Author: Michael

The UK’s military training has become an early adopter of the cloud. As opposed to the traditional method of containing training resources in data siloes accessible only to the primary user, the cloud offers an open storage space for these resources as the technology changes the way militaries operate as a shared infrastructure that encompasses many resources, with many users, in any place, all at the same time.
According to GlobalData forecasts the global cloud services market will reach $768bn in 2026, increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 17.7% between 2021 and 2026.

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The multirole acoustic stabilised system on MSRV
Sentinel
, seen here while the ship was at Changi Naval Base during IMDEX 2023.
(Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
The Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN’s) Sentinel-class maritime security and response vessels (MSRVs) are being equipped with Sitep Italia’s multirole acoustic stabilised system (MASS).
The non-lethal weapon system was spotted on first-of-class, MSRV Sentinel, during the warship display segment of the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition that is taking place at Changi Naval Base from 3 to 5 May.

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The notion of solider modernisation is not limited to the development of new weapon systems or body armour, but also encompasses wearable technology to monitor operators. Tim Fish reports.
Technological advances in the commercial sector mean that small light wearable devices can be adapted for military use and play an important role in monitoring individual service personnel performance and capability.

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Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has confirmed that the first HIMARS rocket artillery systems will be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces as early as this year.
During his visit to the United States, the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense met with representatives of the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas, where the HIMARS artillery systems are manufactured.
In May 2022, Poland signed a letter of request for up to 500 HIMARS launchers, expanding a previous order of just 20, according to GlobalData’s “The Global Artillery Systems Market 2022-2032 report”.

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As Newport News Shipbuilding is building aircraft carrier
Enterprise
, the yard finds it needs to outsource unit and panel work.
(Janes/Michael Fabey)
HII is looking to outsource some construction work for aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding yard, HII officials confirmed on 4 May during a quarterly call with investment analysts.

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