LRAD receives orders from international public safety organisations

LRAD, a provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), has received two orders for the delivery of the LRAD 1000X and LRAD 100X systems.

Under the combine $1.8m contract, LRAD will supply LRAD 1000X and LRAD 100X systems as well as various accessories to a national police force in Southeast Asia and a Latin American police agency by 31 December 2013.

The LRAD system enables public safety personnel to issue authoritative voice communications and warning tones from standoff zones to de-escalate tense situations.

To ensure voice communications, the LRAD systems use proprietary technology and innovative designs to generate highly intelligible voice broadcasts from 300m to over 3.5km.

LRAD president and CEO Tom Brown said the company aims to increase business development efforts in international markets, and these orders are the result of those efforts.

"Police and military organizations continue to see value in the dual-purpose LRAD family of products that allow for intelligible mass communication and emergency warning, and effective public safety and crowd control," Brown added.

The LRAD 100X self-contained and hand portable device has been designed to ensure crystal clear voice communication over distances up to 600m against the background noises made by vehicles, vessels, sirens and boisterous crowds using optimized driver and wave-guide technology.

Capable of operating in all weather conditions, the acoustic system features interfaces that include a hardened microphone and a Mil-Spec media player for easy operation in demanding environments.

Designed to provide superior voice intelligibility, the LRAD 1000X provides powerful broadcasts and has an extended frequency range.