Singapore, Brunei mark 50 years of defence ties with joint military parade

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, during his official visit to Brunei. (Photo: MDDI)

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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Brunei marked 50 years of defence relations on Saturday (Oct 10) with a joint military parade involving personnel from both countries.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah attended the parade at Muara Naval Base, which brought together 256 personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Singapore's Ministry of Defence said in a news release.

The parade featured contingents from the land, naval and air forces of both armed forces, as well as a sail-past involving three vessels - the Republic of Singapore Navy's maritime security and response vessel Protector, the Royal Brunei Navy's patrol vessel KDB AS-SIDDIQ and offshore patrol vessel KDB DARUSSALAM.

Two Republic of Singapore Air Force H225M medium-lift helicopters and three Royal Brunei Air Force S-70i Black Hawk helicopters also took part in a fly-past.

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Many of the personnel at the parade had participated in bilateral exercises leading up to the joint military parade, said MINDEF.

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, Chief of Defence Force Vice-Admiral Aaron Beng, Brunei's Minister of Defence II Halbi Mohd Yussof and RBAF commander Major-General Muhammad Haszaimi Bol Hassan were also present.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was accompanied by Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, Prince Abdul Mateen and Prince Abdul Malik.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the launch of the commemorative gallery. (Photo: MDDI)

Following the parade, Mr Wong and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah jointly launched and toured a commemorative gallery highlighting milestones in the two countries' defence relationship over the past five decades.

The parade is part of a year-long series of activities marking the golden jubilee of Singapore-Brunei defence relations.

These have included bilateral exercises involving their armies, navies and air forces, as well as cooperation in new areas.

Among the initiatives were Exercise Vanguard, the Binturan Bridge and an underwater demolition range.

During his visit to Brunei, Mr Wong also met SAF personnel training in Temburong and spoke to servicemen about their training experiences. He was accompanied by Mr Chan and senior SAF officers.

Singapore and Brunei's bilateral defence relationship is "underpinned by strong leadership, institutional and people-to-people ties, with both defence establishments interacting regularly through high-level visits, bilateral exercises, professional exchanges and cross-attendance of courses", said MINDEF.

Singapore remains committed to working with Brunei Darussalam to develop new and mutually beneficial areas of cooperation, while nurturing these close ties between future generations of SAF and RBAF personnel, it said.

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新加坡：新加坡和文莱于周六（10月10日）举行联合阅兵式，庆祝两国建立防务关系50周年，两国人员均参与了阅兵式。

新加坡国防部在一份新闻稿中表示，总理黄循财和文莱苏丹哈桑纳尔·博尔基亚出席了在穆阿拉海军基地举行的阅兵式，共有来自新加坡武装部队（SAF）和文莱皇家武装部队（RBAF）的256名人员参加。

阅兵式包括两国陆军、海军和空军的方队，以及三艘舰艇的航行表演——新加坡共和国海军海上安全响应舰“保护者”号、文莱皇家海军巡逻舰“KDB AS-SIDDIQ”号和近海巡逻舰“KDB DARUSSALAM”号。

新加坡空军的两架H225M中型运输直升机和文莱皇家空军的三架S-70i黑鹰直升机也参加了飞行表演。

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国防部表示，参加阅兵式的许多人员都曾参与过为此次联合阅兵式举行的双边演习。

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阅兵式结束后，黄先生和苏丹哈桑纳尔·博尔基亚共同揭幕并参观了一个纪念馆，该纪念馆重点展示了两国过去五十年防务关系中的里程碑事件。

此次阅兵式是为期一年的新加坡-文莱防务关系金禧纪念系列活动的一部分。

其中包括两国陆军、海军和空军的双边联合演习，以及在新领域的合作。

这些举措包括“先锋演习”、“宾图兰桥”和水下爆破靶场。

黄先生访问文莱期间，还会见了在淡布隆接受训练的新加坡武装部队人员，并与他们交流了训练经历。陪同他访问的有陈先生和新加坡武装部队高级军官。

新加坡国防部表示，新加坡和文莱的双边防务关系“以强有力的领导、制度和民间联系为基础，两国国防机构通过高层互访、双边演习、专业交流和共同参加课程等方式定期互动”。

新加坡表示，将继续致力于与文莱达鲁萨兰国合作，发展新的互利合作领域，同时加强新加坡武装部队和文莱武装部队未来几代人员之间的紧密联系。

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