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Epazz Holdings: US Government’s Chinese Drone Ban Will Assist ZenaDrone in Generating Revenue; Phase 1 SBIR Submitted
Epazz Holdings: US Government’s Chinese Drone Ban Will Assist ZenaDrone in Generating Revenue; Phase 1 SBIR Submitted.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Epazz, Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a mission-critical provider of drone technology, blockchain mobile apps and cloud-based business software solutions, announced today that it has submitted Phase 1 SBIR proposals. ZenaDrone will hear back from the government in 90 days. If ZenaDrone is awarded a Phase 1 contract, up to $75,000 per proposal, the company will be able to submit for Phase 2 contracts, up to $1.2 million per contract. The SBIR program is designed to get products into the government market. It has additional phases, which open up to major government contracts worth up to $15 million over the next three years. Additionally, if ZenaDrone is a part of the program, there will be opportunities to sell our drones to US allies. CEO Shaun Passley, Ph.D., said, “We are taking multiple pathways to become a government contractor of drones. It is a major opportunity for us, as Chinese drones are banned in the US government. It has opened up major demands for our drones.”  The US government has a major need for non-Chinese drones. The government is pushing initiatives to obtain made-in-America drones through its BlueUAS program. ZenaDrone is currently in the process of applying for BlueUAS. Currently, the list is very short. According to Defense News, “More can be done to ban US government use of Chinese drones . . . With bipartisan support, Section 817, which prohibits the Department of Defense and its contractors from using Chinese-made surveillance drones, strengthens Americans’ security in multiple ways. In July 2021, the Pentagon issued a special statement reaffirming its view that DJI systems are “potential threats to national security.” In December of that year, the Treasury Department banned U.S. investment in DJI. ZenaDrone Inc., is a provider of a multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with machine learning systems, multispectral sensors and AI technology. ZenaDrone uses the data its cameras capture to create a 3D interactive environment. The ZenaDrone team will use predictive AI analytics — or predictive modeling — a type of analysis that employs methods and resources to create predictive models and make forecasts of future outcomes based on acquired data. Techniques utilized in...