RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Monday, 02 September 2024 - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) hosted Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) and senior officers to an interaction and provided a flight experience on the RAAF's P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
Upon arrival at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base (Rimba AFB), the Commander of RBAirF was welcomed by His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. The programme commenced with an aircraft capability briefing by Squadron Leader Troy Murphy Air Mission Commander for the P-8A movement followed by a Pre-Flight Briefing and a P-8A Aircraft Safety Briefing before the flight experience.
Accompanying the Commander RBAirF on board were the Australian High Commissioner, Deputy High Commissioner, Defence Adviser to Australia, Acting Joint Force Commander and representative from Director of Intelligence.
The event concluded with Commander of RBAirF receiving a plaque from RAAF and a group photo session to mark the successful completion of the engagement.
INTERAKSI DAN PENGALAMAN PENERBANGAN P-8A
TUDA
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Isnin, 02 September 2024 - Tentera Udara Diraja Australia (TUDA) telah menghoskan Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) serta Pegawai-pegawai Kanan bagi sesi interaksi dan pengalaman terbang dengan pesawat P-8A Poseidon Tentera Udara Diraja Australia.
Setibanya di Pusat Pergerakan Udara di pangkalan TUDB di Rimba, Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohd Sharif disambut oleh Yang Berhormat Luke Arnold, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia Ke Negara Brunei Darussalam. Program dimulakan dengan Taklimat Keupayaan Pesawat yang terperinci daripada Squadron Leader Troy Murphy Ketua Pergerakan P-8A, diikuti dengan Taklimat Penerbangan dan Taklimat Keselamatan Pesawat P-8A sebelum memulakan pengalaman penerbangan.
Mengiringi Pemerintah TUDB di dalam pesawat adalah Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia, Timbalan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi, Penasihat Pertahanan Australia, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama dan wakil daripada Jabatanarah Perisikan.
Acara diakhiri dengan Pemerintah TUDB menerima plak daripada wakil TUDA dan sesi bergambar beramai-ramai bagi menandakan kejayaan menamatkan pertunangan.
