Lt. General Harry E. Soyster Elected to Aura Systems Board

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2003 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) today announced the election of retired U.S. Army Lt. General Harry E. Soyster to the Aura Board of Directors. Soyster is currently on the board of directors of several companies and the Board of Governors, Army and Navy Club. He serves as consultant to numerous corporations and participates in studies by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Twentieth Century Fund, and the National Institute for Public Policy. Soyster previously held the position of director, Washington operations for MPRI and was vice president for international operations from 1995 to 2001.

"Lt. General Soyster is an outstanding addition to our board," said Neal Meehan, Aura chairman and chief executive officer. "Aura is very proud to support our armed forces with the best in mobile electrical power. With his distinguished military background and broad international business experience, Soyster will be invaluable to Aura as we pursue exciting new military, homeland security and commercial opportunities. We are delighted to have him join our board of directors."

"I'm excited about the opportunity to work closely with Aura's management team in the continuing process of realizing the company's true potential," Lt. General Soyster said. "The AuraGen(R) is a unique technology with a compelling value proposition in military, homeland security and commercial applications. I'm delighted about working with Aura to support our armed forces with the best in mobile electrical power."

General Soyster was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In 1957, he graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned in the field artillery. He also holds Master of Science Degrees from the Pennsylvania State University in Chemistry and the University of Southern California in Systems Management. His military schooling includes the Field Artillery School, the United States Army Command and Staff College, and the National War College.

During his distinguished career as a field artillery officer, Soyster commanded at all levels from platoon to division artillery, with staff assignments in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and the Inspector General at the Department of the Army; Director of Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and as assistant professor at the U. S. Military Academy and Chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division. In Vietnam, Soyster served as a field artillery battalion operations officer and battalion executive officer.

After promotion to general officer, Soyster completed his military career in a series of intelligence assignments. They included Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) where he was responsible for all Army intelligence collection and counterintelligence operations. As CG, INSCOM, he was the Army Chief of the Central Security Service at the National Security Agency, coordinated counterintelligence operations with the FBI and human intelligence with the CIA and DIA. Soyster was then appointed as the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Concurrently, he was the program manager for the General Defense Intelligence Program and Defense Department representative to the National Foreign Intelligence Board. As the senior military intelligence officer for the Department of Defense, he was the intelligence advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and responsible for providing military intelligence support to the National Command Authority during Operation JUST CAUSE in Panama and DESERT SHEILD/STORM in the Gulf War.

His military awards and decorations include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star for Valor with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint and Army Commendation Medals, and was Airborne and Ranger qualified. He also received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.

About Aura Systems

Aura Systems Inc., an ISO 9001 certified company, is a technology leader in mobile power. The company 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/ .

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information based on the beliefs of Aura's management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to Aura's management. Such statements reflect the current views of Aura with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including risk factors identified in Aura's 10-K and other SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Aura undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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For further information, please contact Neal Meehan, Chairman and CEO of Aura Systems, Inc., +1-310-643-5300, nmeehan@aurasystems.com .