Laser Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:LASE) ("Laser Photonics" or the "Company"), a global leader in laser systems for industrial and defense applications, together with Fonon Technologies, an affiliated company within the LASE Group of Companies, today announced that Fonon Technologies has been invited to advance to Step 2 of the U.S. Air Force Shaw Air Force Base (AFB) Battle Lab Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) evaluation process for its Laser Shield Anti-Drone (LSAD) technology.

Following the successful evaluation of the Company's solution brief, submitted under Areas of Interest 2.1 (Rapid Point Defense) and 2.3 (Multi-Threat & Swarm Defeat), the U.S. Air Force has invited the LASE Group's Fonon Technologies to present its technology during a formal pitch session with the evaluation panel. During the session, the team will provide further detail on the solution's technical viability, business viability, deployment approach, and commercialization potential. The pitch session is required to be scheduled by July 24, 2026, and will be conducted no later than September 14, 2026.