RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 5 December 2025 – A total of 29 personnel from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), comprising three officers and 26 other ranks, two of whom are female personnel, have returned safely to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon after completing a 12-month peacekeeping mission with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) together with Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12. The mission took place from 16 November 2024 to 15 November 2025.
The RBAF contingent MALBATT 850-12, led by Major Pengiran Muhammad Syahir Fadillah bin Pengiran Salleh arrived at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base using the Royal Brunei Air Force C295MW transport aircraft. Their arrival was welcomed by Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the RBAF.
Also present were members of the RBAF Executive Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Defence Adviser of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, Senior Officers and personnel from the Ministry of Defence, and family members of the RBAF personnel involved in the mission.
The deployment of MALBATT 850-12 reflects the RBAF’s continued commitment to peacekeeping missions since 2008, in line with the national defence aspirations outlined in the Defence White Paper 2021, while also strengthening Brunei Darussalam’s role as an active partner in international peace efforts.
KONTINJEN ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI (ABDB) YANG MENGIKUTI
MALAYSIAN BATTALION (MALBATT) 850-12 SELAMAT KEMBALI KE TANAH AIR
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Jumaat, 5 Disember 2025 – Seramai 29 anggota dari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), terdiri daripada tiga pegawai dan 26 lain-lain peringkat termasuk dua anggota wanita, telah selamat kembali ke Negara Brunei Darussalam petang tadi setelah selesai melaksanakan misi pengaman selama 12 bulan dengan Pasukan Interim Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu di Lubnan (UNIFIL) bersama
Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12. Misi tersebut telah berlangsung dari 16 November 2024 sehingga 15 November 2025.
Kontinjen ABDB MALBATT 850-12 yang diketuai oleh Mejar Pengiran Muhammad Syahir Fadillah bin Pengiran Salleh telah tiba di Pusat Pergerakan Udara, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba dengan menaiki pesawat pengangkut C295MW Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei. Ketibaan mereka telah dialu-alukan oleh Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah ABDB.
Turut hadir ialah Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa Eksekutif ABDB, Timbalan Pengarah Jabatan Pertubuhan Antarabangsa, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri, Penasihat Pertahanan Malaysia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Pegawai-pegawai Kanan dan anggota-anggota Kementerian Pertahanan, serta ahli keluarga anggota ABDB yang menyertai misi tersebut.
Penugasan MALBATT 850-12 ini mencerminkan komitmen berterusan ABDB terhadap misi pengaman sejak tahun 2008, selaras dengan aspirasi pertahanan negara yang digariskan dalam Kertas Putih Pertahanan 2021, sekaligus mengukuhkan peranan Negara Brunei Darussalam sebagai rakan yang aktif dalam usaha keamanan antarabangsa.
