LRAD Corporation Announces Over $1 Million in New Asian Public Safety and Wildlife Control Orders

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LRAD Corporation (Nasdaq:LRAD), the world's leading provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), announced today it has received new LRAD® systems orders totaling over $1 million for Asian public safety, wildlife control and emergency warning/mass notification. The orders are anticipated to ship this quarter.

"We are experiencing increasing LRAD systems demand in Asia across our primary market applications due to the successful implementation of targeted business development strategies and the efforts of our personnel and Asian business partners," said Tom Brown, president and CEO of LRAD Corporation. "We've received over $2 million in orders from Asia this quarter with further orders anticipated."

LRAD's proprietary AHD systems broadcast highly intelligible warnings, instructions and critical information over distances of 200 meters up to 3.5 km. Through the use of multilingual voice commands and warning tones, LRAD assists government, public safety and commercial security personnel safely control wildlife and create large standoff zones, determine intent, peacefully resolve uncertain situations, and save lives on both sides of the Long Range Acoustic Device®.

About LRAD Corporation

LRAD Corporation is using long range communication to peacefully resolve uncertain situations and save lives on both sides of its proprietary Long Range Acoustic Device®. LRAD® systems are in service in more than 60 countries around the world in diverse applications including fixed and mobile military deployments, maritime security, critical infrastructure and perimeter security, commercial security, border and port security, law enforcement and emergency responder communications, emergency warning and mass notification, asset protection, and wildlife preservation and control. For more information about the Company and its LRAD systems, please visit www.lradx.com.

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