It has the primary responsibility of establishing and maintaining secure military communications channels for the command and tactical elements of the Malaysian Army.

The Communications Troop was formed by centralising the radiomen of the signals Platoon of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Royal Malay Regiment (Rejimen Askar Melayu).

With the expansion of size and roles given and undertaken by the Communications Troop, the unit was renamed the Federation Signals Squadron.

The squadron was tasked with the responsibility of meeting all communications requirements of all operational units of the Malay Regiment.

For its services rendered to King and country, the Malaysian Signals Regiment was bestowed the title “Royal” on 6 June 1992 and was henceforth known as Rejimen Semboyan Diraja (Royal Signals Regiment) All recruits do their basic military training at an Army Training Centre in Port Dickson.

The first Malaysian Chief Signals Officer was Colonel (later Major General) Leong Siew Meng who was born in Ipoh, Perak.

He ended his army career as a Major General as Commandant of the National Defense College The Regimental Crest shows a Tern (Burung Camar Laut) denoting the messenger facilitating communications worldwide.

The circle with the words “Rejimen Semboyan DiRaja” represents the services and excellence the Regiment has provided to the Malaysian Army.