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Horizon Technologies signs GBP 3.7 million contract for BlackFish airborne SIGINT systems
UK-based Horizon Technologies announced a GBP 3.7 Million contract for BlackFish airborne SIGINT systems for a Middle East government customer.
![Belgium to arm its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker guided bombs](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Italy-to-buy-more-StormBreaker-bombs-AMRAAM-missiles-for-F-35-fighters.jpg)
Belgium to arm its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker guided bombs
The U.S. State Department has announced the approval of Belgium's request for a potential sale of RTX GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) precision-guided munitions.
![Lockheed Martin celebrates milestone graduation at European F-16 Training Center](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lockheed-Martin-celebrates-milestone-graduation-at-European-F-16-Training-Center.jpg)
Lockheed Martin celebrates milestone graduation at European F-16 Training Center
On July 26, the first mission-ready F-16 pilots to graduate from the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania were honored.
![HENSOLDT with strong order intake and increased profitability in the first half of 2024](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/HENSOLDT-delivers-air-defence-radars-for-Ukraine-in-record-time.jpg)
HENSOLDT with strong order intake and increased profitability in the first half of 2024
The HENSOLDT Group further underpinned its position as a leading European company in the defence electronics industry with global reach in the first half of 2024.
![Airbus to lead NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept study](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Airbus-to-lead-NATO-Next-Generation-Rotorcraft-Capability-concept-study.jpg)
Airbus to lead NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept study
NSPA has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters to lead a concept study in the frame of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project.
![Leonardo: Block 20, the new digital face of the M-346 aircraft](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Leonardo-Block-20-the-new-digital-face-of-the-M-346-aircraft.jpg)
Leonardo: Block 20, the new digital face of the M-346 aircraft
The M-346 is a twin-engine, two-seat transonic jet aircraft, with fully digital flight controls and avionics, equipped with a fly-by-wire flight control system with quadruple redundancy and a modern human-machine interface with display for the “head up” (HUD – Head-up Display) and multifunction (MFD – Multi Functional Display) data presentation. The aircraft is the…
![NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese military aircraft in Alaska ADIZ](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NORAD-intercepts-Russian-and-Chinese-military-aircraft-in-Alaska-ADIZ.jpg)
NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese military aircraft in Alaska ADIZ
NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24, 2024.