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KWESST Demonstrates PARA OPS To Southern California Agencies ▪ Growing traction with certain agencies for PARA OPS and new 40mm ARWEN cartridge ▪ KWESST invited by the Los Angeles Police Department to showcase products to more than 100 law enforcement agencies at its 2024 Less Lethal Expo OTTAWA, March 12, 2024 – KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE; TSXV: KWE, KWE.WT.U) (“KWESST” or the “Company”) today reported on its demonstrations of PARA OPS to Southern California law enforcement agencies at their request following demonstrations at SHOT Show 2024 in Las Vegas in January. “These are progressive and opinion-leading agencies in the U.S.” said Sean Homuth, KWESST President and CEO. The Company stated that it continues to conduct a program of test and evaluation with a growing number of agencies following interest expressed at SHOT Show in its new PARA OPS and new ARWEN 40mm products. KWESST has also been invited by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to its invitation-only Less Lethal Expo 2024 to be held June 6, 2024 at the LAPD Elysian Park Academy, with more than 100 law enforcement agencies expected in attendance. “We are now in the process of formalizing demonstrations to several key agencies into test and evaluation programs that could lead to initial procurements”, said Homuth. The Company added that some agencies are retaining or have requested samples of the PARA OPS systems for continuing test and evaluation, including in Southern California. The PARA OPS patented Low Energy Cartridge (LEC) system is designed to be a more reliable and safer alternative to many legacy products on the market today, with versatile application across a wide range of situations for law enforcement, corrections facilities, maritime operations, dangerous animal control, private security and personal protection. KWESST is also demonstrating PARA OPS and its new Arwen 40mm baton round to 20 elite special police forces at an international invitation-only gathering this Spring, as announced February 12, 2024. “Most agencies are also interested in our new ARWEN 40mm or 37mm baton cartridges, said Homuth. “We are very encouraged at the accelerating interest from agencies of all kinds in our non-lethal products, due to their advantages over existing legacy systems.”

KWESST Awarded Contract From Ontario Provincial Police KWESST announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Ontario Provincial Police ("OPP") to deliver training and certification to the force’s lead Team Awareness Kit ("TAK") users and trainers. The OPP is Canada’s largest police force next to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and has a force of 5,800 uniformed officers. “Though the value of this contract is modest, it is a key first step in enabling the OPP to unlock real-time TAK-enabled communications and situational awareness for all response teams and frontline officers,” said Sean Homuth, KWESST President and CEO. Under the contract, KWESST will train and certify instructors from the OPP’s Field Support Bureau including representation from the Tactics and Rescue Unit, Aviation Services, K9-unit, and Emergency Response Team, teaching users across the force how to operate TAK in frontline operations. Homuth added, “The opportunity to work closely with the OPP’s premier users of TAK reaffirms KWESST’s leadership in delivering TAK-enablement where it can make the biggest difference – in the hands of tactical operators and first responders to reduce response time and ultimately save lives. It’s through close engagements with lead users like the OPP and other agencies that KWESST has uniquely positioned itself to deliver TAK enablement to law enforcement and first responders through its KWESST Lightning Software as a Service offering.” KWESST Lightning leverages the Company’s military digitization capabilities to provide a scalable cloud-based TAK-enabled situational awareness app for the public safety market for real-time shared information among front-line responders and commanders during critical, dynamic incidents. The system will allow users to build and select from a menu of different “mission” modules appropriate to the incident. KWESST is already under subcontract with a national public safety agency to develop one such “mission” module for Ground Search and Rescue (“GSAR”) operations for the community of law enforcement and volunteer organizations who conduct searches for thousands of lost people each year. The benefit to users will be lightning-fast time to engagement, seamless interoperability with cooperating agencies, and limitless scalability in the cloud. “Our SaaS business model around KWESST Lightning will make it very easy for organizations to have this capability without capital investment or maintenance costs, while achieving faster coordinated response to incidents that are often a matter of life and death,” concluded Homuth. In October 18, 2023, the Company announced that it expected to launch the first commercially available version for GSAR by mid-2024, and will continue to develop additional user-defined mission modules. As we continue to gather valuable user feedback and also seek pilot user opportunities, the Company expects to revise its timeline for full commercial availability to late calendar Q3 2024.

KWESST Signs Agreement For Distribution of PARA OPS Products In Canada

KWESST Invited To Showcase Its Public Safety Products To Elite Special Intervention Units At Spring 2024 Event “This invitation-only event is a rare opportunity to introduce our public safety products to some of the most elite specialist teams in the world,” said Sean Homuth, KWESST President and CEO. More than 20 specialist teams are expected from up to 38 countries. Operating as a network, these elite law enforcement units stand ready 24/7 to respond to crisis situations affecting national security. The Company will be demonstrating and briefing on its new PARA OPS non-lethal system, its new 40mm ARWEN cartridge for riot control and tactical teams, plus its new Lightning and T-SAS systems for sharing situational awareness among responders and commanders during a critical incident. “We are seeing heightened interest in our products as public safety agencies everywhere upgrade and expand their capabilities for dealing with the growing potential for public unrest and terrorist activity, and seek to better protect their officers while at the same time responding more effectively to critical incidents,” said Homuth. The Company’s new PARA OPS system is a breakthrough, patented “low energy cartridge” technology with universal application to situations of all kinds where a “non-lethal” solution is desirable for a safe conclusion to the incident. For riot control and high-risk intervention by tactical teams the Company’s new 40 mm ARWEN baton cartridge provides unequalled performance for de-escalating violent situations and bringing dangerous suspects under control and taking them into custody. KWESST’s Lightning Software as a Service (SaaS), to be rolled out later this year, enables instant, shared situational awareness in real time among officers responding to a critical incident. Related, the Company’s new T-SAS (Tactical Surveillance and Sniper) system, already ordered by one G7 capital city, allows responders and commanders to view and share video intelligence in real time for faster response during an incident. For security reasons, KWESST did not release further details of this international event.

KWESST Reports On SHOT Show 2024 ▪ Live-fire demonstration of new 40mm ARWEN cartridge and PARA OPS products at industry range day ▪ Initial orders from law enforcement agencies for 40mm cartridge and follow-on demonstrations of PARA OPS ▪ Company scaling up U.S. production to supply 100% “Made In America” products  The Company featured its new ARWEN 40mm cartridge and its PARA OPS non-lethal system, with live fire demonstrations at the industry Range Day, January 22nd in advance of the Show. “At the Show itself, many law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local level, plus foreign distributors from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, specifically sought us out for these new products,” said Sean Homuth, KWESST President and CEO. The Company is leveraging its established ARWEN riot launcher business as a channel to the law enforcement market. “The long-standing performance reputation of our ARWEN 37mm cartridge catalyzed substantial interest at the Show in our new 40mm ARWEN cartridge,” said Homuth. “We are currently working through the fulfillment of a large backlog of ARWEN 37 orders and have begun to receive initial orders for the new 40mm for testing and evaluation.” “Our established ARWEN business with its existing customer base is also proving, as expected, to be a ready channel to the law enforcement community for our new PARA OPS non-lethal product line just being introduced to market now,” added Homuth. “We received many requests at the Show for follow-on demonstrations to police agencies to take place over the next several weeks, and coming months, including to some of the biggest agencies in the U.S.” Meetings at the Show included several key S.W.A.T./tactical teams and trainers in the U.S. regarding use of these tools. Some of these officers specialize in less lethal and non-lethal training, including educational blogs for police, and they expressed interest in featuring KWESST’s new 40mm cartridge and PARA OPS products. “An important part of our discussions with users like this also focused on the demand profile for 2024 and beyond, which confirmed a growing market for public safety related products in the current and foreseeable operating environment,” said Homuth. Just prior to SHOT Show 2024 the Company opened its e-commerce online order system. “This makes it convenient for customers to initiate orders directly if they wish, though we expect most customers to order through local law enforcement distributors which is the common practice in the industry,” said Homuth. The Company stated that it also met with strategic suppliers at the Show to scale for higher production and provide 100% “Made In America” products for U.S. customers. “Overall, we are very encouraged at the growing momentum behind our public safety products as a result of this year’s SHOT Show and the early order flow,” concluded Homuth. 

Dave Ibbetson Joins KWESST as Strategic Advisor Former General Manager of General Dynamics Mission Systems International to Provide Strategic Defence Advisory to KWESST February 2, 2024 – Ottawa – KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (TSXV: KWE and KWE.WT.U; NASDAQ: KWE and KWESW); (“KWESST” or “the Company”) today announced that Dave Ibbetson, former General Manager of General Dynamics C4 Systems International, and General Dynamics Mission Systems International (“GDMS”) has been engaged as a Strategic Defence Advisor. Mr. Ibbetson, with more than 30 years in the Aerospace and Defence Industry, spent 25 years with General Dynamics where he served in progressively senior executive roles delivering major Canadian programs such Land C4ISR, CH-148 Cyclone and CP-140 Aurora Integrated Mission System and exporting products and systems into the US, Europe, South America and The Middle East. During his tenure with GD Mission Systems Dave spent 8 years leading GDMS international portfolio of businesses with operations in Canada, UK, Italy, Turkey and the Middle East. “I'm excited to be joining the energetic team at KWESST at an exciting time for the Company and our industry. Digitization and integration of the battle space will continue to drive the operational advantage our forces rely upon for mission success and survivability. SME's like KWESST bring innovation and agility to bear in that solution space". “Dave brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and energy to the Company,” said Sean Homuth, President and CEO of KWESST. “His experience leading a global defence organization will be invaluable to us as we continue to execute on our strategy of winning and delivering on large defence programs”, added Homuth, “I’m thrilled to have attracted his support to our growing team and look forward to achieving great outcomes together.”