Avlite Awarded $50M Contract for USAF Interim Expeditionary Airfield Lighting (IEALS)
Avlite Awarded $50M Contract for USAF Interim Expeditionary Airfield Lighting (IEALS)
Tilton, New Hampshire, USA – July 17, 2020 — Avlite Systems will produce and deliver High Mobility Airfield Lighting Systems (HMALS) under a $50 million, multi-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Air Force Interim Expeditionary Airfield Lighting System contract.
Each system contains portable solar LED airfield lighting for a 10,000ft runway, including CAT I approaches and ground lighting. The system trailers are designed for flexible maneuvering, rapid deployment, and storage of all lighting equipment.
Individual components of the HMALS includes Avlite’s Series 3 Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI), edge and threshold lights, medium intensity runway lights (MIRL), taxiway lights, CAT I medium intensity approach lighting system (MALSR), short simplified expeditionary approach lighting system (SSEAL) with GPS synchronized flashing, tactical runway signs, battery boxes, and power line communication control for five intensity steps in both visible and IR modes.
“The HMALS puts a technologically advanced mobile airfield lighting solution in the hands of our armed forces,” said Tara Stewart, President of Sealite USA LLC, Avlite’s parent company. “The system will help expand the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force in remote areas or in areas where utilities are difficult to access or expensive to run.”
Avlite has a rigorous track record of lighting expeditionary airfields for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government and humanitarian aid agencies around the world. Avlite’s first Portable Airfield Lighting System (PALS) was deployed in the early 2000s throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The PALS systems were designed for rapid deployment and easy transport by helicopter or C-130 aircraft.
About Avlite
Avlite manufactures world-class, LED aviation lighting systems from the Sealite USA facility in Tilton,
New Hampshire. Avlite has a proven reputation for rapid, innovative, and agile technology solutions designed for the defense, commercial and civil aviation markets. With a history of producing the most reliable solar LED aviation lighting systems in the world, Avlite holds a program of record approval for US Army and US DOD combat solar airfield lighting systems.
Sealite USA LLC, a USA government designated small business, has a manufacturing and sales office in Tilton, New Hampshire USA. The company serves the marine industry under the Sealite brand name and the aviation industry under the Avlite brand name. It has product installations in more than 75 countries and a customer base of over 200 government agencies. Avlite and its industry partners work with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and civil aviation authorities to provide airfield lighting that meets or exceeds all global industry standards.
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