tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post6062742939367646228..comments2024-02-29T11:45:01.870+01:00Comments on UK Armed Forces Commentary: Royal Signals and Army 2020Gabrielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-23528199332456569902016-12-17T10:06:53.554+01:002016-12-17T10:06:53.554+01:00Who needs spies with you lot around!!!! Who needs spies with you lot around!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-20511271034126493672013-04-05T19:33:38.555+02:002013-04-05T19:33:38.555+02:00Ah! Of course. The answer was there all along.
Ah! Of course. The answer was there all along.<br />Daniele Mandellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-87340329386173298822013-01-22T11:23:02.468+01:002013-01-22T11:23:02.468+01:00The RPOC is the Regional Point of Contact (West): ...The RPOC is the Regional Point of Contact (West): it is a command office that will take over the responsibilities of the current West Regional Brigade, which as a consequence will, i guess, cease to exist. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-69365063272386318252012-12-08T18:07:00.507+01:002012-12-08T18:07:00.507+01:00An attention-grabbing dialogue is worth comment. I...An attention-grabbing dialogue is worth comment. I <br /><br />believe that you should write more on this <br /><br />subject, it won't be a taboo subject however typically persons are not sufficient to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers<br /><i>My web-site</i> ... <b><a href="http://kakutamitsuyo.pixnet.net/blog/post/16083129" rel="nofollow">strewing</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-72580350724078719032012-08-16T11:17:12.206+02:002012-08-16T11:17:12.206+02:00Lo Spit ha fatto innamorare generazioni intere! Tu...Lo Spit ha fatto innamorare generazioni intere! Tu hai avuto la fortuna di vederlo assai più da vicino rispetto a me, ma spero che un giorno, presto, rimedierò almeno in parte. <br />Grazie per il tuo commento. Mi fa piacere sapere che condividiamo questo interesse, e spero che sul mio blog continuerai a trovare articoli interessanti. Grazie ancora!<br /><br />Gabriele Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-80738599635725149692012-08-16T11:09:58.180+02:002012-08-16T11:09:58.180+02:00Caro Gabriele, anch'io potrei cominciare con u...Caro Gabriele, anch'io potrei cominciare con un "... c'era una volta uno Spitfire ...". Tutto iniziò nell'agosto del 1968 a Cambridge (avevo 16 anni, l'età giusta), quando dal giardino della casa dei miei ospiti (Sir. Harry Hinsley) in una splendida giornata di sole, udii un rombo magnifico che attrasse la mia attenzione. Alzai gli occhi al cielo e mi passò sopra un meraviglioso uccellone. Fu una gioia. Era lui, uno Spit ! Mi dissero che vicino stavano girando un film di guerra (Battle of Britain: in Italia uscì con il titolo I lunghi giorni delle aquile) e mi portarono a vedere ... Era Duxford: una scoperta, un mondo mi si aprì. Da allora, come te, la passione per l'UK e la cultura militare (ma non solo) di quel paese mi ha rapito. Sicuramente con minore scientificità rispetto alla tua. Complimenti, anche per come scrivi bene in inglese. Ti seguirò con curiosità e passione. Buon lavoro ! FanìAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-37078907916904765822012-08-12T19:51:46.914+02:002012-08-12T19:51:46.914+02:00Gaby,
Thanks very much for the info. The Intelli...Gaby,<br /><br />Thanks very much for the info. The Intelligence and Surveillance Brigade seems a most interesting idea.MikeWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-50279671541886938272012-08-12T18:13:34.613+02:002012-08-12T18:13:34.613+02:00Yes, the idea is to centralize the main informatio...Yes, the idea is to centralize the main information-gathering formations and systems in a large formation bringing their effects together and delivering formed intelligence reports and data to commanders on the field. <br /><br />The US Battlefield Surveillance brigades include an infantry unit specifically configured for covert observation and scouting, plus military intelligence battalions, UAVs on assignment and so along. <br /><br />The italian RISTA-EW brigade brings together the 33° Regiment (EW), the 41° Regiment "Cordenons" [which has a Radar battalion and a UAV battalion, so you can kind of think of it as a fusion of the british Royal Artillery 5 and 32 regiments] and the 13° Regiment "Aquileia", which is a HUMINT intelligence battalion. <br />In addition, the RISTA-EW command can call on the services of a couple of specialized recce formations in the army, when necessary: one is a parachute recce formation from the PARA brigade. <br /><br />I think the advantages are far greater than the eventual dangers. The Artillery regiments should still have some Observation Posts with basic STA. <br />5 Regiment RA, with the higher level surveillance stuff, will be about as available to the artillery as it is now, i don't think things will change much. <br />5 Regiment has long moved on past the original "find the artillery shooting on us" role to a greater battlefield surveillance role, after all.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-72047881724167862632012-08-12T17:17:20.515+02:002012-08-12T17:17:20.515+02:00Gaby,
This new Intelligence and Surveillance Brig...Gaby,<br /><br />This new Intelligence and Surveillance Brigade intrigues me. You will have to pardon my ignorance concerning this matter, as I know next to nothing about it.<br /><br />Is it the idea that many more Intelligence resources will be brought together, centralized if you like, in one much larger Brigade? So what I had always thought of previously as rather separate entities e.g. elements of the Intelligence Corps (those who wear the Cypress Green beret), Royal Signals units (e.g. EW units), Royal Artillery UAV units, STA units, etc. etc. will combine in the new Brigade?<br /><br />Doesn’t this kind of centralization carry dangers, though, as well as advantages? For instance, won’t the organization providing intelligence and surveillance to certain resources/capabilities (e.g. to Artillery units) be too far removed from them? To be effective Artillery surely needs it own STA etc. in situ, as it were.MikeWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-60980787631860613362012-08-10T20:24:27.797+02:002012-08-10T20:24:27.797+02:00Thanks for your comment Daniele, very interesting....Thanks for your comment Daniele, very interesting. As to the West RPOC, i've tried finding some information about it, but for the moment i'm still in the dark about what the hell it is, i must admit. <br /><br />As for 5 AAC regiment being in the Surveillance brigade, you rise an interesting point. It might be, i guess. The Surveillance Brigade seem set to really follow the examples set by the US Battlefield Surveillance Brigades and by the Italian RISTA-EW brigade: sure makes for one of the most interesting developments of Army 2020.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-81603681029718457832012-08-10T19:13:44.473+02:002012-08-10T19:13:44.473+02:00Gabriele
Another observation...
On the graphic r...Gabriele<br /><br />Another observation...<br /><br />On the graphic released by MoD showing the wire diagram of the corps, what is the entity at top left.... " West RPOC " ???<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />DanieleDaniele Mandellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-54101938388473939452012-08-10T19:05:38.161+02:002012-08-10T19:05:38.161+02:00Gabriele
Further on the ISTAR Brigade, I wonder i...Gabriele<br /><br />Further on the ISTAR Brigade, I wonder if 5 Regiment AAC may be included, they, according to earlier announcements, being the armys airborne surveillance capability.<br /><br />I will send a FOIA to MoD for this and other answers.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />DanieleDaniele Mandellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-4789099354832380052012-08-10T17:29:25.589+02:002012-08-10T17:29:25.589+02:00Hi Gabriele.
Good article.
I think that is exact...Hi Gabriele.<br /><br />Good article.<br /><br />I think that is exactly the role of 299. I have been digging into their role for many years. Their previous incarnation, <br />1 ( RBY ) Signals Squadron ( SC ) were themselves formed from 602 Signals Troop.<br /><br />602 troop were mentioned by Richard Tomlinson, the SIS officer, as supporting overseas SIS operations. <br />My own FOIA requests to the Mod confirmed that, in 2010, they had 10 worldwide detachments. 4 in Iraq, 3 in Afghanistan, 1 in Kosovo, 1 in the UK, and 1 in the Falklands.<br /><br />A careful reading of the various official websites makes numerous mentions of supporting "OGD " other government departments. These departments are obviously the FCO, thus SIS. <br /><br />Research into the various communication sites in Cyprus, easily seen on Google Earth, reveals one such transmitter site which may support SIS, located in the Episkopi SBA next door to the go cart track!<br /><br />Your mentions of the JSSO very much echoes the official line that these units are involved in research. Stripping away the official jargon again " support to deployed operations" reveals the role of the various JSSU is in fact SIGINT. The various JSSU were all formed from 9 Radio Regiment RS, 399 SU RAF, and 13 Signals Regiment RS.<br />All these old regiments histories are easily discovered as being involved in Signals Intelligence, SIGINT.<br /><br />Simply, they are the military arm of GCHQ.<br /><br />Again, examining Google Earth reveals the facilities these JSSU operate. For JSSU ( Cyprus ) - Ayios Nikolios, the primary GCHQ Middle East site, Salt Lake Site Akrotiri, Episkopi SGS, Golf Det at Troodos atop Mount Olympus, and another unspecified SIGINT Site on the coast just south of RAF Akrotiri.<br /><br />RAF Digby is the primary SIGINT Centre for the RAF. The operations centre is easily seen to the SW of the site.<br />I believe they were linked to 51 Squadrons Nimrods nearby<br />at Waddington.<br /><br />JSSU Cheltenham is obviously the Tri service support embedded within GCHQ, initially at the Oakley site.<br /><br />I believe there is a 4th JSSU you did not mention, JSSU Falkland Islands. Again, the SIGINT facilities of this entity are viewable on G Earth if one knows where to look.<br /><br />The whole JSSO is part of the DIS Intelligence Collection Group, now absorbed into Joint Forces Command.<br /><br />On the ISTAR Brigade, I think your thinking is bang on, and the integration of ISTAR assets from the RA, RS and IC makes sense to me.<br /><br />Regards.<br /><br />DanieleDaniele Mandellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-71879682089743255882012-08-10T10:49:21.507+02:002012-08-10T10:49:21.507+02:00I wish i knew! From the description the Army provi...I wish i knew! From the description the Army provides, i'd say that they might be used to support the Intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, but it is only my best guess, not a certainty.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-64611718782298841442012-08-10T10:45:26.667+02:002012-08-10T10:45:26.667+02:00Just a question : which tasks the 299 Sqn have?!?!...Just a question : which tasks the 299 Sqn have?!?!!?Tripanoreply@blogger.com