Ledningsregementet designation LedR, is the Swedish Armed Forces

Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...

 command and control and army electronic warfare

Electronic warfare

Electronic warfare refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly...

 center that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment is currently garrisoned in Enköping

Enköping

Enköping is a locality and the seat of Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 20,204 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm....

, Uppland

Uppland

Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...

.

History

The regiment has its origins in the field signal (later telegraphy

Telegraphy

Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages via some form of signalling technology. Telegraphy requires messages to be converted to a code which is known to both sender and receiver...

) company

Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...

 raised in 1871. This unit then evolved and finally became Upplands regemente

Upplands regemente (signal)

Upplands regemente , designations Ing 3, S 1 and S 1/Fo 47, was a Swedish Army signal regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was disbanded in 2006...

 in 1974. That regiment was disbanded in 2006 but was replaced by Ledningsregementet which took the role that Upplands regemente previously had. The regiment was commanded by Lena Hallin, the first female regimental commander in Swedish history, until january 2011. The current regimental commander is air force colonel Thomas Nilsson.

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Ledningsregementet	Swedish Armed Forces Signal Center .	2007-01-01	–

Designation	From		To
LedR	2007-01-01	–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Enköping Enköping Enköping is a locality and the seat of Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 20,204 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm.... (G)	2007-01-01	–