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Published: 27 October,2023 | Updated: 27 October,2023
Brunei Crown Prince boards the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A aircraft

(AseanAll) — Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Brunei Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, consented to board the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A aircraft flight on October 24, 2023.

The arrival of the Crown Prince at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base, was greeted by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi Bin Bol Hassan, Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces, His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam,  Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander Royal Brunei Air Force, Colonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said, Acting Joint Force Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri, Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam.

Accompanying the Crown Prince onboard the flight were Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander Royal Brunei Air Force, Colonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Muhammad Said,  Acting Joint Force Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

During the flight, the Crown Prince consented to witness the view within Brunei Darussalam’s Exclusive Economic Zone.  The flight signifies the strong bilateral cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and Australia.