Bowman digital communications system

The Bowman digital communications and information system was certified for use by the British army in March 2004. It is a replacement for the 1960s-era Clansman system (see separate record).

Bowman offers secure communications and data links for ground forces units in an integrated network as part of Britain's digitization of the battlespace (land) (DBL) initiative. The system provides digital voice and data for radio, telephone, intercom and tactical Internet in a single system...