A total of four Ijtihad-class fast patrol boats were commissioned into service with the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), where two of the ships began operating since March 2010, followed by another two on 28 August 2010.

The commissioning ceremony of both vessels was officiated by Major General Aminuddin Ihsan, the then Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB).

Like previous fast patrol boats, Syafaat and Afiat were produced in Germany and completed sea trials.

[3] The Royal Malaysian Navy and Royal Brunei Navy concluded the military exercise Exercise Hornbill from 19 to 23 December 2011, which consisted of Afiat, Ijtihad, KD Kedah, and KD Ganas.

[citation needed] On 12 June 2017, Afiat responded to an SOS call of five local fishermen who were drifting at sea after the engines on their boat stopped working.