Signal Regiment (Namibia)

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Signal Regiment
Emblem of Signal Regiment
Country Namibia
TypeCombat Support
RoleMilitary communications
SizeRegiment
Part ofNamibian Army
Garrison/HQLuiperd Vallei Windhoek, Khomas Region
Motto(s)Unity, Reliability, Concealment
ColorsLight blue, over dark blue, over green
EngagementsSecond Congo War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel HN Amaambo

Signal Regiment is an independent regiment of the Namibian Army based at Windhoek. It functions as the Army's Signals Formation and hosts all the signals squadrons of the Army. It was founded in 1991 as the signal company, later it was upgraded into the Signal regiment in November 1998.[1]

Equipment[edit]

The Regiment uses the following Vehicles:

Wer'wolf mk II of the signal regiment

The Regiment uses the following Radio and Telephone equipment:

  • Cheetah 1 VHF man portable radio[2]
  • Cheetah 3 VHF man portable radio [3]
  • Leopard HF, VHF & UHF radio[2][4]

Training[edit]

Service personnel specializing in Signals are trained at the School of Signals in Okahandja. The three courses in which signallers are taught are the Signal Officers Course, Computer Course and Communication Courses[5]

Leadership[edit]

Signal Regiment
From Commander To
Unknown date Colonel SS Shilongo unknown date
Unknown date Lt Colonel Josephat "Nandos" Mbako unknown date
Unknown date Lt Colonel KN Shikufa unknown date
Unknown date Colonel Joshua Namhindo Unknown date
Unknown date Post Vacant Unknown date
Unknown date Post Vacant Unknown date
From Regimental Sergeant Major JN Shonena To
Unknown date HN Amaambo 1 May

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guy Lamb (1998). Civil supremacy of the military in Namibia : an evolutionary perspective (MA thesis). University of Cape Town. hdl:11427/9552.
  2. ^ a b "Namibia's Sat-Com aims for the global market". 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ Martin, Guy (3 March 2020). "Lightweight and portable: The Cheetah 3 battlefield radio". Defenceweb.
  4. ^ "Three communication bands in one package make Sat-Com's Leopard radio unique". 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ "School of Signals - GRN Portal". Mod.gov.na. Retrieved 19 November 2021.