The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) and the Republic of Singapore Air
Force (RSAF) started their joint air defence exercise at Brunei’s Air
Force Base in Rimba on September 30.
The opening
ceremony took place at the air force base with a parade performed by
personnel of the two exercise contingents.
The
two-week long exercise, running through October 14, aims to foster
closer ties between RBAirF and RSAF as well as provide practical
training for the Ground Base Air Defense (GBAD) operators of both sides.
It includes a wide range of activities, such as
aircraft recognition, simulator training, fire-fighting drill, live fire
maneuver, battle procedure practice and sport interaction.
This year’s event marks the 20 th year of the bilateral drill.-VNA