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Revision as of 07:53, 5 October 2022

Bruneian platoon during a peacekeeping mission in Port Dickson District in 2015

The equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), and radars. Despite some vehicles are operated by the RBLF, they usually have the identification of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces painted on them.[1]

Vehicles

Ground vehicles

Vehicle Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Ref
Light tanks
FV101 Scorpion CVR(T)
Light tank  United Kingdom 20 As of 2003, 16 tanks have been upgraded [2][3][4]
Light mobility vehicles
Al-Thalab
Light armoured assault vehicle  Jordan Unknown [5]
Armoured personnel carriers
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT
Armoured personnel carrier  France 45 [6]
FV105 Sultan
Armoured command vehicle  United Kingdom 2 [3][7]
FV106 Samson
Armoured recovery vehicle  United Kingdom 1 [3]
Transport vehicles
DefTech Handalan I/II
Transport vehicle  Malaysia 115 [8]
Iveco Eurocargo
 Italy Unknown [9]
Iveco VM 90
 Italy Unknown [10]
Kia KM450
Light utility vehicle  South Korea 1 Acquired in 2018 [11]
Land Rover Wolf
 United Kingdom Unknown 16 acquired in 2017 [12][13]
Land Rover Defender
 United Kingdom Unknown [9]
Polaris MRZR-4
 United States Unknown [12]
Mitsubishi Triton KA/KB
 Japan Unknown [14]
Suzuki DR-Z400
Reconnaissance vehicle  Japan Unknown [15]
Kawasaki KLX250
 Japan Unknown [15]
Rescue and medical vehicles
Toyota HiLux (AN10/AN20/AN30)
Battlefield ambulance  Japan Unknown 2 acquired in 2013 [13]
Ford Ranger T6
 United States Unknown Serve areas inaccessible to domestic ambulances [16]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT
Medical evacuation vehicle  France Unknown Operated by combat medics and Medical Reception Services (MRS) [17]
Artilleries
L118
Towed howitzer  United Kingdom 6 [18]
Engineering vehicles
Nissan UD90
Light dumper truck  Japan Unknown 2 acquired in 2013 [13]
Scania P-series
Tipper truck  Sweden Unknown 1 acquired in 2013 [13]
M30H Trackway Medium ground mobility system  United States 5 5 acquired in 2022 [19]
Grove GMK3050 All-terrain crane  Germany Unknown [20]
tEODor Ordnance disposal robot  Germany Unknown [21]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
DJI Mavic 2
Man-portable mini-unmanned aerial vehicle  China Unknown Used by Intelligence Section [22]

Watercrafts

Vehicle Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Ref
Fast boat
KH-27 Patrol boat  Brunei 5 Used for patrols and search and rescue operations [23][24]
Diamondback Airboats Airboat  United States Unknown [25]
Inflatable boat 6 Acquired in 2017 [13]

Firearms

Model Image Calibre Origin Variant Notes Ref
Pistols
Browning HP
9×19mm Parabellum  Belgium [26]
Pindad G2
 Indonesia [27]
SIG Sauer P226
9×19mm Parabellum   Switzerland [28]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5
9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK) [29]
Heckler & Koch MP7
4.6×30mm  Germany Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK) [30]
Assault rifles
M16 rifle
5.56×45mm NATO  United States M16A1/A2/A4 Standard infantry rifle [31]
Bushmaster M4 Carbine
 United States Standard infantry rifle [32][33][34]
SAR 21
 Singapore [35]
Sniper rifles
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
.308 Winchester/7.62×51mm NATO  United Kingdom [36][37]
SAKO M591 .308 Winchester  Finland [38][39]
Machine guns
M2 Browning
.50 BMG  United States [40]
Ultimax 100
5.56×45mm NATO  Singapore [41]
L7A2
7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium MAG-58 [42][43]
SIG MG 710-3
  Switzerland [44]
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1200/1300
12/16/20 gauge  United States [45]
Grenade launchers
M203
40mm grenade  United States [46]
Grenades
M75
Hand grenade  Yugoslavia [47]
Bayonets
M7
Spear point  United States The M7 bayonet fits onto the muzzle of the M16 rifle [48]
Mortars
L16
81mm mortar  United Kingdom [49]
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Armbrust
67mm projectile  Germany 500 bought in 1985, eventual requirement was for 2,000 [44][50]
C90-CR (M3)
File:Instalaza C90-CR-BK (M3).jpg
  Spain
Man-portable air-defense systems
Mistral
 France MANPADS [51]

Attires

Current attire
Name Pattern name Pattern Image Origin Notes
Digital Disruptive Pattern (D2P) Digital Disruptive Pattern
 Singapore Introduced in 2011, produced by Singaporean company Force-21; standard RBLF uniform pattern.[52][53]
Harimau Gurun Desert Pattern
 Malaysia A variant of the Malay Tigerstripe Woodland pattern but with earth-brown stripes on a light green and sand-coloured background. Used during the United Nations's 2010 UNIFIL.[54]
Obsolete attire
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) Disruptive Pattern Material
 United Kingdom It is a locally produced copy of British DPM;[55] replaced by D2P in 2011.[52][53]

Historic equipment

Future equipment

There are reports that Brunei is or was interested in Indonesian APCs to replace the VAB APC[67]

During BRIDEX 2011, the Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems was looking forward in securing a deal with the Brunei government for Armoured Combat Vehicles (ACV).[68]

Brunei has expressed purchasing between 40 and 50 of the Indonesian/Turkish Harimau/Kaplan medium tank.[69]

Brunei has also shown interest in Russian equipment including:[70][71]

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