UK military personnel train on F-35 joint strike fighter
A small batch of UK military personnel are currently undergoing training in flying Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida, US.

USAF awards D-RAPCON contract to Raytheon
Raytheon has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the development and delivery of rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems for its global military operations, including emergency and humanitarian missions.

UK RAF conducts first air-to-air refuelling flight of Voyager tanker
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has conducted its first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the A330 Voyager future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK.

USAF set to receive first converted Marine UH-1N Huey in September
Engineers from the US Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East are currently converting the first of three Marine Corps' UH-1N Huey military utility helicopters into the air force version of the aircraft at the MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina, US.

BittWare Delivers Industry’s First PCI Express Dual Altera Stratix V COTS Board
BittWare, the leader in Altera-based FPGA COTS boards, has announced that they have begun shipping the industry's first PCI Express COTS board powered by two of Altera's 28-nm Stratix® V FPGAs.

Oxley to Exhibit at 2013 DVD Show
Oxley is exhibiting its LED vehicle lighting solutions and comprehensive components range at the 2013 DVD Show, taking place at Millbrook on 19-20 June.

TACO Antenna to Present Products at DSEI 2013
TACO Antenna, a division of Wade Antenna Inc., is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at DSEI 2013.

Sarsen Technology News Round-Up
The April edition of Sarsen Technology's News Bytes includes information on products from Danville, United Electronic Industries and BittWare, as well as our sponsorship of Debbie Simpson, who completed the Marathon des Sables on behalf of Facing Africa.