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The CIP program, part of the British MOD
BOWMAN program, encompass three interrelated projects - the
development of common ComBAT software tools designed to enhance
situational awareness at all levels and aid the planning and control
of operations. The £330M tri-year development program be supplied to
approximately 13,000 computers. CIP Infrastructure will further
interface with over 2,000 terminals integrated into armored fighting
vehicles, creating battlefield information software applications (BISAs).
When fully implemented, P-BISA will be fitted to over 1,000 vehicles. The initial CBM(L) capability will be introduced with
BOWMAN to
provide a core battle management system. It will enable the
battlefield information systems being developed for armored fighting
vehicles, artillery fire control, ground based air defense, to exploit
BOWMAN’s data messaging capability concurrently, and insure effective
interoperability issues with our allies.
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