As Russian forces skirted a weakened post-war Europe in the beginnings of the Cold War, a crippled United Nations stood by, forcing Britain, Canada and the U.S. to create an alliance in 1949 known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or “NATO” to act against future threats. Since then, NATO has protected member states from both weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. Unfortunately, with the emergence of the Digital Age, NATO forces have found themselves not only pitted against bad actors but also against the rapid obsolescence of wartime tactics and weaponry. Luckily, companies like Kwesst Micro Systems (KWE.V) have advanced the modern networked capability of soldiers and responders, keeping frontline personnel on the leading-edge of safety and effectiveness. Kwesst’s innovative MISST technologies provide ultra miniaturization and integration of sensors, software, micro-optics, ballistic algorithms and AI, enabling intelligent networked systems for situational awareness and targeting, which can be easily controlled by soldiers and operational assets. The company’s signature Tactical Awareness and Situational Control System (TASCS) is an app and snap-on weapon adaptor that streams real-time situational awareness data of any kind from any source, providing a common operating picture for drones, mortar launchers, vehicle-mounted weaponry and infantry. Kwesst also offers a counter drone system for defense which provides kinetic interdiction of small drones in either guided or fully autonomous conditions. The company’s pipeline also includes a ground laser defense system for soldiers and vehicles, as well as an electronic decoy system, protecting ground forces from electronic detection. Lastly is Kwesst’s Smart Ordinance System which offers a long-required odometer for firearms, calculating shots fired and tracking firearm degradation. With specialists in sensors, optics, ballistics, software, RF waveform development, UAS and counter-UAS technologies as well as miniaturization, machine learning and AI, Kwesst’s game-changing technologies will keep soldiers at the tactical edge safer while increasing their operational effectiveness, for a successful outcome for both clients and investors.
