AuraGen-R- VIPER Supports Federal Office of Domestic Preparedness for Homeland Security at Salt Lake City Olympics

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--April 23, 2002--AURA SYSTEMS, INC. (OTC BB:AURA) announced today that its AuraGen VIPER Mobile Power Source was deployed at the recent Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games as part of the Homeland Security mobile communications center.
    The Naval Research Laboratories (NRL), located in Washington, DC designed outfitted and deployed an AM General Hummer and a Ford Expedition vehicle-set with unique interoperable communications capabilities as requested by the federal Office of Domestic Preparedness, Department of Justice. By using the AuraGen VIPER (Vehicle Integrated Primary Electrical Resource) mobile power systems in these vehicles, the systems were provided with both AC & DC power which was available whether the vehicles were mobile or stationary. The VIPERs replaced both alternator-inverter devices for mobile operation and vehicle-mounted gensets for parked operation. The VIPERs are based on the 8,500 Watt AuraGen G8500 system, and are several hundred pounds lighter and more than 10 times smaller than the devices they replace. The VIPERs can operate continuously as required with no need of preventive maintenance.
    The NRL InfraLynx (Infrastructure Linkage and Restoration) Hummer, with modular communications components originally designed to support several U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, has the "capability of instantly providing interoperable two-way satellite commercial links, data networking, land-based mobile radio networking, streaming video and a private cellular telephone network. We can deliver telephone and data connectivity anywhere," according to Chris Herndon, the NRL InfraLynx project manager. "During the last week of the Olympics, we were directed to deploy from our location to Park City to support existing and additional federal, state and local assets and personnel responding to an increased threat level situation. We were the only means by which a number of these key assets could communicate with each other locally, and by which several could communicate and conference with federal officials in the Washington area. Within an hour, we deployed several miles and were fully operational. Because of the AuraGen VIPER, we immediately had the necessary quality and quantity of power to provide mobile communications continuity while we moved to the new location, and then to provide full service interconnect communications as required when parked, continuously. The VIPER power operation was transparent to us; there was nothing to fiddle with, change, or maintain. The AuraGen VIPER has saved us about 900 pounds, restoring the vehicle center-of-gravity from its top-heavy, off-center condition caused by the original generator. Additionally, the VIPER eliminates the high generator noise and vibration, important considerations for 24/7 operation of both equipment and people. And, we regained over 20 cubic feet of always important space. We are planning additional systems, and the AuraGen VIPER is our power source of choice."
    The AuraGen VIPER is provided to NRL via contract with Assurance Technology Corporation.
    Joshua Hauser, President and CEO of Aura Systems, Inc., noted, "We are proud to have been able to play an important role in supporting the ODP in this Homeland Security situation. We believe that the AuraGen and the VIPER (the military version of the AuraGen) can provide many operational benefits in law enforcement, counter-terrorism, defense and combat situations. We are looking forward to our increased participation in these markets. I might add that the AuraGen began supporting the Olympics starting December 4, 2001, as the electric power source on the GM Chevrolet Avalanche command vehicle for the Olympic Flame Torch Relay caravan which moved through hundreds of cities and towns across America on the way to Salt Lake City. We have been informed that the AuraGen performed flawlessly during the entire 13,500 mile, 65 day trip."

    About Aura Systems
    Aura Systems Inc., a technology leader in mobile power, develops and sells AuraGen(R) Mobile Induction Power systems to the industrial, commercial and defense mobile power generation markets. The Company's unique and patented energy solution is the only proven, commercially available pure sine wave power system that can continuously provide thousands of watts of power at low engine speed, and is fully integrated under the vehicle hood. The AuraGen(R) is capable of generating full power up to 8500 watts at all engine speeds including enhanced engine idle speed for gasoline engines and at idle speed for bigger diesel engines. The AuraGen(R) combines sophisticated mechanical and electronics design, advanced engineering and break-through electromagnetic technology to produce a highly reliable and flexible mobile power generating system that creates alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) electricity, both with and without the engine on. For more information about the Company's AuraGen(R) product visit the company's website at http://www.aurasystems.com.

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