Under a new deal agreed with EADS, Luminator will provide its LS16 searchlight for the US Army’s UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter.

The LS16 searchlight is a smooth, bi-directional focusing system specifically designed to improve flight safety, integrate the latest technology, improve reliability, simplify assembly, and reduce maintenance costs.

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The searchlight delivers more than 30 million candlepower, a 4° to 20° beam spread, using solid-state electronics and a highly precise optical system.

The LS16 also provides variable-speed azimuth and elevation motion at speeds up to 30° a second.

In addition, Luminator will also provide operator, maintenance training and systems engineering support to ensure proper use and maintenance of the searchlight throughout the product’s lifecycle.

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Luminator was selected by EADS North America, the prime contractor to produce Lakota helicopters for the US Army.

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The mission equipment package of the UH-72A Lakota helicopter consists of an electro-optical infrared sensor, data communications suite, moving map display, cabin and cockpit screens, a digital video recorder and the LS16 searchlight.