Israel   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Israel awards Elbit Systems (Cyclone) $34M-plus contract to add extended-range external fuel tanks to F-35I Adir

Israel’s Ministry of Defense Procurement Directorate has signed a more than $34 million contract with Elbit Systems subsidiary Cyclone to develop and integrate an extended-range capability for the F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter fleet. The modification focuses on adding new external fuel tanks to increase range performance.

defence-blog.com • Dylan Malyasov

Israel’s F-35I fighter jets to get external fuel tanks

Also: FlightGlobal, indiastrategic.in and defence-industry.eu
2026-05-14T02:37:13.070339-07:00
MRO   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

GMR Aero Technic to conduct P-8I heavy checks in Hyderabad

By FlightGlobal: Contract with Boeing means a key MRO project will be undertaken locally. Maintenance, repair and overhaul company GMR Aero Technic (GAT) will perform routine heavy checks on the Indian navy’s fleet of Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft.

Also: aviation-defence-universe.com and mrobusinesstoday.com
2026-05-14T02:11:44.032868-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Aviation Week • Steve Trimble

U.S. Air Force Orders One-Way Attack Drones From Aevex

By Aviation Week: The U.S. Air Force has ordered a batch of one-way attack drones and support services from Aevex, according to the U.S. company which has supplied thousands of similar systems to Ukraine.

Also: AeroTime, Aviation Week and UASweekly
2026-05-13T11:36:11.175536-07:00