Miami, Florida — October 14, 2025 — Leads & Copy — Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) has announced the successful completion of Stage One of Phase II testing for its modular aerial defense system, Project MERLIN-1.
Led by Michael Brown, Vice President of Product at Wrap, the tests were conducted at Wrap’s U.S. manufacturing and research headquarters in Norton, Virginia, and an off-site test range in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stage One tests validated critical design specifications, including housing size, remote flight, fixed control deployments, initial recoil measurements, and payload integration on a live test range.
According to Mike Brown, the MERLIN housing unit is reliable and reusable. Wrap believes it is ready for Stage Two, fully remote flight and fully remote fire control testing.
Phase II follows Wrap’s Phase I trials in August 2025, which demonstrated the viability of the Company’s patented tethered entanglement technology as part of its surface-to-air program. Built on Wrap’s BolaWrap® tether technology, Project MERLIN maintains Wrap’s non-lethal technology and reinforces the Company’s mission to expand into new UAS and CUAS markets.
Braden Frame, Chief Commercial Officer at Wrap said the MERLIN platform represents the foundation of the next evolution of Wrap’s technology portfolio. The focus is on translating these early R&D engineering successes into commercially viable solutions and products for law enforcement, public safety, defense, and allied markets worldwide. The company is committed to bringing solutions that are not only effective, but scalable and sustainable within its Made-In-America focused Virginia manufacturing hub.
The Project MERLIN initiative supports Wrap’s broader strategy to extend its proven tether and cassette systems into new mission sets, including CUAS aerial defense and offense through non-lethal engagement, as well as future UAS public safety missions. With its Virginia facility serving as a central hub, we believe the Company is well-positioned to accelerate R&D and integration efforts, promoting future production and deployment readiness.
Michael Brown, Vice President of Product at Wrap.
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Source: Wrap Technologies, Inc.
