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SPARC AI社、ウクライナのドローンメーカー2社目と契約締結、GPS非対応ソフトウェアプラットフォームの販売網拡大を発表。株価は15.5%上昇。

-- SPARC AI Inc(SPAI.CN)は月曜日、ウクライナのドローンメーカー2社目と、同社のOverwatchプラットフォームとの契約を締結したと発表した。これは、GPS非対応のナビゲーションおよび精密照準ソフトウェアであるOverwatchの「継続的な商業的勢い」を示すものだ。 同社は、この契約は既に発表済みのウクライナとのパートナーシップとは独立したものであり、「世界で最も要求の厳しい」電子戦環境への2つ目の販売チャネルを開拓するものだと述べた。 「新たなメーカーとの統合は、当社の導入基盤を拡大し、独自の機械学習モデルに活用される運用データをより深める」と同社は述べている。 また、Overwatchの導入はすべて、適用される輸出管理および防衛貿易コンプライアンス要件の対象となることを付け加えた。 「SPARC AIの市場開拓戦略は、Overwatchをドローンおよびロボットプラットフォーム全体に標準インフラとして組み込むことを目指している」と同社は述べた。「ウクライナで2社目の独立系メーカーとの契約締結は、当社のソフトウェアのみのアプローチに対する需要と、販売モデルの再現性の両方を証明するものだ。」 同社の株価は、カナダ証券取引所で直近の取引で0.44ドル高の3.26ドルとなっている。

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