Key Features
- Infrared Capability: Enables convoy driving at night with NVGs and Image Intensifiers.
- Dual Intensity: Offers single or dual intensity for recognition and braking purposes.
- 850 nm or 940 nm: Choose 850 nm for maximum brightness through NVGs, or 940 nm where the faint red glow visible at the source on 850 nm is unacceptable.
- Rugged Design: Sealed construction using military-grade materials suitable for harsh environments.
- Long Life Operation: LED-based technology ensures durability and longevity.
- Easy Installation: Compact design with threaded body for straightforward mounting.
- Compliance: Meets stringent military standards (MIL-STD 461G, MIL-STD 810G/H).
- Versatile Configurations: Available in different wavelengths, intensities, mounting, and finishes.
Applications
- Military Vehicles: Ideal for tail and brake lights in military convoys and operations.
- Recognition and Safety: Enhances vehicle visibility and recognition in low-light or dark conditions.
- Harsh Environment Operations: Designed for severe operating conditions in various military scenarios.
- Retrofit Programmes: Compact threaded body suits fitting to existing vehicle fleets without bodywork modification.
Enhanced Covert Visibility for Tactical and Military Vehicles
Our infrared tail light is engineered for operations where stealth, reliability and compatibility with modern military platforms are essential. Using high-output IR LEDs optimized for long-range visibility under night-vision devices, this tail light ensures safe convoy movement, vehicle recognition and signal clarity without compromising your position.
Built to withstand harsh environments, shock and vibration, it is suitable for armored vehicles, tactical trucks, UGVs and special-purpose mobility platforms.
Specifications
| Description | Dual mode IR marker (tail/brake lights) |
| Wavelength | 850 nm / 940 nm |
| Input Voltage | 12 – 24V DC |
| View Angle | 50 degrees |
| Power Consumption | 0.15W |
| Dimensions | 12 x 40 mm |
| Outer Lens Material | Polycarbonate |
| Outer Lens Color | Black |
| Housing Material | Zinc Plated Carbon Steel |
| Housing Color | Matt Black |
| Mounting | Hex Screw M8 x 25mm |
| Operating Temperature | -40 °C to +65 °C |
| Connector | Flying lead |
| Standards | IP68, MIL-STD 461G, MIL-STD 810G/H |
Seamless Integration With Night-Vision Systems
This IR tail light integrates perfectly into mission setups where night-vision readiness is critical. Whether operating in blackout mode, coordinating low-light manoeuvres or supporting ISR operations, the light delivers consistent performance in all conditions.
For a complete low-light capability upgrade, combine this unit with our advanced optics and sensor solutions available in the Night Vision & Thermal Imaging Equipment section, or see our blackout lighting range for STANAG 4381 convoy and marker lights.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It emits infrared only and produces no visible light. Detection requires NVG equipment.
Both are designed for night vision use and neither is visible to the unaided eye at distance. The difference is at the source. An 850 nm emitter produces a faint red glow visible up close, in exchange for a brighter, longer-ranged signature through NVGs. A 940 nm emitter removes that glow entirely at some cost to apparent brightness. Specify 940 nm where someone may be close enough to see the source, and 850 nm where range through night vision matters more.
Yes. Infrared is invisible to the unaided eye, not undetectable. Against an opponent equipped with image intensification the light is a clearly visible marker, which is why IR should be treated as covert against unequipped observers rather than as a guarantee of concealment. Our article on infrared LED lighting covers the wavelength considerations in more detail.
The lower intensity acts as a running tail light, marking the vehicle’s position to the driver behind. The higher intensity signals braking. Under night vision the change in brightness is clearly distinguishable, which gives a convoy the same braking cue it would have from a conventional tail light, without any visible signature.
Yes. It supports both 12 V and 24 V DC systems with no additional voltage converter.
Yes. It meets IP68 rating standards and MIL-STD criteria for shock, vibration and EMI resistance, and operates from -40 °C to +65 °C.
The unit mounts with an M8 x 25 mm hex screw through the threaded body, and terminates in a flying lead for wiring into the vehicle loom. The compact 12 x 40 mm body suits retrofit onto existing fleets without bodywork modification.
