Oxley Win Lighting Contract for Bell 212’s

Oxley Developments Co Ltd have gained a new contract to supply suites of their External Dual Mode (visible and covert) LED lights and control units for the Agusta Bell 212 helicopters that are currently being used by the Spanish Air Force. The customer, Aerlyper needed a suite of advanced, reliable external lighting products that were able to perform in the harsh military environment that the 212’s fly in. Oxley were able to satisfy the majority of the technical needs, using existing COTS products that have already proved to work on other platforms, but also showed a commitment to producing an appropriate solution to fulfil the needs of the customer by developing an on-demand lighting control panel and NVIS compatible formation lights. The IR technology allows the pilot to operate the aircraft confidently using night vision goggles when undertaking covert operations. The lighting suite uses state of the art LED technology and electronics, resulting in a hugely reliable and durable product which has been packaged into a easily-transportable size to ensure weight and therefore fuel savings for the aircraft. It is also a fit and forget solution thereby providing through life cost savings in terms of spares and maintenance. The prototype kit is due to be delivered to the customer in March 2012 with the production kits and spares following in June 2012. The Dual Mode External Lighting Suite from Oxley is suitable for retrofit to all military helicopters, whilst the NVIS Friendly Visible External Lighting Suite would also be entirely appropriate for retrofit to all commercial helicopters, particularly those involved in SAR operations. OX-PR 138