NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Saturday, 12th September 2026 – Major Muhamad Syuaib bin Haji Meraj, Officer Commanding, First Squadron Field, Engineer Regiment, Royal Brunei Land Forces (Engr Regt, RBLF), as Head of Delegation along with seven personnel from the Engr Regt RBLF represented RBLF in The Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX) under ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA), Co-Chairs by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and Russian Federation for the 2024-2027 cycle. The FTX was conducted at the Military Engineering Collage Field Training Centre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation from 07th to 12th September 2026 with a total of 135 participants from 11 ADMM-Plus member countries took part in the exercise.
The exercise comprised four training areas: Battle Area Clearance, Minefield Clearance, Mechanical Clearance and Mine Detection Dogs, and Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IEDs). The exercise enhanced professional knowledge, operational readiness and interoperability while providing valuable exposure to international tactics, techniques and procedures, standard operating procedures and doctrine.
The participation also strengthened professional relationships with regional and international partners, reflecting Brunei Darussalam’s continued commitment to defence cooperation and humanitarian initiatives under the ADMM-Plus framework. For Engr Regt RBLF, the exercise provided an opportunity to observe and assess different approaches to demining and C-IEDs operations, which could be considered for enhancing existing tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), SOPs and doctrine.
LATIHAN MEDAN MULTINASIONAL DI BAWAH KUMPULAN KERJA PAKAR MESYUARAT MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN PLUS BAGI TINDAKAN KEMANUSIAAN RANJAU DARAT DI PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA, Sabtu, 12 September 2026 – Mejar Muhamad Syuaib bin Haji Meraj, Pegawai Memerintah, Skuadron Pertama Medan, Rejimen Jurutera, Tentera Darat Diraja Brune (RJ TDDB), selaku Ketua Delegasi serta tujuh anggota daripada RJ TDDB telah mewakili TDDB dalam Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX) under ASEAN Defence Ministers’ MeetingPlus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA), yang dipengerusikan bersama oleh Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao (Lao PDR) dan Persekutuan Rusia bagi kitaran 2024–2027. FTX yang dilaksanakan di Military Engineering College Field Training Centre, Nizhny Novgorod, Persekutuan Rusia, berlangsung selama enam hari bermula dari 7 hingga 12 September 2026 dengan seramai 135 peserta daripada 11 negara ADMM-Plus telah menyertai latihan ini.
Latihan ini merangkumi empat peringkat, iaitu Battle Area Clearance, Pembersihan Medan Periuk Api, Pembersihan Secara Mekanikal dan Pengesanan Menggunakan Anjing Pengesan Periuk Api serta tindakan menangani bom rekaan (C-IED). Penyertaan dalam eksesais ini meningkatkan pengetahuan profesional, kesiapsiagaan operasi dan keupayaan saling kendali, di samping memberikan pendedahan yang berharga terhadap taktik, teknik dan prosedur, prosedur operasi standard serta doktrin antarabangsa.
Penyertaan tersebut juga memperkukuh hubungan profesional dengan rakan kongsi serantau dan antarabangsa, serta mencerminkan komitmen berterusan Negara Brunei Darussalam terhadap kerjasama pertahanan dan inisiatif kemanusiaan di bawah rangka kerja ADMM-Plus. Bagi RJ TDDB, latihan ini memberikan peluang untuk memerhati dan menilai pelbagai pendekatan terhadap operasi pembersihan periuk api dan C-IED, yang boleh dipertimbangkan bagi mempertingkatkan taktik, teknik dan prosedur (TTP), SOP serta doktrin sedia ada.