Mr. Sean Homuth reports

DEFSEC ANNOUNCES NEXT GENERATION BATTLESPACE LASER IDENTIFICATION SENSOR SYSTEM (BLISS) AND COMPANION APPLICATION SUITE

Defsec Technologies Inc. has launched its battlespace laser identification sensor system (BLISS), the next-generation capability in the company's battlefield laser detection innovation path.

Building on the battlefield laser detection system (BLDS) foundation, BLISS advances Defsec's tactical-edge sensing architecture with enhanced laser threat detection, emitter identification, networked battlespace awareness and a companion software suite that transforms laser warning into shared, actionable battlefield information. BLISS also incorporates newly developed technology for which Defsec has submitted a provisional patent application, underscoring the proprietary innovation embedded in the system.

Following Defsec's sale and delivery of BLDS units for a U.S. Army armored vehicle program (announced on June 18, 2025) last year for testing and trial activity, initial sample BLISS units are now scheduled for delivery in the coming month as the next step in that same capability evolution.

"BLISS represents a major step forward in tactical-edge force protection and actionable battlespace intelligence for commanders," said Sean Homuth, president and chief executive officer. "It combines rapid warning and actionable intelligence in real time. This capability provides an operational advantage against laser-enabled threats, enabling the ability to defeat those threats and vastly improve survivability of soldiers and high-value assets in the battlespace. This is particularly relevant to threats seen in the current Middle East and Ukraine conflicts."

BLISS is designed to alert operators to laser activity across the battlespace, providing critical early warning, characterization of the nature of the threat and valuable time to assess, evade, defend and deploy countermeasures. Low cost and scalable across dismounted soldiers, vehicles, and fixed infrastructure, it greatly enhances survivability, situational awareness and provides a much more complete picture of threats in the battlespace in real time.

"With the rapid proliferation of lethal threats employed by our foreign adversaries that use lasers for target acquisition including missiles, drones/UAVs and other destructive weapons, BLISS represents an important step forward in capability bringing low-cost sensors that can be deployed in great numbers throughout the battlespace designed to significantly increase the ability to defeat those threats," said Mr. Homuth.

The company is also in the process of completing a suite of associated software applications. The first, which is being shipped to the U.S. Army to support their ongoing testing, is an application that supports the analysis of identified threats for characterization. The second is a plug-in application expected to be available for demonstrations in May, 2026, that enables the integration of this capability with the real-time situational awareness ecosystem used by many western NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies including Canada and the United States.

About Defsec Technologies Inc.

Defsec develops and commercializes breakthrough next-generation tactical systems for military and security forces. The company's current portfolio of offerings includes digitization of tactical forces for real-time shared situational awareness and targeting information from any source (including drones) streamed directly to users' smart devices and weapons. Other Defsec products include countermeasures against threats such as electronic detection, lasers and drones. These systems can operate stand-alone or integrate seamlessly with OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products and battlefield management systems, and all come integrated with TAK. The company also has a new proprietary less-lethal product line branded Para Shot with applications across all segments of the non-lethal market, including law enforcement. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

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