Lighting the way forward for the U.S. Military

Iraq LED checkpoint lights

Intense ambient desert lighting in Iraq makes it difficult to see warning lights at checkpoints. To help remedy this, the U.S. military commissioned Relume Technologies to develop beacons powerful enough to warn oncoming traffic and pedestrians. The task proved challenging as the lights have to be seen 2.5 miles away in temperatures nearing 135° F. The Relume solution incorporates remote-controlled LED lights, each with strobe and flash capability along with a day/night setting.

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10 million candlepower portable searchlight

Relume Technologies, under a grant from the US Army, is developing a portable 10,000,000 candlepower LED searchlight. It is the most powerful, energy-efficient battlefield illuminator ever created – with an illuminating range of more than ¼ mile. A second IR version of the searchlight is also being developed for covert communications.

Vehicle and aircraft lighting

Relume leads the industry in the next generation of rugged, lightweight, high-output LED light engines for land vehicle and aircraft use. The same technology used for exterior vehicle lighting can be used for critical interior vehicle lighting. For use in RGB LED arrays, Relume designs high-output, maximum efficiency, shock-resistant lighting to meet all wavelength (color) requirements.

The Smart Truck III has the first DOT compliant high and low beam headlights, light bar and tail lamps, all made with Relume LED Technology. View the Smart Truck technology in action.

High output beacons

Relume’s Silver Circuitry™ process enables the production of very high-output, low-cost directional beacons that are small, inherently weatherproof and virtually shockproof. By combining a wind sensor and Relume pulsing technology, beacons can be coded to give positional information and wind data. Using IR technology, these beacons can be used during covert operations.

Homeland security

Relume technology can play a vital role in lighting mobile field hospital, command and control units. These applications dramatically reduce total weight and power requirements, providing additional room for more valuable resources such as medical supplies, emergency gear, food and water.

Night vision enhancement

In covert nighttime illumination and communication use, Relume LED light engines boast a peak optical power of more than 300 watts with an average power consumption of just 30 watts. Relume high power IR illuminators can be used to secure an extended viewing range in excess of 2 kilometers.

IFF covert communications

Relume LED light engines can play a key role in IR communication systems. As an alternative to radio links, Relume high-peak power illuminators can establish a robust, secure data link between positions as far as 10 kilometers, line of sight. Comprehensive encryption renders this link secure to covert interception and further allows implementation of identification friend-or foe (IFF) protocols.

Inter-convoy communications

Equipping convoy vehicles with IR transceivers permits secure voice and data exchange without compromising convoy position. IR transceivers can be coupled to IR illuminators on the vehicles to act as invisible headlamps, providing broad-area night vision enhancement.

Night vision decoy/illuminator/jamming unit

Relume’s patented technology makes possible the design of a low-cost, portable, high-power night vision decoy/illuminator/jamming device that can inhibit enemy nighttime operations. These units can be modulated to disable the AGC (auto gain control) loop compensation algorithms used in current night vision equipment.

Medical Applications

Relume proprietary technology can easily be adapted for producing low-cost, highly sophisticated light engine arrays for future medical applications. NASA is currently funding the usage of LEDs for wound healing and has sent LED arrays on Space Shuttle missions to assist speed wound healing in zero gravity. The Navy is also testing LED technology in submarines where high-carbon dioxide levels inhibit wound healing.