Servicing the Hubble: Shuttle mission plans refined
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | spaceflightnow.com

Preparations for a shuttle mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope in late 2007 or early 2008 are picking up steam as engineers map out the details of a five-spacewalk flight designed to keep the venerable observatory alive and well through at least 2013.

Virgin Atlantic to offer frequent flyers tickets to space
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | cnn.com

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Executives bored with criss-crossing the globe will soon have the chance to boldly go where few travelers have gone before: space.

FA18 Super Hornet Radar Delivers Multiple JDAMs On Target
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | defencetalk.com

El Segundo CA: The revolutionary APG-79 AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar developed by Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) has scored another first.

QDR Will Hold Line on F/A-22, F-35: Analyst
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | defensenews.com

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) debate about the Pentagon’s next-generation combat jets has come to an end, and like most roller-coasters, it left the programs just about where they started, analysts say.

Pratt & Whitney Completes First Flight Test F135 Engine for JSF
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | biz.yahoo.com

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney's F135 team has completed the engine that will power the first flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The milestone, marked with the turning of a ceremonial last bolt today, was celebrated at Pratt & Whitney's Engine Center in Mid...

Target locked: IAF aims for Mirage 4000
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | hindustantimes.com

The Defence Ministry might be on the lookout for a new Air Superiority Fighter (ASF) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) but it is not going to be the US F-16. According to a senior official in the ministry, the government has zeroed in on Mirage 4000, manufactured by Dassault Bréguet of France....

MiG to bid for Indian Air Force tender for 126 fighter planes
Posted on: Tue Dec 6th, 2005 | outlookindia.com

Leading Russian aircraft manufacturer MiG will participate in a tender on the licensed production and delivery of 126 fighter aircraft for the Indian air force, a company official said today.