, was the first to be put into the water for its acceptance testing in the harbour and at sea before to its August 2011 delivery date.<ref name=":1" />

Exercise SEAGULL 03-07 was held in Brunei from 2 to 10 September 2007, between the RBN and their [[Philippine Navy]] (PN) counterparts.  Participating ships include the PN corvette {{BRP|Rizal|PS-74}} and patrol gunboat {{BRP|Federico Martir|PG-385}}, and RBN ships {{KDB|Pejuang}}, {{KDB|Seteria}}, {{KDB|Perwira}}, and {{KDB|Penyerang}}.  They conducted series of drills, including mine clearance, under-water operations, [[replenishment at sea]], night encounter exercise, boarding exercise, and other naval tactical exercises.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Exercise SEAGULL 03-07 |url=http://www.philfleet.mil.ph/events.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918013841/http://www.philfleet.mil.ph/events.htm |archive-date=18 September 2008 |website=PhilFleet.mil.ph |publisher=Philippine Fleet Philippine Navy}}</ref> The four {{Convert|41|m}} {{Sclass|Ijtihad|patrol boat}}s ({{KDB|Ijtihad}}, {{KDB|Berkat}}, {{KDB|Syafaat}}, and {{KDB|Afiat}})<ref name=":3" /> that had already been put into service with the RBN were also further commissioned. Two of these patrol boats were put into service in March 2010, and the other two by August of the same year. The {{Sclass|Waspada|fast attack craft|}} and {{Sclass|Perwira|patrol boat}}, which had served the Sultanate for forty years, were scheduled to be replaced by these modern platforms.<ref name=":1" />

=== Present day ===
[[File:CARAT Brunei 2018.jpg|thumb|200x200px|KDB ''Darulaman'' underway during [[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training|CARAT]] Brunei in 2018]]
On 28 November 2011, the RBN celebrated the commissioning of a new Fast Interceptor Boat (FIB 25-012) known as {{KDB|Mustaed}}.<ref name=":4" /> During the [[Exercise RIMPAC]] 2014 naval exercise, which was hosted by the [[United States Navy]], the RBN's ''Darussalam''-class OPVs, KDB ''Darussalam'' and KDB ''Darulaman'', fired their MBDA [[Exocet MM40]] Block II anti-ship missiles for the first time in the [[Pacific Missile Range Facility]] (PMRF), which is located {{Convert|80|nmi}} north of [[Kauai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-07-18 |title=Royal Brunei Navy Darussalam Class OPVs fired their MM40 block II miss |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2014/royal-brunei-navy-darussalam-class-opvs-fired-their-mm40-block-ii-missiles-during-rimpac-2014 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> The ''Perwira''-class patrol boats were all officially [[Decommissioned (ship)|decommissioned]] in 2016–2017.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Achong Tanjong |date=17 November 2017 |title=End of road for KDB Perwira |url=https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/article4537.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025125151/https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/article4537.html?zx=814 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Borneo363.rssing.com |publisher=[[Borneo Bulletin|Borneo Bulletin Online]]}}</ref> In 2019, the RBN unveiled the Singapore-based Force-21 manufactured [[Digital Disruptive Pattern]] (D2P) battle-dress uniform in digital blue colours at the 58th anniversary celebration at the [[Bolkiah Garrison]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Izah Azahari|date=1 July 2019|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/rbaf-debuts-new-military-uniforms/|title=RBAF debuts new military uniforms|website=BorneoBulletin.com.bn|publisher=[[Borneo Bulletin|Borneo Bulletin Online]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021123220/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/rbaf-debuts-new-military-uniforms/|archive-date=21 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://force21.com.sg/newsandevents/royal-brunei-armed-forces-rbaf-awarded-force-21-with-three-contracts/|title=Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) awarded Force 21 with three contracts|website=Force21.com.sg|publisher=Force 21 Equipment Pte Ltd.|date=9 July 2011|agency=[[The Brunei Times]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927141235/https://force21.com.sg/newsandevents/royal-brunei-armed-forces-rbaf-awarded-force-21-with-three-contracts/|archive-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

In April 2021, the RBN installed the Royal Brunei Navy Full Mission Bridge Simulator (RBN FMBS) to provide [[synthetic training]] for all sailors of the RBN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Berita%20Parajurit/Berita%20Prajurit%20Vol%209.pdf|title=Berita Parajurit, vol 9 – The Navy's Full Mission Bridge Simulator (FMBS)|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=[[Bolkiah Garrison]], Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|volume=9|page=23|date=31 May 2023|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref> The RBN received the two former [[Fearless-class patrol vessel#Exports|Fearless-Class patrol vessels]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assets |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Assets.aspx |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=navy.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref> {{RSS|Brave}}, which was retired on 27 August 2019, and {{RSS|Gallant}}, which was decommissioned on 11 December 2020, as a gift in March 2023 after they had been renovated. They are currently referred to as {{KDB|Al-Faruq|}} and {{KDB|As-Siddiq|}} in RBN service, which means "truthful."<ref name="BeritaParajurit">{{Cite web |date=31 May 2023 |title=Berita Parajurit, vol 9 – Patrol Vessel Handing Over, Taking Over ceremony between Republic of Singapore Navy and Royal Brunei Navy |url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Berita%20Parajurit/Berita%20Prajurit%20Vol%209.pdf |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=MinDef.gov.bn |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |pages=28–31 |location=[[Bolkiah Garrison]], Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |volume=9}}</ref> They are {{Convert|55|m|0|abbr=off}} long, weighing {{Convert|500|tonne|ST LT|0|abbr=off}}.<ref name="JanesBrunei-transfer">{{Cite news |last=Rahmat |first=Ridzwan |date=10 March 2023 |title=Brunei to induct ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol boats |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/brunei-to-induct-ex-singapore-fearless-class-patrol-boats |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Janes.com |publisher=[[Janes Information Services|Janes]]}}</ref>

==Roles and organisation==
[[File:2023 National Day of Brunei 22.jpg|thumb|A member of the Naval Surface Action Group during [[National Day (Brunei)|National Day 2023]]|alt=]]

===Roles===
The roles of the RBN are:
*Deterrence against attack mounted by sea-borne forces;
*Protection of national offshore resources;
*Maintaining [[Sea Lines of Communication]] (SLOC);
*Surveillance of the {{Convert|200|nmi|0|abbr=off|lk=on}} [[Exclusive Economic Zone]] (EEZ);
*Maritime [[search and rescue]] operations;
*Support of units of the [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] operational activities;
*Provide support for other security agencies and ministries as ordered by Ministry of Defence of Brunei.

===Organisation===
The RBN is divided into four main components as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_org_page1.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – organisation|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref>
*Fleet
*Administration
*Training
*Logistics

===Headquarters===
{{Main|Muara Naval Base}}

The administration of First Sea Battalion moved to a new base at Jalan Tanjong Pelumpong Muara in 1974.  This base is now known as the Muara Naval Base.  The Muara Naval Base serves as the headquarters of the RBN.  It was expanded in 1997 to include facilities to support three offshore support vessels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GHD Annual Review 2002 / 2003|url=http://www.ghd.com.au/aptrixpublishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/Annual+Review+2002_03+PDF/$FILE/AR_02_03.pdf|website=GHD.com.au|publisher=[[GHD Group|GHD Pty Ltd]]|page=15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809230828/http://www.ghd.com.au/aptrixpublishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/Annual+Review+2002_03+PDF/$FILE/AR_02_03.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>  Muara Naval Base is frequently visited by foreign warships, most notable are the frequent visits by British [[Royal Navy]] ships.  ''[[Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam]]'' visits the naval base sometimes too.

==Commander==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)}}
! colspan="3" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| 1
| [[File:Major Ibnu Apong.jpg|100px|alt=]]
| [[Major general|Major General]]<br>'''[[Pengiran Ibnu Basit]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1942)}}
| 1965
| 1966
| {{Age in years|1965|1966}} years 
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/1st%20Commander.aspx |title=1st Commander – Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Mejar Jeneral (B) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Ba'asith Bin Pengiran Datu Penghulu Pengiran Haji Apong PSPNB., DSNB., DSLJ., PHBS., PBLI |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[File:Junior lieutenant Kefli.jpg|100px|alt=]]
| [[Colonel]]<br>'''[[Kefli Razali]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1940)}}
| 22 April 1983	
| 30 September 1986
| {{ayd|1983|04|22|1986|09|30}}
| <ref name=2ndCdr>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/2nd%20Commander.aspx |title=2nd Commander – YDM Pehin Datu Juragan Laila Diraja Dato Seri Pahlawan Colonel (B) Haji Kefli bin OKLS Haji Razali |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| [[Lieutenant colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]]<br>'''Noeh Abdul Hamid'''<br>{{Small|(?–1988)}}
| 30 September 1986
| 30 December 1988
| {{ayd|1986|09|30|1988|12|30}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/3rd%20Commander.aspx |title=3rd Commander – Allahyarham Lieutenant Colonel Haji Mohd Noeh Bin Abd Hamid |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| Lieutenant Colonel<br>'''Shahri Mohammad Ali'''<br>{{Small|(?–?)}}
| 30 December 1988
| 1 November 1991
| {{ayd|1988|12|30|1991|11|01}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/4th%20Commander.aspx|title=4th Commander – Lieutenant Colonel (R) Hj Mohammad Shahri bin Hj Mohammad Ali |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 5
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| Lieutenant Colonel<br>'''Abdul Latif Damit'''<br>{{Small|(1950–?)}}
| {{Date table sorting|1991|11|01|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|1993|06|25|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|1991|11|01|1993|06|25}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/5th%20Commander.aspx |title=5th Commander – Allahyarham Lieutenant Colonel (R) Abdul Latif bin Awang Damit |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| (2)
| [[File:Junior lieutenant Kefli.jpg|100px|alt=]]
| Colonel<br>'''[[Kefli Razali]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1940)}}
| {{Date table sorting|1993|06|25|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|1995|02|03|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|1993|06|25|1995|02|03}}
| <ref name=2ndCdr/>
|-
| 6
| [[File:Abdul Jalil Ahmad on 29 March 2024.jpg|133x133px]]
| Colonel<br>'''[[Abdul Jalil Ahmad]]'''<br>{{Small|(born ?)}}
| {{Date table sorting|1995|02|05|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2002|06|13|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|1995|02|05|2002|06|13}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/6th%20Commander.aspx |title=6th Commander – Tuan Yang Terutama Pehin Datu Panglima Colonel (B) Haji Abd Jalil Bin Haji Ahmad |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 7
| [[File:No image.png|80px]]
| Colonel<br>'''Joharie Matussin'''<br>{{Small|(born ?)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2002|06|13|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2008|05|16|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2002|06|13|2008|05|16}}
| <ref name=WartaSamudera>{{Cite magazine |url=http://wartasamudera002.blogspot.com/2008/07/tentera-laut-diraja-brunei-mempunyai.html |title=Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei mempunyai Pemerintah yang baru |trans-title=The Royal Brunei Navy has a new Commander |website=WartaSamudera002.blogspot.com |language=ms |publisher=Warta Samudera – Royal Brunei Navy magazine, Bilangan 002 - Edisi 01 |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref><!--<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/7th%20Commander.aspx|title=7th Commander – Dato Seri Paduka Colonel (L) Haji Joharie bin Haji Matussin |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>-->
|-
| 8
| [[File:Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim.jpg|100px|alt=]]
| [[Laksamana#Navy and coast guard|First Admiral]]<br>'''[[Abdul Halim Hanifah]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1965)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2008|05|16|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2014|02|28|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2008|05|16|2014|02|28}}
| <ref name=WartaSamudera/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/8th%20Commander.aspx |title=8th Commander – First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Mohd Hanifah |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 9
| [[File:First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Muhammad Tamit (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=]]
| First Admiral<br>'''[[Abdul Aziz Mohd Tamit|Abdul Aziz]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1966)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2014|02|28|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2015|03|13|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2014|02|28|2015|03|13}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/9th%20Commander.aspx |title=9th Commander – First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 10
| [[File:Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=]]
| First Admiral<br>'''[[Pengiran Norazmi]]'''<br>{{Small|(born ?)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2015|03|13|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2019|04|19|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2015|03|13|2019|04|19}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/10th%20Commander.aspx |title=10th Commander – First Admiral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi Bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 11
| [[File:Othman Suhaili, 2019 (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=]]
| First Admiral<br>'''[[Othman Suhaili]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1970)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2019|04|19|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2020|12|31|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2019|04|19|2020|12|31}}
| <ref>{{Cite news |author=Wani Roslan |date=19 April 2019 |url=https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/article8843.html |title=Two RBAF senior officers promoted |website=Borneo363.rssing.com |location=[[Bolkiah Garrison]] |publisher=rssing.com |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/11th%20Commander.aspx |title=11th Commander – First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Othman bin Hj Suhaili @ Suhaily |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |date=n.d. |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 12
| [[File:Spry Serudi (090808-N-2725D-013).jpg|100px|alt=]]
| First Admiral<br>'''[[Spry Serudi]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1970)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2020|12|31|format=dmy}}
| {{Date table sorting|2022|12|30|format=dmy}}
| {{ayd|2020|12|31|2022|12|30}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=12th Commander – First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @ Haji Seruji |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/12th%20Commander.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn |publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]] |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Farewell parade ceremony for the Commander of Royal Brunei Navy |url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=5852 |website=MinDef.gov.bn |location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]] |publisher=Public Relations Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam]] |date=30 December 2022 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-style=background:#e6e6aa
| 13
| [[File:2023 National Day of Brunei 154.jpg|100px|alt=]]
| [[Captain (naval)|Captain]]<br> '''[[Mohamad Sarif Pudin]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1972)}}
| {{Date table sorting|2022|12|30|format=dmy}}
| 10 January 2025
| {{ayd|2022|12|30|2025|01|10}}
| <ref name=Commander/>
|-
|14
|
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]]<br>  '''[[Sahibul Bahari]]'''<br>{{Small|(born 1972)}}
|10 January 2025
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|2025|01|10}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commander of Royal Brunei Navy |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Commander.aspx |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=navy.mindef.gov.bn |publisher=Royal Brunei Navy}}</ref>
|}

==Rank structure==
{{Main|Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces}}

===Commissioned officer===
The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.
{|style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0px 12px 12px 0px"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Brunei}}
|}

===Enlisted===
The rank insignia of [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[Enlisted rank|enlisted personnel]].
{|style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0px 12px 12px 0px"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Brunei}}
|}

==Equipment==
{{See also-text|[[List of Royal Brunei Navy ships]]}}
The current [[Naval fleet|fleet]] of the Royal Brunei Navy is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_org_page2.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – Fleet|website=MinDef.gov.bn|publisher=Royal Brunei Navy, Public Relations Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam]]|access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref><ref>The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World – Eric Wertheim – 15th Ed. 2007, p66-68</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=valign:top
![[Ship class|class]]<br>or<br>name!!image!![[Shipyard|builder]]!!type!!year<br>entered<br>service!!details!!ship name,<br>[[Pennant number|pennant<br>no.]]
|-
!colspan=7 style=background:lavender|[[Patrol boat|offshore patrol boat]]
|-
|{{Sclass|Darussalam|offshore patrol vessel|4}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/09/09/hrh-commissions-new-ship|title=HRH commissions new ship|website=BT.com.bn|publisher=[[The Brunei Times]]|date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214165305/http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/09/09/hrh-commissions-new-ship|archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>||[[File:RAN-IFR 2013 D2 140.JPG|200px|alt=]]||[[Lürssen Werft]], [[Bremen-Vegesack]], {{Flag|Germany}}||[[Patrol vessel|offshore<br>patrol<br>vessel]]||2011-2014||{{Convert|80|m|0}} OPV ordered from Lürssen Werft.<br>
Armament:
*1× [[Bofors 57 mm L/70 naval artillery gun|Bofors 57 mm Mk3]]
*2× [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon 20mm/85 KAA]]
*4× [[Exocet|Exocet MM40 Block 3]]
|{{KDB|Darussalam|06|3}}<br>{{KDB|Darulehsan|07|3}}<br>{{KDB|Darulaman|08|3}}<br>{{KDB|Daruttaqwa|09|3}}
|-
!colspan=7 style=background:lavender|[[Patrol boat|Inshore patrol boat]]
|-
|[[Ijtihad-class patrol boat|''Ijtihad'' class]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Brunei Navy|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/brunei/navy.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>||[[File:KDB Syafaat (FPB-19).jpg|center|frameless|alt=]]||[[Lürssen Werft]], [[Bremen-Vegesack]], {{Flag|Germany}}||[[patrol boat]]||2010||{{Convert|41|m|0}} PV ordered from Lürssen Werft.<br>
Armament:
*1× [[Mauser BK-27|Rheinmetall MLG 27&nbsp;mm gun]]
*2× 7.62&nbsp;mm [[machine gun]]
|[[KDB Ijtihad|''Itjihad'' (17)]]<br>{{KDB|Berkat|18|3}}<br>[[KDB Syafaat|''Syafaat'' (19)]]<br>[[KDB Afiat|''Afiat'' (20)]]
|-
|[[Fearless-class patrol vessel|''Fearless'' class]]||[[File:RSS Dauntless (99) arriving at Port Blair for MILAN 2018 - 6.jpg|center|220px|alt=]]||[[ST Engineering]], {{Flag|Singapore}}||[[patrol vessel]]||2023||Formerly commissioned into the [[Republic of Singapore Navy|Singapore Navy]], later gifted to Brunei in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brunei to induct ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol boats|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/brunei-to-induct-ex-singapore-fearless-class-patrol-boats|website=Janes.com|access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Berita%20Parajurit/Berita%20Prajurit%20Vol%209.pdf|title=Berita Parajurit, vol 9 – Patrol Vessel Handing Over, Taking Over ceremony between Republic of Singapore Navy and Royal Brunei Navy|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=[[Bolkiah Garrison]], Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|volume=9|pages=28–31|date=31 May 2023|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
Armament:
*1× [[Otobreda 76 mm|Oto Melara 76 mm gun]]
*4× [[STK 50MG]] 12.7&nbsp;mm (0.50&nbsp;in) [[Heavy machine gun|HMG]]
*[[Mistral missile]]
*[[EuroTorp]] [[A244-S|A244/S Mod 1 torpedoes]]
|''As-Siddiq'' (95)<br>''Al-Faruq'' (96)
|-
!colspan=7 style=background:lavender|[[fast attack craft]]
|-
|''[[Mustaed class]]''<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Royal Burnei Navy commissions fast interceptor boat KDB MUSTAED|url=http://navaltoday.com/2011/11/28/royal-burnei-navy-commissions-fast-interceptor-boat-kdb-mustaed/|website=NavalToday.com|date=28 November 2011}}</ref>|| ||[[Marinteknik Shipyard]] [[Tuas]], {{Flag|Singapore}}||[[Fast attack craft|fast<br>attack<br>craft]]||2011||{{Convert|27|m|0}} FAC based on Lürssen Werft FIB25-012 design.  Built in Singapore.<br>
Armament:
*2× 7.62&nbsp;mm [[machine gun]]
|[[KDB Mustaed|''Mustaed'' (21)]]
|-
|{{Sclass|Waspada|fast attack craft|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indonesia to get Brunei patrol ships|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2011/02/26/indonesia-get-brunei-patrol-ships|website=BT.com.bn|publisher=[[The Brunei Times]]|date=26 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304161934/http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2011/02/26/indonesia-get-brunei-patrol-ships|archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref>||[[File:KDB Waspada (P02).jpg|220px|alt=]]||[[Vosper Thornycroft]], {{Flag|Singapore}}||[[Fast attack craft|fast<br>attack<br>craft]]||1978–1979||{{Convert|37|m|0}} FAC ordered from Vosper Thornycroft.  Total of 3 ships.  Decommissioned April 2011.  1 in Brunei service and 2 donated to Indonesia as KRI Salawaku (642) and KRI Badau (643).<br>
Armament:
*2× [[Oerlikon Contraves|Oerlikon 30 mm GCM-BO1]]
*2× [[Aérospatiale]] [[Exocet|Exocet MM38]] (removed)
|[[KDB Waspada|''Waspada'' (P02)]]
|-
!colspan=7 style=background:lavender|[[landing craft]]
|-
|[[Serasa-class landing crafts|''Serasa'' class]]|| ||[[Tenix Defence#Marine|Transfield Shipbuilding]], [[Henderson, Western Australia|Henderson]], {{Flag|Australia}}||[[Amphibious warfare|amphibious<br>warfare<br>craft]]<br>(LCM)||1996||Armament:
*2× [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm/90 calibre Oerlikon GAM B01 AA]]
*2× 7.62&nbsp;mm [[machine gun]]s
|''Serasa'' (L33)<br>''Teraban'' (L34)
|-
|[[Damuan-class landing crafts|''Damuan'' class]]|| ||[[Fairey Marine|Cheverton Workboats]], [[Cowes]], {{Flag|England}}||[[Landing craft|landing<br>craft<br>utility]]||1976-1977||unarmed, carries 30 tons of cargo||''Puni'' (L32)
|-
!colspan=7 style=background:lavender|support vessel
|-
|–|| ||[[Fairey Marine|Cheverton Boatworks]], [[Cowes]], {{Flag|England}}||[[Launch (boat)|support<br>launch]]||1982||used as tug and dive tender||''Burong Nuri''
|}

===Others===
Personnel launches used for riverine patrols
*''Aman'' (01)
*''Damai'' (02)
*''Sentosa'' (04)
*''Sejahteru'' (06)
Fisheries and Industry / Primary Resources ministries also operate {{Convert|16|m|0}} patrol boats built by Syarikat Cheoy Lee Shipyards (delivered 2002).

==Joint exercises and training==
The Royal Brunei Navy and the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]] co-operate with each other through an annual joint exercise, code-named Exercise Pelican.  Officers and [[sailor]]s of the Royal Brunei Navy are also sent overseas for advanced training, generally to [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Malaysia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[United States of America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/navy/e_org_page4.html|title=Royal Brunei Navy – training|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, [[Muara Naval Base]]|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam]]|date= |access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery|title=gallery of images of Royal Brunei Navy|align=center|width=250
|File:Warships barrow dock.jpg|{{Ship|KDB|Nakhoda Ragam|28}}, {{Ship|KDB|Bendahara Sakam|29}}, and {{Ship|KDB|Jerambak|30}} sitting outside BAE [[Scotstoun]], Scotland, September 2007.|alt1=
|File:US Navy 070803-N-7706C-003 Royal Brunei Navy personnel stand at parade rest as the guided-missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG 33) pulls into Muara, Brunei as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2007.jpg|Royal Brunei Navy personnel [[stand easy]] on parade as [[USS Jarrett|USS ''Jarrett'' (FFG-33)]] pulls into Muara Port, Brunei during CARAT 2007.|alt2=
|File:US Navy 080818-N-1635S-011 Members of the Brunei Special Forces rush towards the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83).jpg|Members of the Brunei Special Forces rush towards the pilot house of {{USS|Howard|DDG-83}} during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise, August 2008.|alt3=
|File:US Navy 090805-N-2725D-059 U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Harris, from Clinton, Utah, directs personnel from the Royal Brunei Navy.jpg|[[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] directs Royal Brunei Navy personnel aboard {{USS|Crommelin|FFG-37}} during CARAT 2009.|alt4=
|File:US Navy 100506-N-7643B-169 A sailor from the Royal Brunei Navy posts watch on a passage way during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mellon (WHEC 717).jpg|A Royal Brunei Navy sailor watch as passageway aboard {{USCGC|Mellon|WHEC-717}} during CARAT 2010.|alt5=
|File:2023 National Day of Brunei 11.jpg|Royal Brunei Navy sailors on parade in their digital blue coloured [[Digital Disruptive Pattern]] (D2P) battle-dress uniform (BDU) during the 2023 National Day of Brunei.|alt6=
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Asia|History}}
*[[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]]
*[[Royal Brunei Air Force]]
*[[Royal Brunei Land Force]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20110118-258884.html|title=Remembering Brunei's naval ships|website=AsiaOne.com|publisher=[[The Brunei Times]] / [[Asia News Network]]|date=18 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029112527/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20110118-258884.html|archive-date=29 October 2017}}

==External links==
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{{Asia topic|Navy of|title=Navies of Asia}}
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[[Category:Royal Brunei Navy| ]]
[[Category:Military of Brunei|Navy]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1965|Brunei]]