• Continued Maritime Sector Support: edgeTI™ WA has been awarded an additional A$1.15 million contract as part of its ongoing maritime support partnership with an international prime shipbuilder, increasing total bookings to A$2.91 million and reaffirming sustained demand for its targeted maritime defense and border force solutions

• Strategically Aligned: Latest win expands recurring revenue and scales international military support operations — providing high-value sustainment and acquisition defense capabilities with potential to laterally transfer these world-leading solutions into broader industrial and commercial markets.

Arlington, Virginia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2026) - Edge Total Intelligence Inc. (TSXV: CTRL) (OTCQB: UNFYF) (FSE: Q5I) ("edgeTI" or the "Company"), today announced that its Western Australia-based business unit ("edgeTI WA") has secured another contract valued at approximately 1.15 million Australian dollars within its defense maritime sector.

While edgeTI is recognized for its digital twin expertise, the Company is expanding its capability in support of defense customers around the globe — delivering innovative solutions across sea, air, and land domains. These capabilities underscore edgeTI's commitment to supporting the modern warfighter with Sustainment, Operations and Deployment Decision Advantage.

This contract reinforces the Company's strategic expansion into defense and industrial operations, where customer demand for overmatched Digital Fleet Lifecycle capabilities is a relentless signal. The awarded scope is for various Navy and Border Force programs including Acquisition Data Management, ILS Digital Maintenance Baseline Solutions, and On-vessel Production Validation & Testing.

Jason Nichols, CEO of edgeTI commented: "This follow-on contract is more than a financial milestone; we believe it validates EdgeTI's strategic goal to innovate at speed and get mission-driven capabilities to the warfighter. By integrating the high-end maritime capabilities acquired earlier this year, we've set the stage to advance our support to Digital Fleets — delivering true Decision Advantage at the tactical edge.

We aren't just managing data and support systems; we are building the digital backbone of an integrated digital sustainment framework, accelerating the speed of innovation from the shipyard to the deck plate."

About Edge Total Intelligence

edgeTI™ empowers defense, service providers, and enterprises to operate with real-time clarity in complex, mission-critical environments-delivering integrated capability across the full lifecycle of operations. With the inclusion of EdgeTI WA and an expanded portfolio of sovereign, defense-aligned technologies, combined with the edgeCore™ Digital Twin, edgeTI enables the orchestration of real-time actions and the achievement of targeted mission outcomes — driving faster, more effective decision-making across defense, industrial, and lifecycle operations in continuously evolving environments.

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