KDB ''Afiat'' (20) is the fourth and last ship of the s. The vessel is in active service in the

Royal Brunei Navy The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), natively known as (TLDB) is the naval force of Brunei. It is a small but relatively well-equipped military force whose main responsibility is to conduct search and rescue missions, and to deter and defend the Bru ...

(RBN).

Development

Background

A total of four ''Ijtihad''-class fast

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s were commissioned into service with the

(RBN), where two of the ships began operating since March 2010, followed by another two on 28 August 2010. Two ''Ijtihad''-class fast patrol boats arrived in Brunei Darussalam on 27 August 2010. The boats, given the

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(KDB) and named and ''Afiat'' were commissioned by the

at Muara Naval Base. They are part of the project between the government of Brunei Darussalam and

Lürssen Werft Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf. Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradi ...

. The commissioning ceremony of both vessels was officiated by Major General

Aminuddin Ihsan Aminuddin Ihsan bin Haji Abidin (born 23 July 1966) is a Bruneian civil servant, diplomat, and military officer. He served as the commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) from 2008 to 2009 and later as the commander of the Royal Brunei A ...

, the then Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB). Like previous fast patrol boats, ''Syafaat'' and ''Afiat'' were produced in Germany and completed

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s. and began operations on 15 March 2010.

Construction and career

''Afiat'' was built by Lürssen Werft company in Germany around 2009. She is part of the second batch of two vessels delivered from Germany to Brunei Darussalam. ''Afiat'' and ''Syafaat'' were commissioned together on 27 August 2010 at Muara Naval Base. All four ships work in the patrol craft role.

Exercise Hornbill 21/2011

The

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and Royal Brunei Navy concluded the

military exercise A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver (manoeuvre), or war game is the employment of military resources in Military education and training, training for military operations. Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of ...

Exercise Hornbill from 19 to 23 December 2011, which consisted of ''Afiat'', ''Ijtihad'', KD ''Kedah'', and KD ''Ganas''.

Exercise PELICAN 2013

The

Republic of Singapore Navy The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the Naval warfare, maritime Military branch, service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of ...

and the Royal Brunei Navy held a naval exercise which consists of ''Afiat'', , RSS ''Tenacious'', and RSS ''Valour'' in March 2013.

2017 rescue

On 12 June 2017, ''Afiat'' responded to an

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call of five local fishermen who were drifting at sea after the engines on their boat stopped working. ''Afiat'' rescued and took all fishermen back to land in good health. This is the second successful mission of this type completed by the Royal Brunei Navy.

References

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