Signal Regiment (Namibia)

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.[1]

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


Equipment

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

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
Signal Regiment
From Commanding Officer To
Unknown date Lt Colonel Josephat "Nandos" Mbako unknown date
Unknown date Colonel Joshua Namhindo[6] 5 February 2016
5 February 2016 Colonel FN Iyambo incumbent
From Regimental Sergeant Major To
11 December 11 December

References
  1. https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/9552/thesis_hum_1998_lamb_g.pdf
  2. "Namibia's Sat-Com aims for the global market". 6 December 2019.
  3. "Lightweight and portable: The Cheetah 3 battlefield radio". 3 March 2020.
  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.
  6. Iilonga, A (February 2016). "Change of Command". NDF Journal. 54: 18.
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