18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment

18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
Active5 April 2005 – present[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeSpecial forces
RoleSpecial operations communications
SizeOne regiment
Part ofUnited Kingdom Special Forces
Garrison/HQStirling Lines[2]
Motto(s)Latin: Colloquendo Imperamus
(Translation: "Command through Communications")
Engagements
Insignia
Abbreviation18 (UKSF) Sig Regt

18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment is a regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army that provides Communications and Information Systems (CIS) support to the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF).[4][5] The regiment is under the operational command of the Director Special Forces and includes signal squadrons from both the Royal Corps of Signals and the Royal Navy.[6]

  1. ^ Redshaw, Bernard (August 2005). "A New Royal Signals Unit" (PDF). The wire : The Magazine of the Royal Corps of Signals. Vol. 59, no. 4. Portsmouth: Holbrook Printers Ltd. ISSN 1462-9259. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2007.
  2. ^ Secretary of State for Defence (26 January 2011). "Armed Forces - 26 Jan 2011 : Column 360W". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Museum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "18 (UKSF) Sig Regt". British Army. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012.
  5. ^ Ministry of Defence. The Prospectus of the Royal Corps of Signals (PDF) (13 ed.). 2007-2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ Norton, Col. Graham (August 2012). "Army 2020 Corps Restructuring" (PDF). The wire : The Magazine of the Royal Corps of Signals. Vol. 66, no. 4. Portsmouth: Holbrook Printers Ltd. ISSN 1462-9259. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2012.