Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRAP) ("Wrap" or the "Company"), a global leader in Non-Lethal Response ("NLR") and public safety technology, today announced a strategic research and development initiative focused on net-based drone capture technologies, expanding the Company's NLR platform into aerial interdiction for public safety, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, and defense-adjacent applications.

The initiative builds on Wrap's Kevlar-based cassette technology, originally developed for the BolaWrap® platform, and extends that architecture into new aerial payload configurations designed to support the safe interdiction of unmanned aerial system ("UAS") threats in complex environments. Wrap's development efforts are focused on both drone-to-drone interception and air-to-ground non-lethal deployment concepts, expected to create a scalable capability intended for use in populated and infrastructure-sensitive settings where traditional counter-UAS approaches may present elevated operational and collateral risk.

Wrap believes this initiative reflects a natural extension of its broader NLR strategy: applying non-lethal control concepts to emerging operational environments where agencies need safer, more precise, and more accountable intervention options. As human-machine interaction becomes a more significant part of public safety and security operations, the Company believes those interactions should begin with Non-Lethal Response.

Expanding the Kevlar-Based Cassette Platform

Wrap's current research efforts include:

  • Net-based payloads designed for aerial capture and entanglement of target drones
  • Adaptation of Kevlar cord systems for broader capture geometries and dynamic engagement scenarios
  • Multi-payload drone configurations intended to enable multiple capture opportunities within a single sortie
  • Scalable cassette designs to support different mission profiles across law enforcement, corrections, critical infrastructure, and other security-sensitive environments

The Company believes this modular approach can extend a proven law enforcement platform into new domains without introducing unnecessary complexity, while supporting faster iteration across multiple deployment formats and operational use cases.

Designed for Public Safety Environments

Wrap's aerial capture strategy is being developed with a focus on safer use in domestic and international public safety settings. The Company believes this approach may offer several potential advantages, including:

  • physical capture rather than destructive defeat
  • avoidance of RF interference in communications-sensitive civilian environments
  • reduced uncontrolled debris over populated areas
  • support for lawful intervention pathways aligned with agency policy, operational doctrine, and use-of-force frameworks

These attributes may become increasingly important as agencies evaluate alternatives to traditional counter-UAS methods that may be less suitable for urban, crowded, or infrastructure-sensitive environments.

Wrap's development roadmap also includes concepts intended to support multi-drone interdiction from a single platform. The Company believes the ability to deploy multiple net payloads in sequence or rapid succession could improve mission flexibility, create redundant capture opportunities, and better support operational readiness in environments involving repeated or coordinated drone incursions.

The Company is seeing growing interest in its expanding public safety platform as agencies, partners, and end users evaluate new ways to address drone-related threats across law enforcement, first response, public venues, energy and critical infrastructure, and government-related environments. Wrap believes its broader NLR approach of combining tools, training, and policy-aligned implementation positions the Company to play a meaningful role in the next generation of non-lethal public safety technologies.

Wrap's expansion into aerial interdiction represents another step in its mission to define and deliver Non-Lethal Response as a system, not a standalone tool. The Company believes public safety requires more than a device-only solution, particularly as drone-enabled operations and autonomous systems continue to expand. Wrap's R&D roadmap is intended to support that future by extending safer, lawful, and more scalable intervention options both on the ground and in the air.