The equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), and radars. The vehicles operated by the RBLF usually have the identification of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces painted on them.[1]
Vehicles
Ground vehicles
Vehicle | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | Japan Jordan | Unknown | [5][6] | ||
Toyota Land Cruiser | Armoured assault vehicle | Japan | Unknown | Special Forces Regiment Vehicle; equipped with blue LED lights, bulletproof glass, and tactical elevated system. All vehicles are in Black colour scheme. | [7] | |
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT | Armoured personnel carrier | France | 45 | [8] | ||
FV105 Sultan | Armoured command vehicle | United Kingdom | 2 | [3][9][10] | ||
FV106 Samson | Armoured recovery vehicle | United Kingdom | 1 | [3] | ||
Transport vehicles | ||||||
DefTech Handalan I/II | Transport vehicle | Malaysia | 115 | [11] | ||
Iveco EuroCargo | Italy | Unknown | [12] | |||
Iveco VM 90 | Italy | Unknown | Possibly VM 90T Torpedo lesion with tarpaulin covered rear. | [13][14] | ||
Mercedes-Benz Atego | Germany | Unknown | [15] | |||
Kia KM450 | Light utility vehicle | South Korea | 1 | Acquired in 2018 | [16] | |
Land Rover Wolf | United Kingdom | Unknown | 16 acquired in 2017; several painted white for ceremonial purposes. | [17][18] | ||
Land Rover Defender | United Kingdom | Unknown | [12] | |||
Polaris MRZR-4 | United States | Unknown | [17] | |||
Mitsubishi Triton KA/KB | Japan | Unknown | Several L200s operated by military police. | [19] | ||
Suzuki DR-Z400 | Reconnaissance vehicle | Japan | Unknown | [20] | ||
Kawasaki KLX250 | Japan | Unknown | [20] | |||
Suzuki GSX750 | Japan | Unknown | Operated by military police. | |||
Rescue and medical vehicles | ||||||
Toyota HiLux (AN10/AN20/AN30) | Battlefield ambulance | Japan | Unknown | 2 acquired in 2013 | [18] | |
Land Rover Wolf | United Kingdom | Unknown | ||||
Ford Ranger T6 | United States | Unknown | Serve areas inaccessible to domestic ambulances | [21] | ||
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) VTT | Medical evacuation vehicle | France | Unknown | Operated by combat medics and Medical Reception Services (MRS) | [22] | |
Artilleries | ||||||
L118 | Towed howitzer | United Kingdom | 6 | [23] | ||
Communications vehicles | ||||||
MAN TGS | Brigade command post | Austria Germany | Unknown | At least 5 acquired in 2023. | [24] | |
Engineering vehicles | ||||||
Iveco Daily | Van | Italy | Unknown | Used by the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Company of the Support Battalion. | [25] | |
Nissan UD90 | Light dumper truck | Japan | Unknown | 2 acquired in 2013 | [18] | |
Scania P-series | Tipper Truck | Sweden | Unknown | 1 acquired in 2013 | [18] | |
M30H Trackway | Medium ground mobility system | United States | 5 | 5 acquired in 2022 | [26] | |
Grove GMK3050 | All-terrain crane | Germany | Unknown | [27] | ||
tEODor | Ordnance disposal robot | Germany | Unknown | [28] | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
DJI Matrice 300 RTK | Man-portable mini-unmanned aerial vehicle | People's Republic of China | Unknown | Used by Intelligence Section | [29] | |
DJI Mavic 2 | Unknown | [30] |
Watercrafts
Vehicle | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | Ref |
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Fast boat | ||||||
KH-27 | Patrol boat | Brunei | 5 | Used for patrols and search and rescue operations | [31][32] | |
Diamondback Airboats | Airboat | United States | Unknown | [33] | ||
Inflatable boat | 6 | Acquired in 2017 | [18] |
Firearms
Model | Image | Calibre | Origin | Variant | Notes | Ref |
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Pistols | ||||||
Browning HP | 9×19mm Parabellum | Belgium United States | [34] | |||
Pindad G2 | Indonesia | G2 Elite | [35] | |||
SIG Sauer P226 | West Germany Switzerland | Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK) | [36] | |||
Submachine guns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | 9×19mm Parabellum | West Germany | MP5A3/MP5SD/MP5K | Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK) | [20] | |
Heckler & Koch MP7 | 4.6×30mm | Germany | MP7A1 | [37] | ||
Assault rifles | ||||||
M16 rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | M16A1/A2 | Standard infantry rifle for all branches | [38] | |
Bushmaster M4 Carbine | United States | M4A1 | Standard carbine rifle for the Army, include Special Forces Regiment | [20][39][40] | ||
SAR 21 | Singapore | Limited use | [41] | |||
Sniper rifles | ||||||
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | .308 Winchester/7.62×51mm NATO | United Kingdom | AWM | Used by the Special Forces Regiment (RPK) | [42][43] | |
SAKO M591 | .308 Winchester | Finland | [44][45] | |||
Machine guns | ||||||
M2 Browning | .50 BMG | United States | [46] | |||
Ultimax 100 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Singapore | [47] | |||
L7A2 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | MAG-58 | [48][49] | ||
SIG MG 710-3 | Switzerland | [50] | ||||
Shotguns | ||||||
Winchester Model 1200/1300 | 12/16/20 gauge | United States | [51] | |||
Grenade launchers | ||||||
M203 | 40mm grenade | United States | [34] | |||
Grenades | ||||||
M75 | Hand grenade | Yugoslavia | [52] | |||
Bayonets | ||||||
M7 | Spear point | United States | The M7 bayonet fits onto the muzzle of the M16 rifle | [53] | ||
Mortars | ||||||
L16 | 81mm mortar | United Kingdom Canada | [54][55] | |||
Man-portable anti-tank systems | ||||||
Armbrust | 67mm projectile | West Germany | 500 bought in 1985, eventual requirement was for 2,000 | [50][8] | ||
C90-CR (M3) | 90mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher | Spain | ||||
Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
Mistral | 90mm MANPADS | France | [56] |
Attires
Current attire | |||||
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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.[57][58] | ||
Harimau Gurun Desert Pattern | Digital Disruptive 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.[59] | ||
Obsolete attire | |||||
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) | Disruptive Pattern Material | United Kingdom | It is a locally produced copy of British DPM;[60] replaced by D2P in 2011.[57][58] |
Historic equipment
- AK-47[61]
- Browning Automatic Rifle[62]
- Colt M16 LMG[47]
- Ferret armoured car[63]
- L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle[64]
- Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle[65]
- M1911 pistol[66]
- M1919 Browning machine gun[62]
- M3 submachine gun[62]
- MG 3 machine gun[65][67]
- Saxon armoured personnel carrier[68]
- Sterling submachine gun[62]
- Wasp 58 recoilless rocket launcher[69]
Future equipment
There are reports that Brunei is or was interested in Indonesian APCs to replace the VAB APC[70]
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).[71]
Brunei has expressed purchasing between 40 and 50 of the Indonesian/Turkish Harimau/Kaplan medium tank.[72]
Brunei has also shown interest in Russian equipment including:[73]