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G7 Capital City Police Take Delivery of KWESST T-SAS Systems(TM) and Enter into Agreement to Trial KWESST Lightning(TM)
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2024) - KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE) (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"G7 Capital City Police Take Delivery of KWESST T-SAS Systems(TM) and Enter into Agreement to Trial KWESST Lightning(TM)Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2024) - KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE) (TSXV: KWE) (TSXV: KWE.WT.U) (\"KWESST\" or the \"Company\") today announced that a G7 capital city police service (the \"Agency\") has taken delivery of three T-SAS™ systems (previously announced as \"Overwatch Commander\" when the order was taken in 2023) and in conjunction has entered into an agreement (at the close of business on August 6) with the Company for a limited time free trial of KWESST Lightning™.T-SAS™ stands for \"TAK-enabled Sniper and Surveillance System\" and is KWESST's proprietary software application that streams secure-encrypted networked video from police observation scopes, sniper scopes, drones and other sources. KWESST Lightning™ is a software app that provides the cloud-based backbone over which T-SAS and all other mission data can be securely shared in real-time with responders and commanders during an incident using their existing smart devices.Both T-SAS™ and KWESST Lightning™ incorporate \"TAK\" (\"Team Awareness Kit\") as their foundation. TAK is an information sharing system developed by the U.S. government and in use by the U.S. military and Homeland Security agencies. KWESST specializes in military-grade applications of TAK under defense contracts and is productizing this know-how into an app for law enforcement and disaster relief agencies. Once fully commercialized, KWESST plans to offer Lightning™ as an app for smart devices under a SaaS model on a subscription basis, with no hardware or software to purchase. The trial has been initially rolled out to a team within the Tactical unit of the Agency to stress-test the equipment and services provide valuable user feedback that will shape the full commercial version once released. As part of the trial, KWESST will provide training and support to obtain maximum user engagement. During the three-month trial period, the Agency will have access to the full capability of command, communication, and critical-incident management through the KWESST Lighting™ interface on all Android-based devices and leverage peer-to-peer and cloud-based secure networked tactical video streams across KWESST...