The 13 Signal Regiment will relocate to Duke of Gloucester Barracks in Gloucestershire, where a new facilities complex will house a Cyber, Information and Security Operations Centre, specialist training spaces, and upgraded accommodation for personnel.

The site will include 248 single living spaces and 30 new homes for military families, reinforcing living and working conditions for personnel.

Contractor work awarded to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation will create about 92 jobs on the project, including opportunities for former service members, alongside 32 apprenticeships.

This project fits within a broader MoD push to expand cyber and communications infrastructure, building on recent Defence Digital contracts and other cyber-related upgrades.

Around a quarter of the investment is earmarked for local businesses within 50 miles of the barracks, with a similar share targeting small and medium-sized enterprises.

The project will also create 92 jobs, including 32 apprenticeships, as part of the broader construction timeline.

Defence ministers say the initiative will boost cyber capabilities, improve living and working conditions for personnel, create jobs, and stimulate local industry as part of defence-led growth.

The move responds to sustained pressure on military networks, with more than 90,000 cyber attacks reported over the past two years, underscoring the need to modernise infrastructure and protect national defence assets.

Major General AJ Smith described the project as part of a broader effort to modernise the defence estate and provide improved environments for personnel to live, work, and train.

A £279 million government investment will fund a permanent base for the army’s cyber regiment at Duke of Gloucester Barracks, relocating 13 Signal Regiment to support cyber training, operations, and intelligence work.

Construction is planned to start in summer 2027 and wrap up in spring 2030, delivering 248 single living accommodation bedspaces, 30 new service family homes, and refurbishment of existing housing.