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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Digital Angel's SARBE Unit Receives Approval From for its Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon
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 COSPAS-SARSAT type approval for its SARBE Advanced Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon (AAPLB). COSPAS-SARSAT is a satellite system designed to provide distress, alert and location data to assist search and rescue (SAR) operations, using spacecraft and ground facilities to detect and locate the signals of distress beacons operating on 406 Megahertz (MHz) or 121.5 MHz.
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. In an emergency they transmit an alert on 406MHz to the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite network.
The SARBE AAPLB was developed with joint funding from the United States Air Force (USAF) as a replacement for the soon to be obsolete AN/URT-33 survival radio.
Several companies are in the process of developing similar replacement PLBs for this market. However, SARBE is the first to be able to announce compliance with this stringent, mandated requirement.
Joseph J. Grillo, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Angel, said, “We expect to see strong demand for the AAPLB. It is estimated that worldwide over 15,000 units will be purchased in the next twelve months.”
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 40 countries.
About Digital Angel
Digital Angel (www.digitalangel.com) 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 tracking using visual and radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags; and global positioning systems (GPS) search and rescue beacons for use on aircraft, ships and boats, and by adventure enthusiasts. Digital Angel is an approximately 48% stockholder of VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIP).
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