LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA , March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aura Systems Inc. (Symbol “AUSI”) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Hippo Multipower to provide a minimum of 525 of Aura’s new 10 kW AuraGen® mobile power application for use on various models of Polaris® ultralight tactical military MRZR vehicles and derivatives such as the MRZR D2 and D4 and the MRZR Alpha over a three-year period. The minimum value of the agreement over the three years is approximately $8.85 million. The first delivery of 10 kW AuraGen® systems under this contract is currently scheduled to take place by June 1, 2023.
“Hippo is very excited to be able to offer the AuraGen® power solution for Polaris MRZR and derivatives such as the MRZR D2 and D4 and the MRZR Alpha military platforms. There are currently approximately 3,000 such platforms in use by the U.S. military and we believe that every one of them could potentially benefit from this unique solution” explained Wally Fordyce, Vice President of Hippo Multipower.
Aura’s newly-designed 10 kW mobile power solution represents notable improvements in both size and efficiency over earlier AuraGen® designs; when compared to prior AuraGen® systems, this new design is approximately 48% smaller in volume, has over 320% increased torque density, over 220% increased power density, and approximately 10% increased overall efficiency. Aura is also in the final stages of completing its design for a 250 kW axial flux induction motor suitable for electric vehicle applications and which is expected to provide up to 77 kW of power per liter volume (representing nearly a 200% improvement in power density over most electric vehicle motors currently in use) and 97.5% efficiency.
“The rollout of this new AuraGen® 10 kW power solution is just the latest culmination of the company’s investment in engineering personnel and tooling which has taken place since July 2019, when shareholders ushered new management into the company,” explained Cipora Lavut, Aura’s President.
Aura Systems was founded in 1987 by a team of scientists and engineers as a defense industry think-tank. During the Cold War, Aura collaborated with the nation’s largest defense contractors as well as with the military itself on a host of both classified and non-classified “Star Wars” skunkworks programs. Today, Aura’s AuraGen® mobile power technology is deployed in more than 20 countries worldwide. With customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the world’s leading militaries, the AuraGen® family of power technology products represent a proven environmentally-conscious and economical solution for a wide range of applications.
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