June 2010

Oxley awarded LED contract

Oxley Developments has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman to provide detailed engineering of LED navigation and signal lights for the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers currently under construction for the British Royal Navy.
Under the contract, awarded by Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, Oxley will provide engineering services for the ships’ navigation and signaling lights, including sidelights, stern light, anchor light, manoeuvring lights and warning signals. The scope of work encompasses eleven different light specifications. LED technology will be implemented throughout, ensuring high reliability, low maintenance and reduced electrical load power requirements resulting in low through-life costs. The lights will meet COLREGs (international regulations for preventing collisions at sea), and will be Oxley NVG-friendly, which means they will be suitable for night operations with night vision goggles.