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The news, views and numbers you need to know about this month
News in numbers
£1.35bn
Increase in the forecast cost overruns of the UK MOD's critical infrastructure projects on nuclear-registered sites
5.4%
Increase in Northrop Grumman stock price after the US drone strike that killed Iranian General Soleimani
16
Number of missiles fired by Iran at airbases housing US troops in Asad and Erbil last week
$7.2bn
The amount of additional funding Trump wants to divert from military projects to the Mexican border wall
20,000
Number of US troops that will deploy to Europe as part of Defender Europe 20 for NATO readiness testing
$30.8bn
Forecast revenues of the gobal military airborne electronic warfare market from 2018 to 2028
40%
Percentage of the US military's wartime sealift fleet that is fully ready for tasking, as revealed by recent tests
This month on twitter
Practice makes perfect
A look into Iran’s arsenal
British Army's latest recruitment effort
Celebrating 20 years
Australian Army assists with bush fires
Satellite image of missile damage
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