A Coventry company based in Tile Hill have won a contract to provide bespoke technology to French Navy warships. Voltacon Energy Systems, based at the Burnsall Road Industrial Estate, has secured a prestigious international defence contract to supply thousands of custom-designed lights for the flagship aircraft carrier.

The £100,000 contract from the French Ministry of Armed Forces for the Charles de Gaulle warship arrives after the Coventry business impressed military engineers with its advanced LED lighting for the UK’s Royal Navy.

The order for 10,000 tube lights follows a long-standing relationship with the UK Ministry of Defence, which saw Voltacon supply over 20,000 specialist LED bulbs for vessels including the HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Prince of Wales, Type 45 Destroyers, and va

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