SPARC AI Enters Ukrainian Defence Market with Strategic Reseller Partnership

(TheNewswire)

SPARC AI GPS-denied navigation and precisiontargeting technology to be evaluated for deployment in one of theworld’s most demanding operational environments

Vancouver, Canada – February 25,2026 - TheNewswire — SPARC AI Inc.(the “Company”) (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) (Frankfurt: 5OV0)today announced astrategic partnership to bring its precision targeting and GPS-deniednavigation platform to Ukraine.

Under the agreement, SPARC AI and its Ukrainianreseller partner will conduct a structured evaluation of the SPARC AIplatform, beginning with field testing before progressing to fullcommercial deployment. The partnership represents SPARC AI’s firstexpansion into an active defence market and validates the platform’srelevance to the most operationally demanding environments in theworld.

Phased Approach: Test,Validate, Deploy

The agreement follows a two-stage structure designed toensure the technology meets the rigorous requirements of Ukrainianoperators:

Stage 1 — Operational Field Testing. SPARC AI will provide fullyfunctional testing licences, developer access, and technical supportto enable comprehensive field evaluation in Ukraine. The resellerpartner will conduct in-country testing with representative users anddrones, gathering performance data and operator feedback in real-worldUkrainian conditions. This stage will conclude with a detailedassessment of technical performance, commercial viability, andrecommendations for market entry.

Stage 2 — CommercialDeployment. Withsuccessful Stage 1 results and mutual agreement, the partnership willadvance to commercial resale of SPARC AI products across Ukraine, withlocalised documentation, training, and first-line customer supportdelivered by the in-country partner.

Why Ukraine

Ukraine represents the world’s most advancedoperational environment for drone technology. GPS jamming and spoofingare routine. Electronic warfare is persistent and sophisticated.Operators require accurate targeting and reliable navigation inconditions where GPS cannot be trusted.

In contested environments such as Ukraine, GPS jammingis so pervasive that drone operators have resorted to flying withfibre optic tether cables, physical wires trailing from the drone tothe operator just to maintain navigation and targeting capability whenGPS is denied. These tethers limit range, restrict manoeuvrability,and add logistical burden to every mission. They exist because currentlow-cost drones cannot navigate or target accurately without GPS, andthe traditional alternative tactical-grade inertial hardware cost perunit is economically incompatible with modern operations that dependon fielding hundreds or thousands of expendable drones atscale.

SPARC AI eliminates this trade-off entirely through itsAI enabled software. The platform's AI correction engine learnsthe error characteristics of each drone's existing sensors andcorrects them fixing drift, heading distortion, and sensor biaswithout any hardware changes. When a known landmark is visible, thesystem calculates the drone's own position without GPS. Thedrones can also target and record the location of any point ofinterest. The result is drones fly untethered, navigate accurately,and deliver precision effects using only the sensors they alreadyhave.

StrategicSignificance

The Ukrainian partnership represents a significantmilestone for SPARC AI:

Operational validation. Field testing in a contested electromagnetic environmentprovides the most rigorous validation possible for GPS-deniednavigation technology.

Defence market entry. Ukraine’s operators are at the forefront of droneinnovation. Proven performance in this market establishes credibilitywith allied defence organisations worldwide.

Product enhancement. Real-world datafrom high-tempo operations across diverse conditions and drones will accelerate the developmentof SPARC AI products even further that wouldmake it more marketable.

The Company will seek all necessary regulatory andexport control approvals before any commercial sale or technologytransfer to Ukraine and has retained specialist legal counsel toensure full compliance with applicable Canadian, and internationallaws governing defence technology exports.

About SPARC AI Inc.

SPARC AI is a defence technology company solving one of the mostcritical challenges in modern autonomous systems: accurate navigationand targeting when GPS is unavailable. The company's AI-poweredplatform transforms the low-cost inertial sensors already insidecommercial drones into precision instruments without additionalhardware, external signals, or complex integration. SPARC AI'ssoftware-only approach makes GPS-denied capability for targetacquisition and navigation accessible at the price point and scalethat modern drone operations demand, from single platforms to fleetsof thousands.

For further informationcontact:

Anoosh Manzoori, Chief Executive Officer

SPARC AI Inc.

E-mail: anoosh@sparcai.net
Web : http://www.sparcai.co

Tel: (213) 459-3994

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