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 Royal Brunei Navy at Muara Naval Base in January 2011, and jointly commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, in May 2011. The second batch of two ships were delivered by 2014.
KDB Darussalam was built by Lürssen Werft company in Germany around the late 2000s. She is part of the first batch of two vessels delivered from Germany to Brunei. Darussalam and commissioned together on 4 May 2011 at Muara Naval Base. All four of her sister ships work in the offshore patrol vessel role.
Darussalam and fired their missile systems for the first time. They successfully conducted their first Excoet MM40 Block II surface-to-surface missile firing at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, 80nmi north of Kaua’i Island.
Both Royal Brunei Navy (RBN / TLDB) ships participated in Exercise RIMPAC in 2014, hosted by the United States Third Fleet from Hawaii. The ships participated in the SINKEX exercise. Darussalam and Darulaman simultaneously fired their Exocet missiles, which struck the target which was the ex-USS Tuscaloosa.[1]
Singapore and Brunei Darussalam concluded their flagship bilateral naval exercise on 27 November. Exercise Pelican ran from 23 to 27 November 2015, it was hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy. The exercise featured,, Darussalam and .[2]
Darussalam participated in the ASEAN Defence Minister Meeting-Plus Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism Exercise, the SEAGULL 07/16 Exercise was officially inaugurated between the Royal Brunei Navy and Philippine Navy. Representing both navies were Darussalam and, with both ships departing Changi Naval Base on 12 May 2016.
The exercise integrated the ADMM-Plus ships to strengthen their capability and inter-operability in effectively addressing terrorism and maritime threats, as they are put through realistic sea and land based scenarios. The effort from the ADMM-Plus ships showed their continuous commitment in enhancing regional peace and stability.[3]
On 7 March 2018, the made a goodwill visit to Muara Naval Base after sailing from Hong Kong. On 9 March, Vendémiaire conducted a PASSEX with Darussalam, before sailing to the Philippines.[4]
Republic of Singapore and Royal Brunei Navy held an exercise which consists of,,, KDB Darussalam,, and . All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.[5]