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Defense Stocks Are Exploding — But This Tiny AI Company Could Rewrite the Battlefield
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Defense stocks have been on a tear. After Donald Trump declared that Kyiv “can win back all of Ukraine,” investors piled into the usual suspects — Lockheed, Raytheon, Northrop. CNBC called it a broad rally, but when the war machine heats up, it’s not just the primes that move. The real torque often comes from the smaller, bleeding-edge tech firms solving problems the giants haven’t cracked.
Right now, one of those problems is making drones truly autonomous in the field.
That’s where SPARC AI (OTCQB: SPAIF / CSE: SPAI) enters the picture. Instead of building another drone, SPARC is chasing the holy grail of unmanned systems — giving lightweight military drones the ability to navigate and acquire targets without GPS, LiDAR, radar, or external connectivity. Imagine drones that don’t rely on satellites, don’t light up enemy sensors, and don’t need bulky hardware. In covert ops, that kind of autonomy changes the game.
And just this month, SPARC unveiled its next-generation AI navigation system — delivering full autonomy to land, air, and sea vehicles, even when GPS or sensors fail. Built into its Overwatch Intelligence Platform, the system lets autonomous vehicles plan routes and operate completely off-grid — no radar, lidar, or cameras required. It’s designed for defense, naval, and commercial applications where reliability under pressure matters most.
Despite climbing more than 300% this year, SPARC still trades at a microscopic USD ~$12 million market cap.
For context, Kratos sits near $14 billion, AeroVironment around $15 billion, and Anduril — still private — at roughly $30 billion. SPARC barely registers. “Undervalued” doesn’t quite cover it.
For comparison:
The capital structure is tight: just over 17 million shares outstanding, roughly two million warrants, and a share price around USD $0.57 (as of October 14, 2025). CEO Anoosh Manzoori personally holds more than 30% of the float, with the board controlling another 10%. That’s 40% insider ownership — real skin in the game.
This isn’t just a concept on paper. SPARC has already run flight demos showing real-time target acquisition and GPS-denied navigation on drones like the Parrot ANAFI USA. The company is now embedding its neural AI algorithms directly into custom microchips, cutting latency and weight while boosting resistance to jamming. Add in a recent upsized capital raise, new defense-connected investors, and a strategic adviser with deep industry roots, and it starts to look less like a penny stock and more like an emerging defense tech play.
The potential use cases stretch far beyond the military. The same tech could power agriculture monitoring, infrastructure inspection, and other commercial tasks requiring precision navigation without network access. SPARC’s go-to-market plan involves partnerships with drone OEMs and distributors, rolling out its AI software as a subscription-based SaaS model already integrated with Parrot drones — a platform widely used by the U.S. military and first responders.
Contracts aren’t guaranteed, and defense-prime competition is fierce. But that’s exactly why the stock trades where it does. If management executes, the gap between a $12 million footprint and billion-dollar peers could offer the kind of asymmetry that speculators dream about.
While Wall Street chases the same old defense names, SPARC AI could quietly re-rate as investors catch on. In a world where autonomy is the next arms race, ignoring this microcap may prove expensive.
Right now, it’s flying under the radar — but not for long.
SPARC AI trades as SPAIF on the OTCQB (U.S.) and SPAI on the CSE (Canada).
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