The squadron was originally formed in 1959 as part of the army's wider expansion of the Royal Signals, but disbanded in 1980 afters its tasks were taken over by a joint communications training group.

As part of the 1959 reorganisations, led by the 1957 Defence White Paper, the Royal Signals former squadrons were all brought into a 'standard numbering and organisation' system.

The squadron was tasked with providing the radio training in the East Midlands and support to Eastern District.

The squadron's lineage though officially ended, was unofficially continued through the Special Projects Agency of the same group.

[2][3] By 2009, the squadron was again officially disbanded, its size reduced to a troop (equivalent of a platoon), with its personnel moving to the army element of the Joint Signals Intelligence Unit, still based at RAF Digby.