Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. and Malahat Energy Systems Complete Third-Party Certification and Engineering Validation Program for the PWR-Flex 261Q Energy Storage Platform

Third-party Certification and engineering package strengthens commercial deployment readiness across utility, industrial, defence, remote, and critical infrastructure markets Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 2, 2026) - Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. (CSE: QESS) (OTCQB: QESSF) (FSE: JG6) ("Aegis" or the "Company"), together with its Indigenous majority-owned partner, Malahat Energy Systems Inc. ("Malahat"), is pleased to announce the completion of a comprehensive third-party certification and engineering validation package for the PWR-Flex 261Q energy storage platform. The milestone builds upon the Company's previously announced commercialization activities and further strengthens the platform's readiness for commercial, industrial, utility, telecommunications, mining, marine, Indigenous community, defence, remote, and critical infrastructure deployments throughout North America.