Advanced Runway Lighting Technology for Portable Applications

Optical Research Associates (ORA), teamed with key subcontractors, will developan efficient and reliable temporary runway lighting system to improve the ability ofpilots to land at secondary landing sites under battlefield conditions.ORA will present runway lighting systems that are fully FAA compliant and based onthe latest advances from the lighting industry. All systems will be developed to berobust and operator-friendly, for use by Joint operators in all world-wide theatresof operation and under all environmental conditions. While the main objective is a build a tactical system for U.S. and allied militaryservices, a secondary application is as a temporary, backup lighting system forcommercial airfields throughout the US.