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AuraGen Selected as Successful Military Spin Off Technology

1 May 2000

AuraGen Selected as Successful Military Spin Off Technology, ``Compact Change headed for a Better Tomorrow'' Says U.S. Army

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--May 1, 2000--AURA SYSTEMS INC. (OTC:AURA) was recently informed that its AuraGen product, the company's under the hood 5 KW generator system, was selected to represent a group of the most successful technologies developed from military research.
    Ballistic Missile Defense Office sited the AuraGen as one of 21 innovations out of hundreds of technologies that were examined for the award. The technologies were judged on their potential to provide "Significant economic and social returns to BMDO sponsors, the Nation and its taxpayers."
    Additionally U.S. Army COSCOM (U.S. Army Corp. Support Command) recently called VIPER "The compact change headed for a better tomorrow." VIPER is the military designation for AuraGen. The Army in its report stated, "We recently used the Viper HMMWV in a field exercise and my personal opinion is that the Viper is a great piece of equipment," said Spec Roderick Butler, HHC, COSCOM. "It came in handy when our generators wouldn't start. We had the Viper installed earlier, so we put it to the test and used it to operate our equipment. It ran 21 hours and 30 minutes, operating two light sets, a television, a radio, three 60 watt drop lights, a coffee pot, three cell phones, six computers and three printers. We didn't have any problems." Additional durability testing is scheduled by COSCOM who plans to air drop AuraGens into a test zone to measure how quick deployment can be completed.
    On the commercial side recently the AuraGen was installed on Utility trucks used by Southern California Edison and the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and power.
    The AuraGen Mobile Generator system is engine driven and capable of providing 5,000 Watts of continuous, pure sine wave, 60 Hz, 120/240 VAC power for operating any type of equipment in combination, from the most sensitive digital computer to the most brute force compressor. The system provides the same quality of electrical power whether the vehicle is stationary or mobile. Commercial end-users include utility companies, communications companies, state, local and federal agencies, among others, on a variety of vehicles. More information about the AuraGen is available on company's Web site http://www.aurasystems.com/.
    Aura Systems Inc., a leader in electromagnetic systems, is located in El Segundo.