Windfall Geotek announce the initial members of a Consortium for BOREALIS Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISH) Initiative

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Brossard, Québec / March 19,2026 – TheNewswire— Windfall Geotek Inc. (CSE: WIN; OTCQB: WINKF)("Windfall" or the "Company"), a leader inArtificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning for mineraldiscovery since 2005, is pleased to announce its first members of astrategic consortium for the BOREALIS Initiative.

Following February 26th news release,we are proud to divulgate our initial members for this project, agroup of individuals and organizations with whom we share the samevalues and the same goals of saving lives with the assistance oftechnology.

The consortium is composed of Uncrewed Systems (UxS),Land mine elimination specialist, Windfall Geotek’s proprietary AIsystems, leading imaging experts from Quebec Universities. ex membersof the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and a leading real timedashboarding application.

These members are:

• Terrascope Inc;https://www.tscope.ca/ 

• CTsystems;https://ctsystems.ca/Louis Collins; 

• Simon Duchesne; 

• D.Louis Collins ;https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiscolllins/ 

• Pierre Daigle;https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-daigle-1971731a/ 

• Christian Rousseauhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-rousseau-81a52984/ 

• Lightning Chart; https://lightningchart.com/ 

This submission falls under the Canadian FederalGovernment’s recently announced 10-year, $50 billion defenseinvestment plan. Specifically, "Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISHcomprised of industry leaders in CFP: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/innovation-networks/challenge/from-innovation-to-operational-advantage-defence-innovation-secure-hubs.html

Utilizing its established AI platform, Windfall willlead the task force in applying for a contribution ranging from$5,000,000 to$10,000,000, as outlined by the BOREALIS DefenceInnovation Secure Hubs framework.

Management and Partners Commentaries

Michel Fontaine, President and CEO ofWindfall Geotek, commented:

“Windfall Geotek is proud to present aconsortium shaped by years of focused research and strategiccollaboration. By uniting leaders in data acquisition, advancedanalytics, and precision target?elimination technologies, we offer afully integrated platform designed to strengthen Canada’s resilienceand technological leadership.

Our turnkey solution aligns directly with the ambitions of theBOREALIS Initiative, advancing national capabilities, acceleratinginnovations, and supporting long?term economic and strategicpriorities. We look forward to submitting our application ahead of theApril 2nd, 2026, deadline while demonstrating the transformativepotential of this partnership “.

Pierre Daigle, Member of the AdvisoryCommittee, retired Major General and retired Ombudsman for theDepartment of National Defence and the Canadian Forcescommented:

“Windfall Geotek is translating 21 years ofmining sector leadership into a powerful tool for drone data analysis.This technology represents a core strategic asset with immediateglobal applications. We are prepared to lead Canada’s efforts inproviding these advanced solutions to international partners,specifically addressing urgent needs in Ukraine."

Christian Rousseau, CEO andco-founder at The ALRM Group Inc, Retired Colonel serving more than 35 yearsin the military field alsoCanadian Armed Forces serving more than 35 years in the field ofMilitary Intelligence.

Very excited to contribute from my previous experience as well asleveraging my relationship in the area to benefit the consortium, agreat opportunity for Canada Defense

Pierre-Olivier Dostie President ofTerrascope and expert in drone geophysics.

We are thrilled to join this consortium and lookforward to contributing our expertise in aerial geophysical surveyingin the coming months. We will conduct a series of tests to supportbringing this innovation to market by March 2028 in alignment withDISH requirements.

AboutWindfall Geotek – AI-Powered Discovery Since 2005

Windfall Geotek is a global leader in AI-driven mineralexploration, turning complex geoscience data into high-potentialdiscoveries with unmatched speed and accuracy. With amultidisciplinary team of geophysicists, geologists, and AIspecialists, Windfall is validating selected AI-generated targets todemonstrate the reliability of its system. Beyond mining, the Companyis expanding its expertise into life-saving applications, includinglandmine and UXO detection.

For further information, please contact:

Michel Fontaine 514-994-5843

Chairman, President and CEO of Windfall Geotek

Email: Michel@windfallgeotek.com

Website: www.windfallgeotek.com

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