The defence industry briefing

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

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

More training achieved today -
30mm firings.

Lovely morning for it. Sun’s out, guns out! ☀️@RoyalNavy #BecauseYoureHurworthIt #FridayMotivation pic.twitter.com/6v6qsOlvvd
— HMS Hurworth (@HMSHurworth) January 10, 2020

A look into Iran’s arsenal

#Iran overnight launched ballistic missiles at two US air bases in Iraq; Al Assad west of Baghdad and another in Irbil. We take a look at the missiles used in the attack, and the circumstances surrounding it.https://t.co/XiGv2a4nBR pic.twitter.com/dlf6m16Xog
— Global Defence Tech (@DefenceTech_Mag) January 8, 2020

British Army's latest recruitment effort

Lots of things can give you confidence… for a little while. But confidence that lasts a lifetime? That's #ArmyConfidence. #FindWhereYouBelong: https://t.co/cSftkWTChS pic.twitter.com/4TJsvJfpTr
— Army Jobs (@armyjobs) January 2, 2020

Celebrating 20 years

Loved signing off the new decor for @DefenceHQ Main Building to celebrate 20 years since we lifted the ridiculous ban on LGBT+ people serving. Hope you like the improvements. 😊 https://t.co/qAAcI3jZrW
— Johnny Mercer (@JohnnyMercerUK) January 10, 2020

Australian Army assists with bush fires

1/4 - UPDATE - Army support to the #AustralianFires:

Our full time troops and a number of ASLAVs from 1st Armoured Regiment - Australian Army deployed from Adelaide to assist our reserve force and state authorities on Kangaroo Island. #OpBushfireAssist pic.twitter.com/xftT39lpdj
— Australian Army (@AustralianArmy) January 9, 2020

Satellite image of missile damage

New satellite imagery today released by @PlanetLabs shows five impact points at the Al Asad base targeted by Iranian missiles. pic.twitter.com/hUqdrJu3G0
— Steve Trimble (@TheDEWLine) January 8, 2020

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