Oxley will supply a full suite of external lights for the Atlante aircraft, consisting of Oxley NVG FriendlyTM wing tip navigation, anti-collision and tail lights.
Atlante is a long range tactical UAV which is used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target identification.
One ground control station can control four aircraft, which can operate 24 hours a day in any weather conditions and can take off and land on a runway or can take off from a launcher and land using a parachute.
The aircraft is in production in Spain and the first test flights are due to take place towards the end of 2011.
LED technology is used in aircraft lighting for its high mean time between failure rate and low through-life costs.
LEDs are much more reliable and rarely fail, making them a ‘fit and forget' solution.
They are also lightweight and low profile, which are important factors, particularly for UAVs.
The lighting suite has been designed, built and tested by Oxley at their Priory Park, Ulverston headquarters.
Oxley is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Defcon Technologies Group.