Oxley Group Ltd - Night Vision and LED Lighting Systems

Oxley is a pioneer in the field of night vision and LED lighting for naval and marine platforms.

With a total capability in the design and manufacture of lighting systems and components, the company specialises in robust, reliable, high specification lighting products which deliver significant benefits such as increased operational capability and through life cost savings.

Oxley has facilities in the UK and USA, where it designs and manufactures its high quality products in-house. The company is world renowned for its innovative contribution to night vision and LED lighting developments for aircraft, ships, submarines and vehicles.

Lighting systems for warships, submarines, fast patrol boats, RIBs and hovercraft

We have proven experience in the design and supply of lighting systems for warships, submarines, fast patrol boats, RIBs and hovercraft.

Flight deck, navigation, compartment, bridge, deck head, control room and general area lighting

Oxley provides both customised and off-the-shelf flight deck, navigation, compartment, bridge, deck head, control room and general area lighting. Our speciality is LED lighting for new build platforms, or to replace existing incandescent and fluorescent lighting installations.

Night vision lighting upgrades

Oxley provides a total capability in ships NVIS / NVG upgrades. Our approach is to examine all aspects of the lighting, along with the special requirements of flight deck, bridge and crew lighting. Oxley will design a relevant solution from either LED technology which has improved performance characteristics; or by the installation of an Oxley optical filter. Oxley NVG Friendly™ can be incorporated to allow both day and night operations using NVGs.

Naval and marine lighting systems

Naval operations increasingly involve joint combat, multiple platform manoeuvres and there is a fundamental need for aircraft to be launched to and from the flight deck of a ship at night, using Night Vision Goggles (NVG). The aircraft will be NVG compatible, however the ships external lighting must also converted to NVIS / NVG compatibility or Oxley NVG Friendly™.

Oxley has transferred existing knowledge of developing LED and aircraft NVG compatible lighting solutions, into the development of lighting solutions for naval and marine applications. Our solutions accommodate aspects of deck and navigation lighting and interior lighting.

Patrol craft lighting

Offshore, patrol boats and RIBs are candidates for significant operational enhancement with the addition of Oxley Covert Infra-red Formation lights, follow me lights and floodlights. The wheelhouse lighting and electronic displays may also be converted with Oxley bridge lighting and optical filter solutions.

Navigation light LED bulb replacements

Oxley LED bulb replacements are designed to replace incandescent bulbs in ship navigation lights. Oxley NVG Friendly™, they permit aircraft operations to be conducted at night without blooming the NVG. Available in NVIS white, green and red they can be tailored to most style of navigation light. They are robust, reliable and last substantially longer than filament bulbs.

Bridge and control station lighting

To prevent incompatible light emitted from bridge and control stations from interfering with the pilot's NVG, it is necessary to remove unwanted infra-red light through the NVG conversion of all lighting.

Oxley has a comprehensive range of solutions from NVG compatible optical filters in accordance with MIL-STD-3009 for the internal or external modification displays, LED bulb replacements and floodlights / bezels for instrument lighting.

Submarines and area lighting

Oxley is lighting proven in use on submarines and is designed to suit harsh environments from control rooms to propulsion. We have a comprehensive range of LED illumination, panel indicators, LED bulb replacement and floodlights for illuminating walkways and large areas.

Naval aircraft lighting

Oxley has vast experience in modifying naval aircraft to NVG compatibility and in the design and installation of aircraft lighting systems. The naval platforms upgraded by Oxley include: Lynx, Sea King, Super Puma, EH-101, EA-6B, F-14, F-18.

Tailored to the operational use of the aircraft, our customers benefit from a simple NVG cockpit upgrade; the addition of covert IR formation lights for formation flying and Oxley NVG Friendly™ navigation lights for conducting missions in controlled airspace.