In The Bunker this week: How the Pentagon tinkers with numbers to make things look better than they really are; the fight over a puny report on the nation’s ICBM force; the never-ending battle over weapons’ hype; and more.

Twisting data into better shape

The Pentagon deploys integers th…

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that following a competitive tender process, its Swedish subsidiary, Elbit Systems Sweden AB., was awarded a contract from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to supply the Albatross Combat Management Systems (CMS) for the Royal Swed…

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded the European leading robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) developer and system integrator Milrem Robotics a contract to provide RAS Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) Services to the Italian Army.

The scope of the multi-year camp…

MADRID — The Spanish defense and engineering company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering has integrated successfully the first four Guardian Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) for the Bulgarian MoD.

These RWS has been integrated in the 4×4 Armored Vehicles produced by SAMEL-90 for the Bulgarian Special…

The ninth and final Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft – ZP809 – has been delivered to RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.

Specialising in anti-submarine warfare and procured by DE&S through a Foreign Military Sale with the US, the Poseidon is the RAF’s multi-role maritime patrol aircraft.

Working alo…

The US and its allies sat down with Russian envoys amid heightened tensions over Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine. While no gaps were bridged, NATO said it was ready for more talks with Moscow.

NATO chief Stoltenberg and senior Russian envoys were stern-faced as they posed for the media before…