Brunei Air Force

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Air Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei
Royal Brunei Air Force

Coat of arms of the Brunei Air Force

Coat of arms of the Brunei Air Force
Lineup 1966
Country BruneiBrunei Brunei
Armed forces Armed Forces of Brunei
Type Armed forces ( air forces )
guide
Commander in chief Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat
insignia
Cockade of the Brunei Air Force Fin Flash of Brunei.svg

The air force of Brunei ( English Royal Brunei Air Force , Malay Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei ) are the air force of the Sultanate of Brunei .

history

The Air Force was founded in 1965 as the air transport section of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment . At the beginning it was commissioned, with two Sikorsky S-55 transport helicopters, the pilots of the Worldwide Helicopter Company operated, doctors in rural areas to fly. In 1966 the duties were taken over by pilots of the British Royal Air Force with three Westland Whirlwind helicopters .

In 1967 the unit was renamed the Helicopter Platoon and received five Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters. An air technology training school was founded in 1980. In 1981 the second squadron was founded and equipped with six Bölkow Bo 105 helicopters. The third season was founded in 1982 and equipped with SIAI-Marchetti SF.260s . When Brunei took over responsibility for its own national defense from the United Kingdom in 1984 , the aviation section was expanded. On October 1, 1991, this section was officially renamed the Royal Brunei Air Force with the consent of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah .

The Fourth Squadron was established in 1997 and equipped with Blackhawk S-70A helicopters. The fifth squadron was also established in 1997 and equipped with a CN-235 aircraft and the base defense squadron . That same year, the third season was the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II - training aircraft . The 38th Squadron was established in 1999 and is equipped with the Mistral anti-aircraft missile .

Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat has been the commander of the Brunei Air Force since August 15, 2018 .

organization

The air force consists of five wings:

  1. Operation Wing - the operation wing
  2. Air Regiment - the flight regiment
  3. Logistics Wing - the logistics wing
  4. Training Wing - the training wing
  5. Administration Wing - the administration wing

Operation Wing

The operations wing consists of four flying squadrons and two additional units :

  • The first squadron was equipped with the Bell 212 and Bell 214ST helicopters . Their main tasks are troop transport , evacuation of the injured, medical evacuation, fire fighting, VVIP transport ( Very Very Important Person ) and SAR tasks.
  • The second squadron is equipped with Bölkow Bo 105 helicopters. Their main tasks are the transport of doctors, reconnaissance, surveillance, close air support , VVIP transport and search and location services.
  • The fourth season is equipped with Blackhawk S-70A helicopters. Your main tasks are special forces operations and the tasks of the first squadron: troop transports, evacuation of the injured, medical evacuation, fire fighting, VVIP transport and SAR tasks.
  • The fourth squadron is equipped with a CN-235 aircraft. Their main tasks are troop transport, surveillance, search and localization.
  • The Parachute Airborne Tactical Delivery Unit (PATDU) is a paratrooper unit.
  • A fire brigade unit ensures that aircraft are extinguished in emergencies.

Air regiment

The flight regiment consists of three squadrons and a technical school. It includes the 33rd Squadron, the 38th Squadron and the Base Defense Squadron.

Logistics Wing

The logistics wing consists of three units, namely the engineering unit, the supply unit and the department for the maintenance of technical equipment.

Training Wing

The training wing consists of the third season also known as the Flying Training School (FTS), the Air Technical Training School (ATTS), and the Standard and Evaluation Squadron (STANEVAL). The third season is equipped with Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters and Pilatus PC-7 Mk 2 aircraft.

Administration Wing

The administrative wing consists of the physical training department, the wages office, the regimental police, the military transport and the civil office.

equipment

A Blackhawk helicopter of the Brunei Air Force sits on the deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)
Aircraft origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Planes
CASA CN-235 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia Transport aircraft / maritime patrol CN-235 MPA 1
Pilatus PC-7 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Trainer aircraft MkII 4th
helicopter
Bell 206 United StatesUnited States United States Training helicopter / light transport helicopter 3
Bell 212 United StatesUnited States United States Transport helicopter 8th Intended by the S70i be replaced
Bell 214ST United StatesUnited States United States Transport helicopter 1 Intended by the S70i be replaced
Bölkow Bo 105 GermanyGermany Germany Liaison helicopter 6th Intended by the S70i be replaced
Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk United StatesUnited States United States Transport helicopter S70A
S70i 		4
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12

As of the end of 2012

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History - Royal Brunei Air Force. In: Ministry of Defense of Brunei. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; accessed on November 19, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Organization - Royal Brunei Air Force. In: Ministry of Defense of Brunei. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ defenseindustrydaily.com: Blackhawks for Brunei. Retrieved March 20, 2012 .
  4. ↑ World Air Forces 2013 ( English , PDF; 4.0 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight . 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved on November 14, 2013.