SPARC AI Registered as AUKUS Authorised User, Opening Pathway to US and UK Defence Markets

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SPARC AI Inc. (CSE: SPAI; OTCQB: SPAIF; Frankfurt: 5OV0) (“SPARC AI” or the “Company”), today announced it has been registered by the Australian Government as an authorized user under the AUKUS licence-free environment, a designation that lets the company move eligible defence technology to US and UK partners without a separate export permit.

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Established under the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Act 2024, the licence-free environment removes permit requirements for most controlled goods, technology and services traded between authorized users in the three nations.

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The designation is most consequential for SPARC AI’s work with US-built drone platforms. It gives the company a direct, permit-free route to embed its GPS-denied geolocation and target-acquisition software into the systems of approved US drone manufacturers and integrators collapsing a process that previously ran on a permit-by-permit basis into one that can move at the pace of commercial development.

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“Registration as an AUKUS authorized user is a significant commercial and strategic milestone,” said Anoosh Manzoori, CEO of SPARC AI. “It lets us supply eligible controlled technology to authorized partners across the alliance without a standalone export permit, and it positions Overwatch inside the platforms our partners are already fielding.”

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Use of the licence-free environment remains subject to eligibility, pre-notification and record-keeping obligations administered through Australia’s Defence Export Controls regime.

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About SPARC AI Inc.

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SPARC AI develops software that delivers precision target acquisition and navigation for defence drones and autonomous systems operating in GPS-denied environments. Software-only and hardware-agnostic, its passive with no radar, lidar, or emissions that can be detected or jammed. SPARC AI’s flagship platform, Overwatch, provides detection, tracking, and multi-drone coordination across the connected fleet, giving operators and commanders decisive situational awareness on the modern battlefield.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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