Consolite has unique experience of modifying warship lighting to be compatible with NVGs. Navies are increasingly recognising the need to convert aviation capable ships, meaning that ship lighting can be left on for the benefit and safety of on-board personnel without affecting the ability of aviators to land safely on NVGs. Consolite recently drafted for UK MoD the new UK Defence Standard for warship NVG lighting, Def Stan 05-287 Part 3.

Typically all exterior lighting visible from aircraft on final approach has to be modified, and frequently some interior lighting too. Many of the light assemblies operate in extremely harsh environments, with high thermal and mechanical shock and constant exposure to salt atmosphere. Consolite has developed a full range of techniques and materials to cope with this and has successfuly designed, developed and implemented full installations on a range of warships including aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, support ships and landing craft.

Light types addressed include flight deck floodlights, deck centre line and edge lights, hangar lighting, signalling lights, instrument lights and fluorescent tubes. LED-based navigation lights are also now available.

Consolite is working both with navies and with shipbuilders, on retrofit programmes and, increasingly, on new build vessels too.