Navigation In this section: EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT The British Army has the most powerful information and communication systems available. Commanders must be able to talk to their units - at all times - whether it is by voice or data, satellite link or landline. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The modern battlefield is an extremely complex environment where increasingly large amounts of information must flow without interruption, whilst being protected from exploitation or disruption by a technically advanced enemy. The Falcon is the joint tactical trunk communications system for the Land Environment. It replaced Ptarmigan and uses Internet Protocol technology to provide a high capacity, tactical, formation level secure, communications system for the ARRC, RAF and UK Divisions and Brigades. TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The BOWMAN family of tactical radios provides the British Army with HF, VHF and UHF voice and data communications from formation headquarters forward to the fighting units BOWMAN exploits the latest developments in radio and computer technology to meet the needs for services well into the 21st century. Designed to provide an integrated digital communications network interfacing with higher level systems and networks such as ISDN, Skynet V and FALCON. Commanders at all levels are given secure voice and data communications as well as an integrated Global Positioning System (GPS). SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW SMALL SATCOM REACHER SKYNET V OVERVIEW The Royal Signals are responsible for the provision of all of the Army's tactical satellite ground terminals, providing strategic and operational satellite communications for all land-based Headquarters. Aircraft Assault Boats and Landing Craft Equipment ACCESSIBILITY SECURITY POLICY PRIVACY AND COOKIES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GET IN TOUCH Find the contacts you need for recruitment, media enquiries and more. GET IN TOUCH FOLLOW US https://www.facebook.com/britisharmy https://www.youtube.com/britisharmy https://www.instagram.com/britisharmy https://twitter.com/britisharmy https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-army © 2020 Crown Copyright BACK TO TOP We use cookies to personalise content and advertising, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. If you would like an experience that is tailored to you, click ‘Accept All Cookies’. Alternatively, you can manage your Cookie Settings. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies