Sat-Comm Selects AuraGen as Mobile Power Source for Armored Remote Broadcasting Vehicles
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 15 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) today announced that Sat-Comm, a United Kingdom- based broadcast and telecommunications systems integrator, has selected the AuraGen(R) to supply mobile power for their remote broadcasting vehicles. Aura Systems will initially outfit an armored Chevrolet Suburban remote broadcast vehicle with the AuraGen G5000 for customer evaluation. The remote broadcast vehicle, outfitted with vehicular armor, is designed for use in hot- spots worldwide. Its first application will be in support of a major news agency operating in Iraq. The armor provides enhanced personnel protection while operating in potentially hostile environments. It's expected that additional units will be purchased by Sat-Comm after the initial customer evaluation phase is completed.
"Aura is pleased to have the AuraGen selected by an innovative company like Sat-Comm," said Neal Meehan, Aura chairman and CEO. "The AuraGen has seen broad acceptance in military and homeland defense applications and a wide range of communications applications, including commercial remote broadcast vehicles, due to its unique ability to address their evolving power requirements. As they utilize ever more sophisticated equipment, the need for 'clean' power that can operate in rugged environments becomes critical. The AuraGen provides 'clean,' pure sine wave power ideally suited to support both brute-force, heavy equipment and the most advanced high-tech devices."
The AuraGen G5000 provides 5000 watts of "clean" AC electrical power that will be used to operate the vehicles sophisticated computer and communications equipment as well as lights and other equipment required to support their remote broadcast operations. Sat-Comm specializes in mobile broadcast systems with an emphasis on Satellite News gathering vehicles and high specification flyaway systems.
"The AuraGen meets all of our mobile power requirements, providing the 'clean' power required by our high-tech computer and communications equipment in a rugged systems designed that is vital to the vehicles operation in remote, hostile environments," said John McClenaghan, Sat-Comm manufacturing manager. "Its small footprint, light-weight design and flexible installation options allow us to use the AuraGen and save vital, usable vehicle space. This contrasts sharply with the power systems that we have been using in the past. Add its reliability and ease-of-use and the AuraGen is a great, cost- effective solution for our mobile power needs."
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/ .