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Post by Frenchie on Jul 6, 2009 23:26:24 GMT 1
Two contracts, together worth £231m, have been awarded by the Ministry of Defence to General Dynamics UK to upgrade the UK Armed Forces' Bowman military communications system. Soldier equipped with a Bowman personal role radio The contracts will provide improved performance and sustainability through proactive obsolescence management; increased quantities of equipment to meet user needs; optimisation of Bowman system performance through improvements to planning and system management applications; improved interoperability with other UK and allied systems; and improved synergies with Bowman CIP support solution. The first contract, known as Capability Release 1.5, is worth £119m and will update and refresh the system's capabilities over its lifetime to reflect advances in technology. The second contract, valued at £112m, will provide longer term technical support for the Bowman programme and will include repair, field services and the provision of spares. About bleedin' Time!More >>
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