List of equipment of the Royal Brunei Land Forces

Royal Brunei Land Forces weapons

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. 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.
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
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
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
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

Bruneian soldiers armed with L1A1 SLRs in Australia, 1969.

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]

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