Skyhigh FX - Pyrotechnics for Battlefield Simulation

Skyhigh FX Ltd is an ISO 9001 accredited organisation, manufacturing at their own licensed explosives site in Southern England. Their range of battlefield simulation products add a heightened sense of realism to training exercises for many of the world's armed forces, police forces and other counter terrorism training organisations.

In order to reduce the time required for clearing training grounds, and also minimise the risk of collateral damage and injury to personnel from shrapnel, Skyhigh primarily uses thick wall biodegradable cardboard to encase the explosive charge, painted in a military green.

The range has been engineered, in order to allow it to be classified as 1.4G and lower. As a result, it is possible to transport orders using civilian aircraft and many normal road transport networks.

BATTLEFIELD SIMULATION PYROTECHNICS

Despite their low classification level, the effects produced by Skyhigh's pyrotechnics span the extremes, going from minute to large. At one end of the continuum are small arms fire units, sniper fire and machine gun fire effects. While at the other end, examples of larger effects include heavy artillery shells, disguised as the Skyhigh Groundburst No.3, or, Black Smoke Burst No. 2s, designed to persuade you that they are in fact medium battle tank shells hitting a pile of oil drums (as photographed). In the centre of the continuum are effects to simulate mortar shells and other light battlefield explosions.

SCREENING SMOKE AND EXPLOSIVES SIMULATION

Other effects that are not so easily categorised include screening smokes, available in red, white or blue. Petrol bomb simulators used in training personnel in countering civil unrest. Mortar fired anti aircraft fire effects for use in daylight as well as night time. Wired aerial bursts, that can be fixed at high level in trees or on buildings as a diversionary effect, or even robotics, that are electrical fault simulators, that create the effect of a fuse box exploding.

In line with modern practises, most of the effects are fired using electric igniters to initiate the explosion, allowing the range manager the ability to monitor and control events. However, as well as our standard electric thunder flashes the new price list includes a small selection of the ever popular, strike, thunder flashes.

For further information contact the sales office.