<p><strong>两阶段融资增强资产负债表并支持国防工业基础的稳健扩张</strong></p>
<p>纽约和特拉维夫，以色列，2026 年 2 月 25 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- T3 Defense Inc.（纳斯达克：DFNS），前身为 Nukkleus Inc.，今天宣布已与总部位于纽约的家族办公室及现有股东 Esousa Group Holdings, LLC 签署了最高达 2000 万美元的承诺私人投资的最终协议。该融资旨在加速公司的稳健整合战略，整合和扩展在国防工业基础中处于结构性约束点的高价值供应商。</p>
<p>融资分为两个阶段，首个阶段在交易完成时提供 1000 万美元，第二个 1000 万美元的阶段承诺在有效的注册声明涵盖投资者证券、股东批准、符合纳斯达克持续上市条件以及在交易完成时与交易量相关的特定市场条件的情况下提供。</p>
<p>融资所得预计将用于推进航空与国防（A&amp;D）领域的收购，支持与多年度项目执行相关的营运资金，增强整体资产负债表灵活性，并提升投资组合公司的运营能力。</p>
<p>投资将通过发行新创建的可转换优先股及认股权证进行。优先股将根据基于公式的转换机制转换为普通股。认股权证将包含在注册声明和股东批准流程中，并将受到惯例的可行使条件限制。投资者的持股比例受到 9.99% 的限制。</p>
<p>“来自现有股东的这笔 2000 万美元的承诺投资增强了我们执行收购管道和支持投资组合内项目级增长的能力，” T3 Defense Inc.首席执行官 Menny Shalom 表示。“随着我们继续执行整合战略，这笔资金使我们能够收购并扩展在关键瓶颈处的成熟国防供应商，从而增强我们的投资组合，同时保持与公众股东的一致性。”</p>
<p>有关投资及相关事项的更多细节可在公司于 2026 年 2 月 25 日向证券交易委员会提交的 8-K 表格当前报告中找到。</p>
<p>Dawson James Securities 担任此次私人配售的独家配售代理。</p>
<p><strong>关于 T3 Defense Inc.</strong></p>
<p>T3 Defense Inc.（纳斯达克：DFNS），前身为 Nukkleus Inc.，是一家联合控股公司，专注于收购和运营嵌入长期国家安全项目中的关键任务国防业务。该公司目标是收购在工业基础中处于受限、资格驱动或执行关键点的国防业务，这些地方存在战略价值，并且资格、产能和执行至关重要。通过稳健的并购、集中资本和战略以及分散的运营自主权，T3 Defense 旨在增强关键国防能力并复合长期价值。</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
<p>本新闻稿包含根据联邦证券法的定义的前瞻性声明。这些前瞻性声明包括但不限于关于 T3 Defense Inc.的增长战略；其扩大制造产能、工业能力和生产可靠性的能力；最近高管任命的预期好处；关于子公司协调和运营可扩展性的预期；将积压转化为可重复生产输出的能力；以及公司在国防工业基础中利用结构性约束的能力。</p>
<p>前瞻性声明基于当前的预期、估计和预测，并涉及已知和未知的风险和不确定性，这些风险和不确定性可能导致实际结果与这些声明中表达或暗示的结果有重大差异。这些风险和不确定性包括但不限于与国防项目资金和时机相关的风险；对政府合同和国防 OEM 关系的依赖；供应链约束；制造执行风险；收购业务的整合；资本的可用性；以及一般经济和地缘政治条件。鼓励读者查看公司向证券交易委员会提交的文件，以讨论其他风险因素。</p>
<p>T3 Defense 没有义务更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，无论是由于新信息、未来事件还是其他原因，法律要求的除外。</p>
<p><strong>投资者关系联系：</strong></p>
<p>Equity Group Inc.</p>
<p>Lena Cati</p>
<p>lcati@equityny.com</p>
<p>+1 (212) 836-9611</p>
<p>Val Ferraro</p>
<p>vferraro@theequitygroup.com</p>
<p>+1 (212) 836-9633</p>
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<p>T3 Defense Inc.（纳斯达克代码：DFNS）宣布将通过 Esousa Group Holdings 进行最多 2000 万美元的私募融资，以支持其在国防领域的收购战略。该融资分为两个部分，旨在增强公司的资产负债表和运营能力。第一部分 1000 万美元将在交易完成时提供，第二部分则取决于某些条件。首席执行官 Menny Shalom 强调，这项投资将有助于收购关键的国防供应商，与公司的增长战略相一致。更多细节请参见公司的 SEC 备案文件</p>

<p><strong>Two-tranche financing strengthens balance sheet and supports disciplined expansion across defense industrial base</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>两阶段融资增强资产负债表并支持国防工业基础的稳健扩张</strong></p>
</div><p>NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T3 Defense Inc. (NASDAQ: DFNS), formerly Nukkleus Inc., today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for a committed private investment for up to $20 million from Esousa Group Holdings, LLC, a New York-based family office and an existing shareholder. The financing is intended to accelerate the company’s disciplined roll-up strategy, consolidating and scaling high-value suppliers operating at structurally constrained points within the defense industrial base.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>纽约和特拉维夫，以色列，2026 年 2 月 25 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- T3 Defense Inc.（纳斯达克：DFNS），前身为 Nukkleus Inc.，今天宣布已与总部位于纽约的家族办公室及现有股东 Esousa Group Holdings, LLC 签署了最高达 2000 万美元的承诺私人投资的最终协议。该融资旨在加速公司的稳健整合战略，整合和扩展在国防工业基础中处于结构性约束点的高价值供应商。</p>
</div><p>The financing is structured in two tranches, with $10 million funded at closing and a second $10 million tranche committed, subject to an effective registration statement covering the investor’s securities, shareholder approval, compliance with the conditions for continued listing on the Nasdaq and certain specified market conditions relating to trading volumes at the time of closing.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>融资分为两个阶段，首个阶段在交易完成时提供 1000 万美元，第二个 1000 万美元的阶段承诺在有效的注册声明涵盖投资者证券、股东批准、符合纳斯达克持续上市条件以及在交易完成时与交易量相关的特定市场条件的情况下提供。</p>
</div><p>The proceeds from the financing are expected to be used to, among other things, advance acquisitions within the A&amp;D sector, support working capital tied to multi-year program execution, strengthen overall balance sheet flexibility, and enhance operational capacity across portfolio companies.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>融资所得预计将用于推进航空与国防（A&amp;D）领域的收购，支持与多年度项目执行相关的营运资金，增强整体资产负债表灵活性，并提升投资组合公司的运营能力。</p>
</div><p>The investment will be made through the issuance of newly created convertible preferred shares together with warrants. The preferred shares will be convertible into common stock pursuant to a formula-based conversion mechanism. The warrants will be included in the registration statement and shareholder approval process and will be subject to customary exercisability conditions. The investor is subject to a 9.99% ownership limitation.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资将通过发行新创建的可转换优先股及认股权证进行。优先股将根据基于公式的转换机制转换为普通股。认股权证将包含在注册声明和股东批准流程中，并将受到惯例的可行使条件限制。投资者的持股比例受到 9.99% 的限制。</p>
</div><p>“This committed $20 million investment from an existing shareholder enhances our ability to execute on our acquisition pipeline and support program-level growth across our portfolio,” said Menny Shalom, CEO of T3 Defense Inc. “As we continue executing our roll-up strategy, this capital enables us to acquire and scale established defense suppliers positioned at critical bottlenecks at the sub-OEM levels, thereby strengthening our portfolio while maintaining alignment with public shareholders.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“来自现有股东的这笔 2000 万美元的承诺投资增强了我们执行收购管道和支持投资组合内项目级增长的能力，” T3 Defense Inc.首席执行官 Menny Shalom 表示。“随着我们继续执行整合战略，这笔资金使我们能够收购并扩展在关键瓶颈处的成熟国防供应商，从而增强我们的投资组合，同时保持与公众股东的一致性。”</p>
</div><p>Additional details relating to the investment and related matters can be found in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>有关投资及相关事项的更多细节可在公司于 2026 年 2 月 25 日向证券交易委员会提交的 8-K 表格当前报告中找到。</p>
</div><p>Dawson James Securities is acting as the Exclusive Placement Agent for the private placement.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Dawson James Securities 担任此次私人配售的独家配售代理。</p>
</div><p><strong>About T3 Defense Inc.</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 T3 Defense Inc.</strong></p>
</div><p>T3 Defense Inc. (NASDAQ: DFNS), formerly Nukkleus Inc., is a federated holding company focused on acquiring and operating mission-critical defense businesses embedded in long-cycle national security programs. The company targets defense businesses operating at constrained, qualification-driven, or execution-critical points across the industrial base where strategic value exists and where qualification, capacity, and execution are decisive. Through disciplined M&amp;A, centralized capital and strategy, and decentralized operating autonomy, T3 Defense seeks to strengthen critical defense capabilities and compound long-term value.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>T3 Defense Inc.（纳斯达克：DFNS），前身为 Nukkleus Inc.，是一家联合控股公司，专注于收购和运营嵌入长期国家安全项目中的关键任务国防业务。该公司目标是收购在工业基础中处于受限、资格驱动或执行关键点的国防业务，这些地方存在战略价值，并且资格、产能和执行至关重要。通过稳健的并购、集中资本和战略以及分散的运营自主权，T3 Defense 旨在增强关键国防能力并复合长期价值。</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding T3 Defense Inc.’s growth strategy; its ability to expand manufacturing throughput, industrial capacity, and production reliability; anticipated benefits of recent executive appointments; expectations regarding subsidiary coordination and operational scalability; the conversion of backlog into repeatable production output; and the Company’s ability to capitalize on structural constraints within the defense industrial base.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含根据联邦证券法的定义的前瞻性声明。这些前瞻性声明包括但不限于关于 T3 Defense Inc.的增长战略；其扩大制造产能、工业能力和生产可靠性的能力；最近高管任命的预期好处；关于子公司协调和运营可扩展性的预期；将积压转化为可重复生产输出的能力；以及公司在国防工业基础中利用结构性约束的能力。</p>
</div><p>Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to defense program funding and timing; dependence on government contracts and defense OEM relationships; supply chain constraints; manufacturing execution risks; integration of acquired businesses; availability of capital; and general economic and geopolitical conditions. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of additional risk factors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>前瞻性声明基于当前的预期、估计和预测，并涉及已知和未知的风险和不确定性，这些风险和不确定性可能导致实际结果与这些声明中表达或暗示的结果有重大差异。这些风险和不确定性包括但不限于与国防项目资金和时机相关的风险；对政府合同和国防 OEM 关系的依赖；供应链约束；制造执行风险；收购业务的整合；资本的可用性；以及一般经济和地缘政治条件。鼓励读者查看公司向证券交易委员会提交的文件，以讨论其他风险因素。</p>
</div><p>T3 Defense undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>T3 Defense 没有义务更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，无论是由于新信息、未来事件还是其他原因，法律要求的除外。</p>
</div><p><strong>Investor Relations Contact:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>投资者关系联系：</strong></p>
</div><p>The Equity Group Inc.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Equity Group Inc.</p>
</div><p>Lena Cati</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Lena Cati</p>
</div><p>lcati@equityny.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>lcati@equityny.com</p>
</div><p>+1 (212) 836-9611</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>+1 (212) 836-9611</p>
</div><p>Val Ferraro</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Val Ferraro</p>
</div><p>vferraro@theequitygroup.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>vferraro@theequitygroup.com</p>
</div><p>+1 (212) 836-9633</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>+1 (212) 836-9633</p>
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