Editor's Foreword

Brunei BRN
Brunei Dollar B$ 2008 2009
GDP B$ 20.4bn
US$ 14.5bn
per capita US$ 37,937
Growth % -1.5 0.2
In�ation % 2.7 1.2
Def bdgt B$ 508m ε550
US$ 360m ε395m
US$1=B$ 1.41 1.39
Population 388,190
Ethnic groups: Malay, Kedayan, Tutong, Belait, Bisaya, Dusun,
Murut 66.3%; Chinese 11.2%; Iban, Dayak, Kelabit 6%; Other 11.8%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 15% 5% 4% 5% 22% 1%
Female 14% 4% 4% 4% 19% 2%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 7,000 (Army 4,900 Navy 1,000 Air 1,100)
Paramilitary 2,250
RESERVE 700 (Army 700)
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army 4,900
FORCES BY ROLE
Inf 3 bn
Spt 1 bn (1 armd recce sqn, 1 engr sqn)
Reserves 1 bn
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
LT TK 20 Scorpion (16 to be upgraded)
APC (W) 39 VAB
ARTY • MOR 81mm 24
AT • RL 67mm Armbrust
Navy 1,000
FORCES BY ROLE
SF 1 sqn
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 16+
PFM 3 Waspada each with 2 MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM
PFI 3 Perwira
PBI 3 Bendahara
PBR 7 (various)
AMPHIBIOUS • CRAFT 4 LCU
Air Force 1,100
FORCES BY ROLE
MP 1 sqn with 1 CN-235M
Trg 1 sqn with 4 PC-7 Turbo Trainer; 2 SF-260W
Warrior; 2 Bell 206B Jet Ranger II
Hel 1 sqn with 5 Bo-105 (armed, 81mm rockets); 1
sqn with 4 S-70A Black Hawk; 1 S-70C Black Hawk
(VIP); 10 Bell 212; 1 Bell 214 (SAR)
East Asia and Australasia
AD 2 sqn with 12 Rapier each with Blindfire; 16
Mistral
397
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT
MP 1 CN-235M
TRG 6: 4 PC-7 Turbo Trainer; 2 SF-260W Warrior
HELICOPTERS
SPT 5: 4 S-70A Black Hawk; 1 S-70C Black Hawk (VIP)
UTL 18: 5 Bo-105 (armed, 81mm rockets); 2 Bell 206B Jet
Ranger II; 10 Bell 212; 1 Bell 214 (SAR)
AD • SAM 28: 12 Rapier each with Blindfire; 16 Mistral
Paramilitary ε2,250
Gurkha Reserve Unit 400-500
2 bn
Royal Brunei Police 1,750
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS
PCI 7 less than 100 tonnes
DEPLOYMENT
LEBANON
UN • UNIFIL 7
PHILIPPINES
Army: 30 (awaiting potential IMT reactivation)
FOREIGN FORCES
Singapore Army: 1 trg camp with infanty units on
rotation Air Force; trg school; 1 hel det with Super Puma
United Kingdom Army: 550; 1 Gurhka bn; 1 trg unit; 1 hel
flt with 3 hel
Cambodia CAM
Cambodian Riel r 2008 2009 2010
GDP r 44.9tr 42.6tr
US$ 11.1bn 10.2bn
per capita US$ 778 706
Growth % 6.7 -2.7
In�ation % 25.0 -0.6
Def bdgt r 1.03tr 929bn 1.41tr
US$ 254m 222m
US$1=r 4,054 4,167
Population 14,494,293
Ethnic groups: Khmer 90%; Vietnamese 5%; Chinese 1%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 18% 7% 6% 3% 14% 1%
Female 18% 6% 5% 3% 16% 2%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 124,300 (Army 75,000 Navy 2,800 Air 1,500
Provincial Forces 45,000) Paramilitary 67,000
East Asia and
Australasia