Oxley will supply a full suite of external lights for Atlante, consisting of Oxley NVG Friendly 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.
After submitting a proposal, senior business development manager, Phil Robinson met with EADS in Madrid to show samples of the lights and won the order after supplying mock ups for them to evaluate against the aircraft. He acknowledges that the distinguished history of Oxley was a big factor in the successful bid.
“We are very pleased to be chosen as the lighting supplier for the Atlante and to be working with EADS,” he explained. “EADS know our history and reputation and were very happy with the weight, functionality and technical specifications of the lights, and as the lights were already fully qualified and available, we were able to quickly respond with technical design files and samples prior to being awarded the contract.”
The lighting suite has been designed, built and tested by Oxley at their Priory Park, Ulverston headquarters.
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