MUARA, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 – The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyer, HMS DEFENDER, is in Brunei Darussalam for a goodwill visit from 25 to 27 July 2021, marking the first visit by the British Royal Navy ships to Brunei Darussalam since 2019.
This morning, HMS DEFENDER received a working visit by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Defence II; Commander of Royal Brunei Navy and officers and personnel from the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
Upon arrival, the delegation was received by His Excellency John Leonard Pencavel Virgoe, British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam; Group Captain Graeme Davis – (Royal Air Force), British Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam; and Commander Vince Owen, Commanding Officer of HMS DEFENDER.
The tour began with a presentation delivered by Commander Vince Owen on HMS DEFENDER’s main features and capabilities as well as sharing of experiences on HMS DEFENDER’s journey as part of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment.
The HMS DEFENDER was commissioned in March 2013 and is in the region as part of the United Kingdom’s large scale CSG deployment which among others, aims to further strengthen the deep defence partnerships in the region and demonstrate the United Kingdom’s commitment to promoting peace and security in the region and the world.
Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom share a strong and longstanding defence relations that encompasses a comprehensive range of interactions including agreements in defence cooperation, exchange of visits, bilateral meetings, military exercises, trainings, courses as well as port visits such as this.
HMS DEFENDER TENTERA LAUT DIRAJA BRITISH MENGADAKAN LAWATAN MUHIBAH KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
MUARA, Selasa, 27 Julai 2021 – Kapal Tentera Laut Diraja British, Type 45 Destroyer,
HMS DEFENDER, sedang berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi lawatan muhibbah dari 25 hingga 27 Julai 2021 yang mana juga merupakan lawatan Kapal Tentera Laut British yang pertama sejak tahun 2019.
Pagi ini,
HMS DEFENDER telah menerima lawatan kerja daripada Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan II; Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei serta pegawai-pegawai dan anggota Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB).
Sejurus ketibaan, para delegasi telah disambut oleh Tuan Yang Terutama John Leonard Pencavel Virgoe, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British ke Negara Brunei Darussalam; Group Captain Graeme Davis – (Royal Air Force), Penasihat Pertahanan British ke Negara Brunei Darussalam; dan Komander Vince Owen, Pegawai Pemerintah
HMS DEFENDER.
Lawatan dimulakan dengan taklimat daripada Komander Vince Owen mengenai ciri-ciri utama dan keupayaan
HMS DEFENDER serta perkongsian pengalaman pelayaran
HMS DEFENDER sebagai sebahagian daripada deploimen United Kingdom bernama
Carrier Strike Group (CSG).
HMS DEFENDER yang telah ditauliahkan pada Mac 2013 berada di rantau ini sebagai sebahagian daripada deploimen berskala besar CSG United Kingdom yang antara lainnya bertujuan untuk mengukuhkan lagi hubungan kerjasama pertahanan di rantau ini serta mempamerkan komitmen United Kingdom untuk menyumbang ke arah keamanan dan sekuriti serantau dan sejagat.
Negara Brunei Darussalam dan United Kingdom mempunyai hubungan pertahanan yang kukuh serta telah lama terjalin dan merangkumi pelbagai interaksi termasuk perjanjian-perjanjian kerjasama pertahanan, pertukaran lawatan, mesyuarat-mesyuarat dua hala, eksesais-eksesais ketenteraan, latihan-latihan, kursus-kursus dan juga lawatan-lawatan pelabuhan seperti ini.
