WRAP Completes Training Foundation of WrapShield™ – WrapTactics™ Launches as the Operational Backbone of Non-Lethal Response

MIAMI, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — W ap Tech ologies, I c. (Nasdaq: WRAP) (“WRAP” o the “Compa y”), a global leade i No -Lethal Respo se (NLR) a d public safety tech ology, today a ou ced the comme cial lau ch of W apTactics™ Lea i g Ma ageme t System (LMS), completi g the t ai i g fou datio laye of W apShield™ a d establishi g the ope atio al backbo e fo its o -lethal espo se a chitectu e.

W apShield™ is a six-tie huma -ce te ed espo se a chitectu e – f om i itial th eat detectio a d ide tificatio th ough o -lethal est ai t, less-lethal fo ce, a d huma -supe vised lethal e gageme t. Eve y tie depe ds o the t ai ed huma i the loop a d W apTactics™ e su es that huma ope ato is eady. This milesto e completes the fou datio upo which WRAP’s e ti e tie ed espo se platfo m is built.

The comme cial lau ch follows the ATF’s la dma k 2026 classificatio of BolaW ap® 150 as a i st ume t of est ai t – ot a fi ea m o a weapo . A egulato y dete mi atio that fo mally positio s BolaW ap® 150 withi the o -lethal tie of WRAP’s platfo m a chitectu e. That classificatio u locks di ect pu chasi g cha els, emoves p ocu eme t ba ie s ac oss o -law e fo ceme t ma kets, a d establishes that the accou tability sta da d fo i st ume ts of est ai t is t ai i g. W apTactics™ was developed to a swe that sta da d.

“The p i ciple at the ce te of eve ythi g we build at WRAP is simple: life-a d-death decisio s equi e huma judgme t, a d huma judgme t equi es t ai i g,” said Scot Cohe , Chief Executive Office of WRAP. “W apTactics™ is ot a add-o to ou platfo m – it is the fou datio o which ou e ti e espo se a chitectu e sta ds. The t ai ed office i the loop is o ly as eliable as thei t ai i g. With W apTactics™ ow comme cially lau ched, we have completed the fou datio laye that makes W apShield™ ope atio ally c edible at eve y tie – f om the fi st mome t of detectio to the last decisio a huma makes i the field.”

W apShield™: The Huma -Ce te ed Tie ed Respo se Platfo m

W apShield™ is WRAP’s six-tie huma -ce te ed tie ed espo se platfo m – a u ified a chitectu e that st uctu es the deployme t of tech ology, t ai i g, a d p ofessio al judgme t f om i itial th eat detectio th ough eve y escalatio th eshold. The six tie s – DETECT, IDENTIFY/CLASSIFY, NOTIFY/DIRECT, NON-LETHAL, LESS-LETHAL, a d LETHAL (huma supe vised) – a e ot st uctu ed as i depe de t capabilities, athe i teg ated stages of a cohe e t ope atio al f amewo k, each equi i g t ai ed pe so el to execute eliably a d lawfully.

At the base of eve y tie sits the t ai i g a d commu ity i f ast uctu e that makes the a chitectu e ope atio ally accou table. The platfo m i cludes:

• BolaW ap® 150 – the o -lethal i st ume t of est ai t at Tie 4 of the espo se a chitectu e
• W apTactics™ Lea i g Ma ageme t System
• Digital ce tificatio s
• I st ucto -led ce tificatio p og ams
• W apReality™ imme sive vi tual eality t ai i g
• Mobile lea i g
• E te p ise auditi g a d complia ce epo ti g
• Policy a d cu iculum ma ageme t
• Futu e pa t e -delive ed lea i g co te t

Togethe , these capabilities c eate the ope atio al backbo e of W apShield™ – a i teg ated a chitectu e desig ed so that tech ology a d t ai ed huma judgme t adva ce togethe , e su i g that eve y escalatio decisio is suppo ted, docume ted, a d defe sible.

W apTactics™: The T ai i g Fou datio of Huma -Ce te ed Respo se

The comme cial lau ch of W apTactics™ LMS completes WRAP’s t ai i g fou datio – the laye upo which all six tie s of W apShield™ depe d. Without this fou datio , eve the most adva ced tech ology i the stack is ope atio ally u accou table. With it, eve y office , i st ucto , a d age cy that deploys BolaW ap® 150 o a y compo e t of W apShield™ e te s the field with a docume ted, c ede tialed, a d co ti uously ei fo ced sta da d of ope atio al eadi ess.

Delive ed th ough Co e sto e’s FedRAMP-complia t e te p ise lea i g platfo m, W apTactics™ LMS p ovides secu e digital lea i g, ce tificatio ma ageme t, auditi g, mobile lea i g, e te p ise epo ti g, a d thi d-pa ty cou se delive y th ough Co e sto e’s pa t e ecosystem.

Rathe tha elyi g solely o t aditio al class oom i st uctio , law e fo ceme t a d public safety o ga izatio s ca ow ei fo ce t ai i g a d lea i g co ti uously th ough high-f eque cy digital educatio , e abli g pe so el to mai tai p oficie cy while educi g skills deg adatio ove time – a c itical equi eme t fo a y o ga izatio whose pe so el a e autho ized to deploy i st ume ts of est ai t.

Th ee Tie s of P ofessio al Developme t

W apTactics™ LMS lau ches with th ee ce tificatio pathways that mi o the ope atio al hie a chy of a t ai ed espo se o ga izatio – f om f o tli e ope ato to age cy i st ucto to maste t ai e .

• Level 3 – Maste T ai e Adva ced ce tificatio fo egio al i st ucto s a d o ga izatio al t ai i g leade s.

• Level 2 – Age cy I st ucto T ai -the-t ai e ce tificatio e abli g age cies to develop sustai able i te al i st uctio al capability.

• Level 1 – Ope ato Digital lea i g a d ce tificatio fo f o tli e pe so el th ough high-f eque cy mobile i st uctio a d co ti uous ei fo ceme t.

O ga izatio s may co ti ue to select WRAP’s i st ucto -led ce tificatio p og ams as pa t of thei W apShield™ deployme t. W apTactics™ LMS e ha ces those p og ams by delive i g fou datio al cou sewo k, policy educatio , a d k owledge-based lea i g digitally befo e age cy pe so el pa ticipate i i st ucto -led ce tificatio . This ble ded lea i g app oach focuses class oom time o p actical applicatio , sce a io-based i st uctio , co stitutio al decisio -maki g, a d ope atio al methodologies – c eati g a mo e effective t ai i g expe ie ce while imp ovi g k owledge ete tio a d maximizi g the value of i -pe so i st uctio .

D ivi g Recu i g Reve ue Ac oss a Multi-Tie Platfo m

W apShield™ establishes a scalable ecu i g eve ue model built o the logic of its tie ed a chitectu e: eve y custome that deploys BolaW ap® 150 withi the o -lethal tie equi es co ti uous t ai i g to emai ope atio ally accou table. W apTactics™ co ve ts that ope atio al equi eme t i to a ecu i g subsc iptio elatio ship.

The platfo m e ables WRAP to mai tai co ti uous e gageme t with custome s th ough o goi g ce tificatio , cu iculum updates, complia ce epo ti g, imme sive t ai i g, a d digital lea i g – exte di g the custome elatio ship f om the i itial equipme t pu chase th ough the full lifecycle of deployme t, a d c eati g the ecu i g eve ue p ofile of a tech ology platfo m compa y o -top of desig ated ha dwa e ma ufactu i g.

Expa di g I to Adjace t P ofessio al Safety Ma kets

The ATF’s classificatio of BolaW ap® 150 as a i st ume t of est ai t – fo mally establishi g its o -lethal status u de fede al law – emoves the p ocu eme t ba ie s that p eviously co fi ed WRAP’s ma ket to t aditio al law e fo ceme t cha els. I st ume ts of est ai t ca ow be pu chased th ough di ect cha els, without the lice si g equi eme ts applicable to fi ea ms, d amatically expa di g the add essable ma ket.

Combi ed with W apTactics™ LMS, W apShield™ Se vices e able WRAP to delive ma ket-specific digital t ai i g a d ce tificatio to p ivate secu ity, healthca e, behavio al health, t a spo tatio , co ectio s, educatio , a d othe p ofessio al safety o ga izatio s equi i g sta da dized, auditable t ai i g a d co ti uous p ofessio al developme t.

O ga izatio s ca deploy ole-specific cu icula, mai tai digital ce tificatio eco ds, ei fo ce o ga izatio al policies, a d docume t co ti ui g educatio th ough a ce t alized e te p ise platfo m accessible f om desktop a d mobile devices.

Buildi g the Futu e of W apShield™

The completio of the W apTactics™ t ai i g fou datio establishes the ext phase of W apShield™’s evolutio . WRAP expects to co ti ue expa di g the platfo m with additio al digital ce tificatio s, imme sive t ai i g co te t, pa t e -developed cou sewo k, adva ced a alytics, AI-assisted t ai i g assessme t, a d ew subsc iptio se vices that fu the st e gthe custome e gageme t, ope atio al eadi ess, a d ecu i g eve ue – i cludi g expa di g the platfo m’s footp i t i to fede al, defe se, a d i te atio al ma kets whe e the dema d fo sta da dized, accou table o -lethal espo se f amewo ks is a st ategic p io ity.

“W apShield™ is ot a collectio of p oducts,” Cohe added. “It is a huma -ce te ed espo se a chitectu e – built o the belief that tech ology a d t ai ed judgme t must adva ce togethe i a st uctu ed ope atio al pa adigm. With W apTactics™ completi g the t ai i g fou datio , eve y tie of W apShield™ is ow ope atio ally backed by a c ede tialed, accou table sta da d of eadi ess. This is what it mea s to build a defe se-g ade platfo m f om the g ou d up – a d it positio s WRAP as the defi i g compa y i huma -ce te ed o -lethal espo se fo law e fo ceme t, defe se, a d eve y o ga izatio that depe ds o t ai ed people maki g bette decisio s u de p essu e.”

About W ap Tech ologies, I c.W ap Tech ologies, I c. (Nasdaq: WRAP) is a global leade i huma -ce te ed public safety tech ology. The Compa y develops W apShield™, a six-tie tie ed espo se platfo m that combi es o -lethal tech ology, digital lea i g, ce tificatio , a d p ofessio al se vices i to a u ified ecu i g subsc iptio offe i g. Powe ed by the BolaW ap® 150, W apTactics™, W apReality™, a d a expa di g po tfolio of platfo m capabilities, WRAP is buildi g the ope atio al i f ast uctu e fo huma -ce te ed, accou table espo se – Fo Huma s, By Huma s. Fo mo e i fo matio visit: www.w ap.com.

T adema k I fo matio WRAP, the W ap logo, BolaW ap®, No -Lethal Respo se™, W ap Reality™, a d W ap T ai i g Academy a e t adema ks of WRAP Tech ologies, I c., some of which a e egiste ed i the U.S. a d ab oad. All othe t ade ames used he ei a e eithe t adema ks o egiste ed t adema ks of the espective holde s.

Cautio a y Note o Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts – Safe Ha bo Stateme tThis p ess elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the “safe ha bo ” p ovisio s of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, Sectio 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933, a d Sectio 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934. Wo ds such as “expect,” “a ticipate,” “should”, “believe”, “ta get”, “p oject”, “goals”, “estimate”, “pote tial”, “p edict”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “i te d”, a d va iatio s of these te ms o the egative of these te ms a d simila exp essio s a e i te ded to ide tify these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, amo g othe s, stateme ts ega di g the completio , capabilities, pe fo ma ce, timi g, a d comme cial eadi ess of the W apto MX platfo m a d the DFR-X system; developme t of the W apShield™ platfo m; the st uctu e, timi g, a d outcomes of the Ea ly Adopte P og am, i cludi g whethe selected age cies place o de s o ge e ate eve ue; the a ticipated size, g owth, a d add essable oppo tu ity of the o -lethal, public-safety a d p ivate secu ity ma kets; a d the expected effects of ATF Ruli g 2026-2. These stateme ts a e based o cu e t expectatio s a d a e subject to isks a d u ce tai ties, i cludi g but ot limited to WRAP’s ability to complete p oduct developme t a d achieve comme cial eadi ess o expected timeli es, the diffe e ce betwee a p ototype a d a comme cially available p oduct, the possibility that Ea ly Adopte P og am pa ticipatio does ot esult i pu chases, competitio , supply-chai a d ma ufactu i g co st ai ts, a d cha ges i law, egulatio , o age cy policy. ATF Ruli g 2026-2 add esses the classificatio of the BolaW ap® 150 o ly, a d o assu a ce ca be give that a y simila classificatio will apply to W apto MX, the DFR-X system, o a y othe p oduct. The Compa y’s actual esults could diffe mate ially f om those stated o implied i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts due to a umbe of facto s i cludi g othe isk facto s me tio ed i the Compa y’s most ece t a ual epo t o Fo m 10-K, subseque t qua te ly epo ts o Fo m 10-Q, a d othe Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio fili gs. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e made as of the date of this elease a d we e based o cu e t expectatio s, estimates, fo ecasts, a d p ojectio s as well as the beliefs a d assumptio s of ma ageme t. WRAP assumes o obligatio to update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t except as equi ed by applicable law.

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