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KWESST Generated New European Opportunities with Military and Major Defense Industry Suppliers at Future Soldier Technology Conference and Industry Meetings in United Kingdom
Company plans comprehensive update on global opportunities and progress before Annual General Mee...
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[{"type":"text","content":"KWESST Generated New European Opportunities with Military and Major Defense Industry Suppliers at Future Soldier Technology Conference and Industry Meetings in United KingdomCompany plans comprehensive update on global opportunities and progress before Annual General Meeting scheduled for March 31, 2023Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2023) - KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE) (NASDAQ: KWESW) (TSXV: KWE) (FSE: 62UA) (\"the Company\" or \"KWESST\"), a developer of next-generation tactical systems for military, security, and personal defense markets, today reported on the highlights of its presentation at the Future Soldier Technology conference (the \"Conference\") and its subsequent meetings with military agencies and major defense contractors in the United Kingdom (UK), March 6th - 14th 2023.KWESST presented its digitization and counter-threat capabilities to more than a dozen European countries at the Future Soldier Technology conference March 6th-8th in London, UK, the largest gathering of its kind focused on soldier modernization. Following the Conference, the Company was invited to meet over several days with various military end-users and defense manufacturers for separate briefings and to discuss specific projects which the Company believes could translate into additional business in 2023. KWESST's Executive Chairman, David Luxton, who led the Company delegation commented, \"The standout feature of the Conference and these meetings was the commonality and pace at which all countries are seeking to achieve digitization of soldier systems and counter-threat solutions directly aligned with our offerings. The European focus is clearly converging on the use of digital technology to make the soldier safer and more effective on the modern battlefield. As well, at the Conference threats like lasers and electronic detection were forecast to worsen and become a persistent feature of modern warfare.\"Virtually every country at the Conference spoke of accelerating the roll-out of soldier modernization as a high priority, and to do so in small, iterative phases in a learn-as-you-go approach. \"These kinds of projects play directly to our sweet spot,\" said Luxton, \"which is to provide customers with meaningful incremental capability today, leading to larger scale capability tomorrow.\" He added, \"We're excited not o...