KDB ''Darulaman'' (08) is the third ship of the ''Darussalam''-class

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s in the

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. The vessel is in active service in the

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(RBN).

Offshore patrol vessel programme

Brunei Darussalam ordered the from Lürssen Werft in Germany, the same company that Brunei Darussalam contracted to sell the contract-disputed ''Nakhoda Ragam''-class corvettes. The first two Darussalam-class vessels were launched in November 2010 before being delivered to the

at Muara Naval Base in January 2011. The second batch of two ships were delivered by 2014.

Construction and career

KDB ''Darulaman'' was built by Lürssen Werft company in

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around 2010. She is part of the second batch of two delivered from Germany to Brunei Darussalam. KDB ''Darulaman'' was commissioned on 12 August 2011 at Muara Naval Base. All four

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s work in the

role. KDB ''Darulaman'' is named for 'Abode of Security'.

MILAN 2012

During the MILAN 2012, an exercise was hosted by the

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which KDB ''Darulaman'' was also participated.

RIMPAC 2014

''Darulaman'' and fired their missile systems for the first time. They successfully conducted their first Excoet MM40 Block II

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firing at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, north of Kaua’i Island. Both RBN ships participated in

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in 2014, hosted by the

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off

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. The ships participated in the

SINKEX A target ship is a vessel — typically an obsolete or captured warship — used as a seaborne target for naval gunnery practice or for weapons testing. Targets may be used with the intention of testing effectiveness of specific types of ammunit ...

exercise. ''Darussalam'' and ''Darulaman'' simultaneously fired their Exocet missiles, which struck the target which was the ex-USS ''Tuscaloosa''.

CARAT 2018

KDB ''Darulaman'', , , and conducted

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(CARAT) to strengthen the relations between Brunei Darussalam and

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. It took place in the

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on 15 November 2018.

AUMX 2019

KDB ''Darulaman'', , RSS ''Tenacious'', UMS ''Kyan Sittha'', HTMS ''Krabi'', , and attended the ''US-ASEAN Maritime Exercise'' (AUMX) in the Gulf of Thailand on 3 September 2019, which ended in

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CARAT 2019

KDB ''Darulaman'', KDB ''Syafaat'', , and conducted

(CARAT) to strengthen the relations between Brunei Darussalam and

. It took place in the

on 29 October 2019.

Exercise PELICAN 2019

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and

held an exercise which consists of , , , , and KDB ''Darulaman''. All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.

Gallery

References

External links

MilitaryFactory.comMarine Traffic.comFleetMon.comInformation.gov.gbCARAT 2019
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