SO. ST. PAUL, MN. (December 8, 2006) – Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX: DOC) announced today that the SARBE Division of its London-based subsidiary, Signature Industries, has signed a new contract to develop and supply a new crew escape system for submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The initial development contract to SARBE is for $150,000 and SARBE expects additional orders for equipment purchases.

“SARBE will develop and supply an automatically activated and deployed emergency radio which will alert rescue authorities and pinpoint a stricken submarine submerged or on the surface,” said David Cairnie, CEO of Signature Industries. “This is a prestigious contract and we’re honored SARBE has been selected to create this new product.”

SARBE, a world leader in search and rescue radios, RFD Beaufort, the leader in Submarine Escape Equipment and Weir Strachan and Henshaw, a design authority for submarine launch systems, have partnered in a joint venture to develop the equipment. The venture, Integrated Submarine Escape Capability (ISEC), will collaborate to effectively meet personnel escape requirements from submerged vessels or during surface abandonment situations.

The Royal Netherlands Navy has selected the ISEC System, which triggers the launch of a 35-man life raft either on the surface or at deep-sea levels. Once inflated, the new SARBE beacon is automatically activated and sends emergency Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz transmissions for up to 10 days.

The Walrus class vessels will be the first submarines to be fitted with the equipment. SARBE is also pursuing opportunities to supply beacons to Scorpene submarines that have been ordered by the Navies of Malaysia, India and Chile.

About Digital Angel Corporation

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company’s products include identification and monitoring of humans, pets, fish, poultry and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSX). For more information about Digital Angel, please visit http://www.digitalangelcorp.com/.

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