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Digital Angel's SARBE Unit Receives Upgraded Approval from COSPAS-SARSAT for Its Advanced Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn. --(Business Wire)--
Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in
the field of animal identification and emergency identification
solutions, announced today that its SARBE division has received full
COSPAS-SARSAT type approval for its SARBE Advanced Aircrew Personal
Locator Beacon (AAPLB).
The AAPLB had previously been type approved as a special use beacon
which limited its potential to the military market in which SARBE is a
market leader. Full type approval demonstrates that during testing the
AAPLB achieved the highest performance levels set down by the
COSPAS-SARSAT secretariat for Personal Locator Beacons. COSPAS-SARSAT is
a global communications system that provides distress alert and location
data to Search and Rescue (SAR) operations to assist persons in
distress. The system uses satellites and ground facilities to detect and
locate the signals of distress beacons operating on 406MHz.
Improvements made to the design and manufacture of the previously
approved SARBE AAPLB necessitated the new COSPAS-SARSAT type approval.
Following the award of the full type approval, SARBE finalized a
contract to supply AAPLB's to the Spanish Armed Forces. Spain joins the
Armed Forces of the U.K. as users of this high performance, latest
generation SARBE beacon.
"Interested customers have been monitoring developments as we prepare
the AAPLB for the U.K. We view this new order from Spain as a vote of a
confidence and a sign of our progress," commented, Joe Grillo, Chief
Executive Officer of Digital Angel. "We expect o see additional demand
for the AAPLB this year, and believe that worldwide demand exists for
over 15,000 units.
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are standard survival equipment for
military aircrews, and are increasingly being used in consumer markets
by boaters, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts who frequently travel
outside cell phone range.
About SARBE
A division of Digital Angel's Signature Industries subsidiary, based in
the United Kingdom, SARBE is a world-leading supplier of Search and
Rescue Beacon Equipment and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). SARBE
beacons are now among the most technologically-advanced available,
featuring digital satellite communications, Global Positioning by
Satellite (GPS) and programmable functionality. Its SARBE trademark is
widely considered the global standard for these devices, which are now
found on ships, aircraft and submarines of the armed forces in more than
50 countries.
About Digital Angel
Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA) is an advanced technology company in the
field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions.
Digital Angel's products are utilized around the world in such
applications as pet identification, using its patented, FDA-approved
implantable microchip; livestock identification and herd management
using visual and radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags; and
global positioning systems (GPS) search and rescue beacons for army,
navy and air force applications worldwide. For further information
please visit www.digitalangel.com.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements (as
such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995). Forward-looking statements included in this press release
include, without limitation, those concerning expectations regarding the
expected benefits of and demand for the technology and the impact on the
Company's financial results. These forward-looking statements are
based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs and are subject
to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Additional
information about these and other factors that could affect the
Company's businesses is set based on the Company's current expectations
and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions forth in the Company's Form 10-K under the caption "Risk
Factors" filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC (News - Alert)") on
April 1, 2010, and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the
date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except as required by law.
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