Bowman (communications system)

Bowman is the name of the tactical communications system used by the British Armed Forces.

The Bowman C4I system consists of a range of HF radio, VHF radio and UHF radio sets designed to provide secure integrated voice, data services to dismounted soldiers, individual vehicles and command HQs up to Division level. Bowman has a number of specific applications installed on the base radio infrastructure known as BISAs. Bowman has been released incrementally as a number of phased capability releases, known as BCIP releases, with BCIP 5.5 being released in the field in 2013.[1]

Bowman replaced the Clansman series of radios. As of 2016, the MoD publicised plans to replace Bowman with a system named Morpheus.[2]

  1. ^ "Latest Bowman gets set for front line delivery" (PDF). DESider. No. 60. Ministry of Defence. May 2013. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Morpheus Project: next generation tactical communication information systems for defence". Ministry of Defence. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.