Enforce Tac 2026 – Meprolight introduces the Sting Lumina dual wavelength laser pointer and illuminator

Meprolight, part of the Israeli SK Group, unveiled its Sting Lumina dual wavelength lase pointer and illuminator at the Nurnberg exhibition, designed in cooperation with elite military forces

Small, light, and rugged, the Sting Lumina developed by Meprolight allows the warfighter to use a visible (red or green) or infrared (IR) invisible laser beam to aim at the target, an IR illuminator being also integrated in the system. All this in less than 250 grams, powered by a standard AA battery, probably not the lightest solution, but definitely one which is available everywhere and ensures over six hours operation at high power.

This laser pointer was designed with strong recoil shocks in mind, its robust construction allowing using it on assault rifles as well as on light machine guns. Although Meprolight does not indicate operational ranges, these must be compatible with the weapons that it can equip. While the laser beam used for aiming has a very small divergence, the one used for illumination has two settings, wide and narrow field of view. The day and IR aiming lasers have the same zeroing mechanism, the illuminator having a separate system.

Developing the new device hand in hand with elite operators led to a series of unique features in terms of operating modes and safeties. One lever located on top of the device, centre front, allows switching from low power (Class 1, eyesafe) to high power mode (Class 3R); not only, to switch from Low Power, on the left, to High Power, on the right, the soldier must operate a safety device located on the right, this avoiding to switch on High Power during training, something that might cause safety issues should the laser be pointed on somebody eyes.

A further safety avoids switching from invisible to visible due to a mistake; this might prove critical when operating at night. So, in combat, the operator will keep the visible safety on, and will take off the high intensity one.

A push button at the front allows activating the selected function, however usually soldiers prefer using a remote press-to-lase, which they attach at their preferred position on the weapon, the remote being connected by cable to the Sting Lumina, the standard connection allowing to use third party cables. The device is attached to the weapon via a standard Picatinny rail. As said, users can ask for either green (532 nm) or red (635-650 nm) visible laser source.

The Sting Lumina leverages the experience acquired by Meprolight with its Mepro Sting dual wavelength laser pointer, to which it added the illuminating capability, while refining the system layout and ergonomics.

As said the Sting Lumina is in full production. Although Meprolight did not comment on customers, it is quite obvious that the first customer has been Israel, Special Forces being definitely the first units to be issued with the new product.

Photos courtesy Meprolight and P. Valpolini