Mr. Anoosh Manzoori reports

SPARC AI RECEIVES ORDER FOR MOBILE GPS-DENIED NAVIGATION SOLUTION FROM UAE GROUP SUPPORTING DEFENCE OPERATIONS

Sparc AI Inc. has issued an invoice to a group operating in close collaboration with the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence of its mobile tactical navigation and targeting platform. The order covers annual software licences per device per year. Sparc AI will install the software and ship the configured devices to the UAE, where they will be deployed for field evaluation.

The GPS (Global Positioning System) crisis across the Gulf and beyond

The order comes at a time when GPS and GNSS (global navigation satellite system) interference has become a growing operational issue across the Middle East, particularly in and around conflict-affected areas. Aviation and safety authorities, including the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority, as well as international bodies such as EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and IATA (International Air Transport Association), have warned of increased GNSS jamming and spoofing affecting navigation and surveillance performance in the region. This operating environment is highlighting the urgent need for resilient, field-ready technologies that can continue to function when GPS is degraded, disrupted or deliberately denied.

Sparc AI's mobile tactical solution

Sparc AI's mobile platform delivers two mission-critical capabilities on a single hand-held device, functioning entirely off-line without any reliance on network connectivity or satellite navigation signals.

GPS-denied navigation: The platform provides continuous position assurance when GNSS is unavailable or actively spoofed. Using machine-learning-corrected IMU (inertial measurement unit) sensor fusion, the software integrates accelerometer, gyroscope and barometric to maintain dead-reckoning navigation across extended dismounted operations, sustaining positional continuity regardless of whether GPS is jammed, spoofed or simply absent.

Laser-free target acquisition: Operators can use the device camera to designate a target and immediately receive its precise geolocation with output in MGRS (military grid reference system) defence-preferred co-ordinate formats -- without a laser rangefinder. This eliminates a significant equipment dependency and enables rapid, affordable target acquisition at the individual operator level.

The global military rugged smart phone market size in 2024 stands at $1.28-billion (U.S.) and is expected to expand at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 7.6 per cent from 2025 to 2033, reaching an estimated value of $2.47-billion (U.S.) by 2033.

The Sparc AI software is installed on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Tactical Edition, a hardened platform adopted by defence departments around the world. The licence fee of $2,950 per device per year covers the Sparc AI software only and does not include the cost of the device itself -- a pricing structure that allows governments and units to acquire capability on existing or separately procured hardware.

"This order represents another important step in validating the real-world demand for Sparc AI's GPS-denied technologies," said chief executive officer Anoosh Manzoori. "As interference and disruption to satellite navigation systems become more common in operational theatres, the need for reliable alternatives is becoming increasingly urgent. Our mobile tactical solution is built to meet exactly that challenge."

About Sparc AI Inc.

Sparc AI is a defence technology company solving one of the most critical challenges in modern autonomous systems: accurate navigation and targeting when GPS is unavailable. The company's AI-powered platform transforms the low-cost inertial sensors already inside commercial drones into precision instruments without additional hardware, external signals or complex integration. Sparc AI's software-only approach makes GPS-denied capability for target acquisition and navigation accessible at the price point and scale that modern drone operations demand, from single platforms to fleets of thousands.

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