New high-margin deployments strengthen expansion velocity across federal and enterprise environments; all installations scheduled for execution over next two fiscal quarters

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AISP) (“Airship AI” or the “Company”), a pioneer in open, agentic AI software layers and edge sensor intelligence platforms, today announced it has been awarded $1.7 million in incremental high-margin sales orders during the three months ended September 30, 2026.

These technical platform wins—consisting primarily of expansion software layers and connected edge deployments—are fully scheduled for final client integration and revenue recognition within the 2026 calendar year. Concurrently, the Company announced that its firm, validated contract backlog has climbed to a record $30.6 million as of September 30, 2026. This pipeline represents firm commitments scheduled for systematic execution and delivery during the quarters ending December 31, 2026 and March 31, 2027.

Strategic Commentary:

“Our record-breaking $30.6 million contract baseline highlights the accelerating momentum of our asset-light scaling strategy,” said Paul Allen, President of Airship AI. “The market is shifting away from fragmented legacy hardware silos toward our centralized, open agentic software environment. Because Airship AI interfaces seamlessly with pre-existing edge infrastructure without enforcing a rip-and-replace penalty, we are seeing frictionless land-and-expand deployment velocity. We believe these wins validate our platform's software-led margin profile and reinforce our position ahead of our upcoming launch of our natural-language interface, Ask Airship.”

About Airship AI Holdings, Inc.

Founded in 2006, Airship AI (NASDAQ: AISP) is a U.S. owned and operated technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Airship AI is an AI-driven video, sensor and data management surveillance platform that improves public safety and operational efficiency for public sector and commercial customers by providing predictive analysis of events before they occur and meaningful intelligence to decision makers. Airship AI’s product suite includes Outpost AI edge hardware and software offerings, Acropolis enterprise management software stack, and Command family of visualization tools.

For more information, visit https://airship.ai.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Investor Contact:

Chris Tyson/Larry Holub
MZ North America
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