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The Royal Corps of Signals
Regimental Information
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Royal Signals UK & Overseas Headquarters & Unit Locations
Royal Signals UK
Royal Signals Other Opportunities for
Headquarters &
Overseas Assignments Royal Signals Personnel
Unit Locations
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or click the Next button.
Introduction
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The needs of the Army come first, however after basic and trade training has been completed, soldiers
can submit a preference posting to a unit of their choosing. TECHNICAL FIRST,
SOLDIER ALWAYS
This document has been developed to help you understand the role and equipment of Royal Signals
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Royal Signals UK Headquarters & Unit Locations
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DONNINGTON YORK HOMEPAGE HOMEPAGE
SHROPSHIRE NORTH YORKSHIRE
Headquarters 11th 2nd Signal Regiment
Signal Brigade
Headquarters 7th The needs of the Army come first, however
Signal Group
after basic and trade training has been
8 BEACONSIDE
STAFFORD completed, soldiers can submit a preference
2 INNSWORTH
GLOUCESTER 1st Signal Regiment
posting to a unit of their choosing.
Headquarters 1st 16th Signal Regiment Click on the map numbers; or, the icons
Signal Brigade around the map, or, the red hotpots to find
22nd Signal Regiment out more information and the role and
3 COLERNE
WILTSHIRE
NORTH
ATLANTIC
equipment of Royal Signals Headquarters
and units in the UK and overseas.
21st Signal Regiment
9 BRAMCOTE
WARWICKSHIRE OCEAN
NORTH SEA
30th Signal Regiment
4 BRAWDY
HAVERFORDWEST
14th Signal Regiment
10 BULFORD
WILTSHIRE
Electronic Warfare)
3rd (UK) Division 14 GLASGOW
SCOTLAND
Signal Regiment
5
32nd Signal Regiment
CORSHAM WILTSHIRE
10th Signal Regiment
11 MILTON KEYNES
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
IRISH SEA
Headquarters
299 Signal
Squadron (Special
15 REDDITCH
WORCESTERSHIRE
Communications)
6 BLANDFORD
FORUM DORSET
37th Signal Regiment
Headquarters 12 COLCHESTER
ESSEX
Royal Signals
11th (Royal School 16th (Air Assault)
16 BRISTOL
BRISTOL
of Signals) Signal Brigade Headquarters
and Signal Squadron 39th Signal Regiment
Regiment
(216)
15th Signal Regiment
(Information Support)
628 Signal Troop 13 TBC
TBC 17 BEXLEYHEATH
LONDON
(DCM’D’, 1st NSB)
13th Signal Regiment 71st Signal Regiment
ENGLISH CHANNEL
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Royal Signals Overseas Assignments
1 SUFFIELD
CANADA
ARCTIC OCEAN UK OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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BATUS
2 TAMPA
FLORIDA
OP VERITAS
3 FALKLAND ISLANDS 12
14
HQ British Forces South Atlantic
DE&S ISS 11 13
Ascension Island 4
NORTH ATLANIC OCEAN
5 DIEGO GARCIA
PACIFIC OCEAN
HQ British Indian Ocean Territories
6 WESEL
GERMANY 10
1 NATO SIG BN
PACIFIC OCEAN
7 KENYA
ASCENSION ISLAND
BATUK INDIAN OCEAN
8
SOUTH ATLANIC OCEAN
CYPRUS
HQ BFC
12
RAF AKROTIRI BRUNSSUM
NETHERLANDS
9 CYPRUS JOINT FORCES COMMAND
BRUNNSUM (JFCBS)
JSSU
13 NAPLES
ITALY
10 BRUNEI
JOINT FORCES COMMAND These are some of the permanent assignments offered to Royal Signals
Jungle Warfare Centre
NAPLES (JFCNP)
personnel; there are also numerous opportunities to deploy overseas
to these and other locations on operations, exercises and sport /
11 LATINA
ITALY
14 MONS
BELGIUM Adventure Training for soldiers and officers.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Click here to learn more about Royal Signals Overseas Assignments
NATO CIS SCHOOL ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE)
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Role Donnington, Shropshire
11 Signal and West Midlands
Brigade is an integrated,
expeditionary Brigade comprised UK
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of world class professional,
technical and tactical soldiers
delivering high quality
communications to the Army
in training and on operations;
whilst concurrently delivering
first rate support to meet the
needs of the Army in the West
Midlands.
Headquarters 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade, Donnington
11 Sig & WM
Bde Donnington
10 Sig Regt ACRT 7 Sig Gp
Corsham Corsham
1 Sig Regt 2 Sig Regt 3 Sig Regt 15 Sig Regt (IS) 16 Sig Regt 21 Sig Regt 37 Sig Regt 71(Y) Sig Regt
Stafford York Bulford Blandford Stafford Colerne Redditch Bexleyheath
Location
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Role Innsworth, Gloucester
1st (United Kingdom) Signal
Brigade is based in Gloucester
and commands, prepares and UK
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generates forces which are held at
high states of readiness to support
current and future operations all
over the world.
Professional, motivated and
innovative, brigade units deliver
robust and resilient Command
Support (capabilities which assist
commanders in the exercise of
command), Communications
Information Systems and Real Life
Support (accommodation, power,
medical support, feeding) to
formations including: Headquarters 1st Signal Brigade, Innsworth
• The NATO Allied Rapid
Reaction Corps (ARRC);
• The Joint Rapid Reaction
Force;
• The Vanguard Aviation Force; 1 (UK) Sig Bde
• The Air Assault Task Force; Innsworth
• The Vanguard Field Hospital;
• The Foreign and
Commonwealth Office (FCO).
32 Sig Regt 22 Sig Regt 30 Sig Regt 299 Sig Sqn ARRC Support 39 Sig Regt
Glasgow Stafford Bramcote Bletchley Batalion Bristol
Innsworth
Location
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Role Colerne, Wiltshire
Part of 7th Signal Group within
11th Signal and West Midlands
Brigade, 21st Signal Regiment UK
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is one of five Multi Role Signal
Regiments (MRSR).
The Regiment currently consists
of two Communications
Squadrons (215 & 220) and a
Support Squadron. 21st Signal Regiment
The Regimental mission is
to deliver ICS capability at
readiness for contingent
operations from assigned Location CIS Equipment Held
elements in support of deployed
organisations and headquarters Legacy Blue System (LBS)
TacCIS (Bowman)
within the Land Environment, Recent Ops and Jackdaw
in order to enable success on and Exercises DII (UK SECRET) & Housekeeper
operations. Reacher (SatCom)
(UK OFFICIAL)
The Regiment’s primary Recent Training
customer is 1 Armoured Support Tasks Falcon (Operational CIS) Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
Infantry Brigade HQ, who are
transitioning to become the LDG (Land Deployable Gateway) STRIKE HOTSPOT
Army’s first STRIKE Brigade. STRIKE
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Squadrons
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Role Brawdy, Haverfordwest
As the only Regiment providing
the Army’s Electronic Warfare
(EW) capability, 14th Sig UK
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Regt (EW)’s mission is to
achieve superiority in the
electromagnetic spectrum and
deliver intelligence to the Land
Component.
The Regiment supports 3 Div, 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
eFP and several brigades (1X, 4X,
12X and 16X) and consists of a
mix of Royal Signals, Intelligence
Corps and RAF soldiers and
officers. It consistently has half Location Equipment Held
a Sqn on overseas operations
and also has regimental
Manportable Light EW Sensor Medium EW Sensor
deployments to Australia, Recent
Cyprus, Estonia and USA. Deployments
Heavy EW Sensor TacCIS (Bowman)
14 Sig Regt (EW) is part of 1st
Intelligence, Surveillance and Squadrons
Reconnaissance Bde, identifiable Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
by its unique spider emblem.
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Role Corsham, Wiltshire
10th Signal Regiment is
a unique Royal Signals
Regiment that specialises in UK
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providing Information and
Communication Services (ICS),
Information Assurance (IA) and
Electronic Counter Measures
(Force Protection) in support
of on-going and contingency
operations, and other standing 10th Signal Regiment
tasks.
Location Equipment Held
Incident Response Teams
Mounted and Dismounted ECM(FP)
(KINGFISHER, T4N, Airwave)
Unit History
Passive Infrastructure Tooling and
TACIT (National Secure Network)
Test Equipment
Squadrons Technical Surveillance Counter
DiMon LAN
Measures (TSCM)
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Blandford Forum, Dorset
UK OVERSEAS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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Headquarters Royal Signals
11th Signal Regiment
15th Signal Regiment
628 Signal Troop
Location
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HQ Royal Signals 11th Signal Regiment 15th Signal Regiment 628 Signal Troop
10Role Blandford Forum, Dorset
HQ ROYAL SIGNALS is here to
deliver Corps Personnel Policies
and Support, and to be the Army UK OVERSEAS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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focus for Royal Signals Recruiting,
Welfare, Personal Development,
Veterans and Heritage. It comprises
several pillars with heads that have
specific delivery responsibilities.
The HQ is Commanded by the
Corps Colonel R SIGNALS who Headquarters Royal Signals
reports to the Head of Arms and
Services in Home Command. The
HQ is a diverse environment with
staff who are made up of serving
military regular and reserve, Location
civil servants, corps employees,
contractors and volunteers.
Within the pillars there are Museum
several other organisations who
support the outputs such as the
Royal Signals Institution, Royal
Signals Association, Royal Signals Recruitment
Benevolence Fund and the Corps
Museum. Collectively the HQ
maintains a focus on the regular/ The Royal Signals
reserve, retired, potential recruits Benevolent Fund
and has a relationship with
industry.
The Royal Signals
Institution (RSI)
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Blandford Forum
11Role Blandford Forum, Dorset
11th (Royal School of Signals)
Signal Regiment is the
training unit for all Royal UK
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Signals soldiers and officers.
Throughout a career in the Royal
Signals personnel will return
periodically for specialised or
continuation training. Some
courses are also taught for
individuals from the wider Army 11th Signal Regiment
and Tri-Services.
The modern, continually
reviewed syllabus ensures that
service personnel are technically, Location
morally and physically prepared
for operations in a changing
world. Regimental
History
Mission
The Regiment prides itself
on its high level of sporting “To train and develop individuals in trade and military skills,
achievement. It is here that Squadrons leadership and ethos in order that they are effective Royal Signals
those newly entering the Corps
soldiers and commanders for operations.”
can be nurtured and talent
identified. Back to Spot 6 -
Blandford Forum ‘Survive and Operate’
The Garrison’s excellent and
extensive sporting facilities
enable this. If it can be played, it
can be played in the Royal Corps
of Signals.
12Role Blandford Forum, Dorset
15th Signal Regiment (IS)
exploits the full suite of
resources and capabilities UK
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available, the Regiment delivers
a Level 3 model that not only
continues to provide the
management of deployable
networks but also becomes an
intrinsic element of the initial
planning for future operations 15th Signal Regiment
and exercises.
This ensures capabilities
deployed are fully supported Equipment Held
and assured prior to and during Location
deployment. This includes the
electronic plan, sandboxing (or TacCIS (Bowman) Falcon (Operational CIS)
Land Systems
virtualisation), and a Capability
Reference Centre Housekeeper
Assurance supported PACEX.
COrE v4
It also utilises industry expert (provides NGO email and JPA)
consultants within 254 Sig Sqn
(R) to exploit the systems to CIS TDU FCA LogIS
innovate through civilian best
practice to provide resilience,
capability improvements. Click here to view examples of Royal Signals held equipment
Squadrons
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Blandford Forum
13Role Blandford Forum, Dorset
The GBR DCM (Deployable
Communication Module) is
prepared to deploy, install, operate UK OVERSEAS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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and maintain command and control
strategic communications and
information systems in support of a
deployed NATO HQ.
Currently located in Blandford,
Dorset, the DCM is held at a state
of readiness in support of the NATO
Response Force (NRF). The unit is
GBR DCM D (628 Signal Troop)
forecasted to deploy on operations
every 18 months and in Jun 19
it will also deploy 29 soldiers to
Afghanistan – the Royal Signals
biggest deployment to this theatre Location
since 2014. During this time, we will
concurrently be on operations with
the remainder of the unit held at
NATO high readiness until Dec 19.
Background
628 Signal Troop is a British Unit
and is one of many multinational Back to Spot 6 -
units that makes up 1st NATO Signal Blandford Forum
Battalion (1 NSB). Within the 1
NSB structure there are a number
of DCMs and 628 Signal Troop is
DCM D with the other DCMs being
provided by Germany, Denmark
and Croatia.
14Role York, North Yorkshire
Within the Land Environment
2nd Signal Regiment
delivers Information and UK
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Communication Services (ICS)
to deployed headquarters and
their subordinate forces in order
to enable success on contingent
operations.
2nd Signal Regiment is based in 2nd Signal Regiment
the heart of York. The Regiment
is tasked with support to 4 and
7 Light Brigades, but over the
coming years will be at the
forefront of support to the new Location Equipment Held
STRIKE Brigade supporting Force
and Capability Development. Reacher and Skylark (Deployable
Falcon (Operational CIS)
Satellite Communications)
Squadrons
Housekeeper
Legacy Blue System (LBS)
(provides NGO email and JPA)
‘Race the Sun’
Competition T4 Node (UK SECRET email & VTC) Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
Power (Deployable Field Electrical
TacCIS (Bowman)
Power Supply (FEPS))
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15Beaconside, Stafford
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1st Signal Regiment
16th Signal Regiment
22nd Signal Regiment
Location
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1st Signal Regiment 16th Signal Regiment 22nd Signal Regiment
16Role Beaconside, Stafford
1st Signal Regiment is an
Armoured Signal Regiment,
supporting 20 Armoured UK
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Infantry Brigade.
They are responsible for
providing the Brigade
Commander with an Armoured
Headquarters and secure
communications. 1st Signal Regiment
They also provide personnel
to provide Communications
and Information Systems for
joint operations worldwide, in Location Equipment Held
support of the Permanent Joint
Headquarters.
TacCIS (Bowman) Reacher
Squadrons
Falcon Legacy Blue System (LBS)
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Beaconside Housekeeper
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17Role Beaconside, Stafford
Based in Stafford, 16th Signal
Regiment is one of five multi-
role Signal Regiments. Its UK
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principle role is to deliver Forces
at Readiness for contingent
operations to enable combat
communications support to
12th Armoured Infantry Brigade.
The Regiment is also required 16th Signal Regiment
to provide information and
communications services to
other assigned headquarters,
including the provision of wide
area network systems. Location Equipment Held
TacCIS (Bowman) Housekeeper (OFFICIAL CIS)
Squadrons
Falcon (WAN Connectivity) DII (SECRET CIS)
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Beaconside Reacher (SatCom) ES & GS Fleet
Armoured Bulldogs
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18Role Beaconside, Stafford
22nd Signal Regiment delivers,
at readiness, Information
Communications Services to UK
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HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corp
(ARRC), and other deployed
ARRC Group force elements in
order to support programmed
and contingent national
coalition and NATO exercises
and operations. 22nd Signal Regiment
Location Equipment Held
TacCIS (Bowman) Legacy Blue System (LBS)
Squadrons
Housekeeper providing OS
FAS (Functional Application
application access, including but
Services)
Background not exclusive to MJDI, JPA
Information Falcon (Operational CIS) CCT-120 (man portable SatCom)
Back to Spot 8 - DII Reacher PoP - Consists of LBS and Falcon
Beaconside
Type 4 Node
Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
(providing DII Secret services)
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19Role Bramcote, Warwickshire
Deliver, at readiness, Combat
Command Support to the
Standing Joint Force HQ Group UK
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and Information Communication
Services to other force elements
in order to support national,
coalition and NATO operations.
Due to the rapidly deployable
role of the Regt, over 240
officers and soldiers are held at 30th Signal Regiment
Very High Readiness at all times;
ranging from 5 days to 4 hours
notice to move.
The CO 30 Sig Regt is also the Location Equipment Held
Commander Queens Gurkha
Signals, whose RHQ is co-located Falcon (wheeled and palletised) Legacy Blue System (LBS)
with 30 Sig Regt. Home of RHQ
QGS DII LD (deployable in the field) MPTE (last ditch SECRET comms)
Reacher
Bantam (man portable SatCom)
Squadrons (satellite bearer for larger HQs)
CCT120 (small satellite bearer) TacCIS (Bowman)
Housekeeper
T4N (provides DII SECRET - SUKEO)
(provides NGO email and JPA)
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20Role Bulford, Wiltshire
3rd (UK) Division Signal
Regiment commands, trains
and delivers assigned forces UK
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at readiness to enable
Combat Command Support
to the Warfighting Divisions’
Headquarters and Joint
Expeditionary Force Logistics
Support Brigade (JEF LSB).
3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment
The 3rd (UK) Division Signal
Regiment, supported by 71st
(City of London) Yeomanry
Signal Regiment (R) generates a
competent, disciplined, robust Location Equipment Held
and loyal team that enable
Combat Command Support to Reacher and Skylark (Deployable
Falcon (Operational CIS)
the 3rd (UK) Division. Satellite Communications)
Kiwi Trophy Housekeeper (provides NGO email
Combat Command Support Legacy Blue System (LBS)
and JPA)
for the Warfighting Division’s
Command Posts. T4 Node (UK SECRET email & VTC) MNE Node (Magpie domain server)
Regiment History
Power (Deployable Field Electrical
TacCIS (Bowman)
Power Supply (FEPS))
Squadrons Armoured Bulldogs
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21Role Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
299 Signal Squadron
(Special Communications)
delivers robust overseas UK
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communications and command
support to the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office on
overseas operations.
Special Communication (SC)
Operators deploy on small, self- 299 Signal Squadron (Special Communications)
contained and self-sufficient
communications detachments
worldwide often in high threat
and hostile locations. Alongside
the SC Operator role there is Location
the Squadron support element
consisting of various ranks and
trades within the Royal Signals.
Extra Information
22Role Colchester, Essex
216 (Para) Sig Sqn provides
Command Support to HQ 16
Air Assault Brigade in order to UK
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enable the commander and his
staff to command and control
the Brigade effectively.
They are the airborne element of
the Corps and provide scalable
Headquarters that are employed 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron
from initial theatre entry
through to sustainable enduring
operations.
Location
Troops
Pegasus
Company
Landyard Trophy
23Role Glasgow, Scotland
32nd Signal Regiment is one of
four Reserve Signal Regiments.
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It has a mission to prepare,
generate and command ICS
capability for UK and standing
operations, and be prepared
to generate ICS capability for
contingent forces in order to
deliver Combat Command 32nd Signal Regiment
Support to assigned force
elements.
Location Equipment Held
TacCIS (Bowman) BGAN Inmarsat (Satellite comms)
Squadrons
Command Support Teams (DII, SECRET services)
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24Role Redditch, Worcestershire
The Regiment’s role is to provide
Information Communication
Services (ICS) capability in UK
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support of United Kingdom
(UK) and contingent operations,
primarily responding to major
incidents within the UK.
The Regiment provides
manpower (IAs) to our paired 37th Signal Regiment
Regular Royal Signals unit on
exercises and operations abroad.
Social Media: Follow us on
Facebook or Twitter @37SigRegt Location CIS Equipment Held
4 x CST Providing Restricted and Secret services to three RPOCs:
(Command HQ West Midlands and 11 Sig X. HQ North West and HQ
RHQ Activity Support Team) North East.
25 x TacCIS Supporting UK Ops through 4 detachments at 48hrs
(Bowman) FFRs NTE and the remainder dets at best effort.
Regiment
History Under A2020R, the Regt is transitioning into Network
and Infrastructure Regt in order to support the war
2 x WASPs
fighting division. 2 x WASPs are held by Sp Sqn at
Squadrons Redditch.
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25Role Bristol, Bristol
The Regiment’s role is to provide
support to 22 Signal Regiment’s
delivery of the Corps Wide Area UK
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Network (WAN); particularly the
Corps VHF/HF network.
Additionally, the Regiment is to
provide and sustain vital national
communications to the Army,
emergency services and civil 39th Signal Regiment
power, responding to major
incidents within Great Britain.
The Regiment has also supported
operations abroad with many Location Equipment Held
soldiers receiving awards
for service in Cyprus, Iraq,
TacCIS (Bowman) Tandberg VTC
Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. Adventure
Training & Sport
BGAN 700 Command Support Team (CSTs)
Squadrons TacCIS Bowman VHF MAN SV and Landrover vehicles
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26Role Bexleyheath, London
The only London based Signal
Regiment in the Corps, 71st (City
of London) Yeomanry Signal UK OVERSEAS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
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Regiment’s role is to provide ICS
capability in support of UK and
standing operations, primarily
responding to national major
incidents with close CIS support
to HQ LONDIST and 7 Inf Bde. Its
mission is to prepare, generate and
command ICS capability for UK 71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment
and standing operations, and be
prepared to generate ICS capability
for contingent forces in order to
deliver Combat Command Support
to assigned force elements. Location Equipment Held
Contact: Command Support Teams Bowman (TacCIS)
Adventure (ModNET and SECRET services) (Combat Net Radio)
• Telephone: 01322 315142 Training & Sport
BGAN Inmarsat (Satellite Comms) MAN SV and GS Fleet
• Email: 71Sig-RHQ-ROSO@mod.
gov.uk Regiment
• Social Media: Follow us History Click here to view examples of Royal Signals held equipment
on Facebook or Twitter
@71SigRegt
Squadrons
• Web: www.army.mod.uk/
signals/25280.aspx
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13th Signal Regiment
Location Equipment Held
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Squadrons
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Opportunities Signals Personnel
Royal Signals officers UK OVERSEAS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
and soldiers will have the HOMEPAGE HOMEPAGE HOMEPAGE
opportunity throughout their
career to serve in many types of
units and organisations within Special Forces Infantry Airborne Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
the UK or overseas.
The Royal Signals have
The Royal Signals are the Undertake P Coy and serve With a Regt dedicated to
officers and soldiers
These include operating within only Corps to have an entire
Regt supporting SF.
integrated within Infantry
with 216 (Para) Sig Sqn or
14 Sig Regt (EW) providing
supporting the NATO
ARRC, we work within
Battalions providing
the higher Army echelons such Officers and soldiers can
expertise on exercise and
support to the spearhead Air huge multinational HQs,
undertake selection. Assault Bde. exercising across Europe.
as Divisional Headquarters, operations.
assigned to a Rapid Reaction
unit at high readiness, or in Aviation Support Public Duties Armoured Capability Cyber
specialist communication role
such as Electronic Warfare, Working to provide ground
to air communications
251 Sig Sqn provide
The Royal Signals provide
At the forefront of the
Army’s Cyber Capability
Special Forces, Cyber and for Army, Navy & RAF air
permanent comms support
to ceremonial events such as
support to Armoured Bde Royal Signals officers and
assets, the R SIGNALS travel HQs, facilitated through our soldiers operate in various
security, or Explosive Ordnance the world supporting
the Opening of Parliament
Multi Role Signal Regiments. technical cyber specialist
and Royal Occasions.
Device (EOD) units. exercise and ops. roles.
See the palette to the right for Queens Gurkha Signals Special Comms Spearhead Land Element Electronic Warfare
more information.
299 Sig Sqn (SC) provides
With 4 Squadrons of QGS in 14 Sig Regt (EW) provide
global support to the Providing reach back
the UK as well as overseas jamming, direction finding
Foreign and Commonwealth comms; we have teams on
QGS Troops in Brunei and electronic attack across
Office. The highly technical as little as four hours notice
and Nepal. Officers may the battle space to allow
soldiers are trained to work to move in order to support
complete the long language commanders the edge in
autonomously in arduous humanitarian or kinetic ops.
course. battle.
environments.
Training Establishments EOD 77 Brigade Spec Inf
The Royal Signals have The Royal Signals have
Opportunities to teach
Embedded with EOD teams Soldiers and Officers soldiers and officers
Officers at the Royal Military
assisting them to provide a integrated within the integrated within the
Academy Sandhurst or
nationwide high readiness Specialised Infantry Group Specialised Infantry Group
Soldiers at Blandford,
response capability in to provide communications to provide communications
Harrogate, Pirbright or
support of the police. experience to Information experience to Defence
Winchester.
Activities across defence. Engagement.
Commando
Communications Squadron at
30 Commando Royal Marines
provide the communications 18 (UKSF)
EW Sys Op
infrastructure to keep the
Commando Units across
Signal Regiment
the world connected to 3
Commando Brigade’s HQ.
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Equipment Held for Signal Regiments - Glossary
01 | Airwave 14 | Heavy EW Sensor 27 | Multi Platform Terminal Executive (MPTE)
02 | Armoured Bulldogs 15 | Housekeeper 28 | Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
03 | Bantam Satellite Terminal 16 | JACKDAW 29 | Passive Infrastructure Tooling and Test Equipment
04 | Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) 17 | Kingfisher 30 | Point of Presence (PoP)
05 | CCT-120 Skylark 18 | Land Deployable Gateway (LDG) 31 | Reacher
06 | COrE v4 (ComBAT ORBAT Editing Toolset (COrE)) 4.0 19 | Legacy Blue System (LBS) 32 | STRIKE HOTSPOT
07 | Deployable FEPS 20 | LogCIS 33 | TacCIS (Bowman)
08 | DII LD 21 | Low Frequency Fall Back System (LFFB) 34 | TACIT (National Secure Network)
09 | DiMon LAN 22 | Magpie 35 | TacNIP/LDG
10 | ES & GS Fleet 23 | Manportable Light EW Sensor 36 | Tactical Network Gateway (TNG)
11 | Falcon 24 | Medium EW Sensor 37 | Tandberg VTC
12 | FCA (Fire Control Application) Computer Mk 2 25 | MNE Node (Magpie Domain Server) 38 | Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM)
13 | Functional Application Services (FAS) 26 | Mounted and Dismounted ECM (FP) 39 | T4 Node
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