Features
- Improves operational visibility in both civilian and tactical airspace
- Built for military conditions, including shock, dust and vibration
- Supports night operations with NVG-friendly and covert IR modes
- Minimises detection with a reduced visual and thermal profile
- Low profile at 43 mm, so the unit sits close to the surface it is mounted on
- Quick to install, with four mounting points and a single power and data connector
- Adaptable light modes (white, red, IR) for mission flexibility
- Cross-platform compatibility for UAS, rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft
- Performs reliably from -55 °C to +71 °C
- Cuts lifecycle costs through rugged design and an MTBF above 10,000 hours
How Anti-Collision Lights Work
These lights deliver 400 candela in aviation white and 150 candela in aviation red, which is what gives them useful detection range rather than mere presence. Installed in pairs, above and below the airframe, they provide omnidirectional coverage with no shadowed sector.
Flashing at 41 per minute, a pair can be run in master-slave configuration with either synchronised or asynchronous patterns. Synchronised reads as a single airframe, asynchronous makes the airframe easier to resolve at distance. The unit operates in single mode (white), dual mode (red and white) or tri mode (red, white and IR), and integrates into existing flight control systems through one connector.
IR mode is what separates this from a civil strobe. The airframe stays marked for anyone equipped with night vision while showing nothing to the unaided eye, so conspicuity and concealment stop being a trade-off. See MIL-STD-3009 for the NVIS compatibility requirements.
Also for Manned Aviation
The same unit is fitted to manned platforms. It is in service on rotary-wing aircraft, where the anodised aluminium body and mounting arrangement handle sustained rotorcraft vibration, on fast jets and tactical aircraft, and on cargo and transport aircraft where low maintenance matters more than anything else. Design requirements follow FAR and JAR, and the installation is the same four mounting points and single connector on any of them.
For the rest of an external lighting fit, see our position lights for orientation, formation lights for station keeping, and the wider aviation lighting range.
Specifications
| Light modes | Single (white), dual (red/white), tri (red/white/IR) |
| Output intensity | 400 cd (white), 150 cd (red) |
| Field of view | 360° IR |
| Flash rate | 41 flashes per minute |
| Input voltage | 28 V DC |
| Dimensions | 104.8 x 166 x 23.4 mm |
| Profile height | 43 mm |
| Weight | 690 g |
| Construction | Anodised aluminium body |
| Operating temperature | -55 °C to +71 °C |
| EMC compliance | MIL-STD-461 |
| Environmental testing | MIL-STD-810 |
| Design requirements | FAR and JAR |
| IR / covert mode | Included on tri mode model |
| Installation | 4-screw mount, single power and data connector |
| MTBF | Greater than 10,000 hours |
| Applications | UAS, rotary-wing, fast jet, cargo and transport |
Qualified against MIL-STD-461 for electromagnetic interference and MIL-STD-810 for environmental exposure. Send us the platform and the mounting positions with your quotation request and we will confirm the configuration.
Frequently Asked Questions
At 690 g this is an aircraft-grade strobe, not an accessory light. It suits larger unmanned platforms, rotary-wing aircraft, fast jets and transport aircraft, all of which run a 28 V bus and can carry the mass without it affecting endurance meaningfully. It is not intended for small multirotors, where both the weight and the 28 V supply would be a problem. If you are lighting a smaller airframe, tell us the platform and we will point you at something appropriate.
IR mode keeps the airframe visible through night vision equipment while showing nothing to the unaided eye. That lets an aircraft remain marked to friendly traffic and ground observers using NVGs during operations where a visible strobe would disclose its position. The practical consequence is that everyone who needs to see it has to be equipped with night vision, so IR marking is planned rather than improvised.
Yes. Two units in master-slave configuration, mounted above and below the airframe, give omnidirectional coverage with no shadowed sector. Flashing can be synchronised so the pair reads as one airframe, or run asynchronously, which makes the airframe easier to resolve and to judge orientation from at distance.
The white strobe mode is intended for night operations, and the unit is designed against FAR and JAR requirements. What is actually required varies by jurisdiction, by aircraft class and by the authority the platform operates under, and in most cases position lights are needed alongside the anti-collision light. Tell us where and under whose rules the platform will fly and we will confirm what the fit has to include.
Four mounting points and a single power and data connector, with no external power unit required. Supply is 28 V DC from the platform bus. Integration into an existing flight control system is through that one connector, which is what keeps installation to a simple job on most airframes. For a fit that does not match the standard interface, we develop variants to specification through our OEM programme.
