Showtime for Spaceship Builders
Posted on: Wed Oct 11th, 2006 | space.com

Those caught in the whirlwind of the personal spaceflight business-the builders, shakers, dreamers and schemers-will be found this month at the Wirefly X Prize Cup, set for October 20-21 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

F135 Program Reaches 6,000 SDD Test Hours
Posted on: Wed Oct 11th, 2006 | pratt-whitney.com

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., October 10, 2006 - Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine program has achieved more than 6,000 hours of System Development and Demonstration (SDD) ground testing and is on schedule to support the first flight of the F-35 Lightning II this fall.

Boeing Prepares First Australia C-17 for Maiden Flight
Posted on: Wed Oct 11th, 2006 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10, 2006 -- The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has rolled out of the company's paint hangar in Long Beach, Calif., and has begun preparations for its first flight, scheduled for later this month.

Upgraded Harrier GR9 aircraft has entered service with the RAF
Posted on: Wed Oct 11th, 2006 | raf.mod.uk

The upgraded Harrier GR9 aircraft has entered service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force after a half billion pound improvement package, Defence Minister Adam Ingram announced today.