$16 Billion Market by 2034 in Underwater Drones Presents Huge Opportunity for AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Serving Defense & Commercial Customers

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IQ Aqua AI-Powered AUV for Autonomous Underwater Operations Across Defense and Commercial Markets.

Global Underwater Drone Market Projected to Reach $16 Billion by 2034.

Global Counter-UAS Market Growing at Over 25% Annually and Projected to Exceed $10 Billion by 2030.

Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East Have Established Low-Cost Drone Swarms as a Defining Feature of Modern Warfare.

U.S. Department of War Requested $13.4 Billion for Autonomous Weapons and Systems for Fiscal Year 2026, with Counter-UAS Identified as a Top Priority.

Developing Integrated Counter-UAS System Pairing Low-Cost Drone with AI Detection and Swarm Command Software.

Counter-UAS Software to Provide AI-Powered Threat Tracking and Autonomous Swarm Intelligence Directing Fleets of Single Use $5,000 Interceptor Drones.

Patent Filing for Maritime Defense System Combining Interceptor Drone and IQ Glider Autonomous Marine Station.

ZenaTech, Inc. (N A S D A Q: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a technology company specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and Quantum Computing solutions for mission-critical applications for business, government and defense. Since 2017, ZENA has leveraged its software development expertise and grown its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone, to innovate and improve customer inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. With enterprise software customers using branded solutions in law enforcement, government, and industrial sectors, and drones being implemented in these plus agriculture, defense, and logistics sectors, the ZENA portfolio of solutions helps drive speed, precision, and cost savings. ZENA operates through global offices in North America, Europe, Taiwan, and UAE, and is growing its DaaS business and global network of locations through acquisitions.

Wholly owned ZENA subsidiary ZenaDrone develops and manufactures autonomous drone solutions that can incorporate machine learning software, AI, predictive modeling, Quantum Computing, and other software and hardware innovations. Created to revolutionize the hemp farming sector, its specialization has grown to multifunctional drone solutions for surveying, inspection, maintenance, process automation, and defense applications.

IQ Aqua Prototype, an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Intended to Integrate with its Maritime Defense Architecture and Address Underwater Mine Threats

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On March 31^st ZENA announced the IQ Aqua, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype intended for multiple underwater use cases across defense and commercial markets, including, importantly, undersea mine detection in a military context. The ZENA IQ Aqua marks the company's entry into underwater robotics, extending its IQ autonomous product family, which currently spans air, land, and water surface drone operations, to underwater operations. The ZENA IQ Aqua prototype has demonstrated baseline autonomous navigation and underwater mobility in controlled environments. ZENA is now manufacturing several more prototypes to conduct outdoor underwater field testing in the U.S. and in other international locations.

In terms of commercial use, the ZENA IQ Aqua's design is suited for autonomous inspection of offshore energy pipelines, subsea cables, and maritime infrastructure, reducing reliance on costly diver deployments and manned vessel operations. Gulf Cooperation Council nations — including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar — represent a priority future commercial market given their extensive offshore hydrocarbon assets, major port facilities, and coastline protection requirements.

The global underwater drone market is projected to reach over $16 billion by 2034 according to Global Market Insights, with the defense and security segment representing the fastest-growing application category. ZENA is targeting future U.S. defense customers, NATO partners and Gulf Cooperation Council nations as IQ Aqua program advances.

Developing an Integrated Counter-UAS System Pairing the Interceptor P-1 Low-Cost Drone with Zena AI Detection and Swarm Command Software

On March 24^th ZENA announced commencing development of an integrated counter-UAS system consisting of a software platform and architecture for its counter-UAS hardware and defense system. The ZENA platform is intended to exclusively connect the ZenaDrone Interceptor P-1 single-use, low-cost autonomous interceptor drone and the ZenaDrone 2000 Maritime Interceptor drone, with an AI software platform that will be developed by its U.S. ZENA AI division. The intended goal is to deliver a complete, AI-directed counter-UAS ecosystem for detecting and classifying airborne threats and autonomously commanding fleets to defeat them.

The ZENA AI-developed Counter-UAS platform is intended to function as a single AI software system with two core functionalities that are purpose-built for the Interceptor P-1 and ZenaDrone 2000 drones. This consists of a Threat Tracking System, intended to detect, identify, and track hostile slow-moving drones in real time, and a Swarm Intelligence Coordination Platform, intended to autonomously direct fleets of either of the ZenaDrone drone platforms to intercept and defeat the targets. The development is expected to be led by the ZENA AI division in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, starting in the coming weeks.

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The ZENA AI R&D center will support US Department of War and other federal agency requirements through the development of secure, defense-oriented artificial intelligence systems development and research. The facility plans to focus on mission-critical research areas including AI-driven decision-support systems, autonomous and semi-autonomous intelligence architectures, advanced sensor and data fusion, secure edge intelligence, and quantum-enhanced optimization and modeling.

The ZENA ZenaDrone Interceptor P-1 is a small, expendable, autonomous VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone engineered to physically intercept and neutralize hostile drones in flight, with a planned selling price of under $5,000 each. The ZenaDrone 2000 is the ZENA Maritime Interceptor drone platform designed for deployment from the IQ Glider, an autonomous marine launch and refueling station, to extend counter-UAS capability across sea-based and coastal operating environments. Together, these platforms form the hardware foundation of the ZENA integrated counter-UAS defense ecosystem, along with ZENA AI software designed to detect threats and autonomously command fleets. ZENA is targeting a complete drone-on-drone defense capability at a cost per engagement that conventional missile and laser systems cannot match.

Filing of Patent for Maritime Defense System Combining ZenaDrone 2000 Interceptor Drone and IQ Glider Autonomous Marine Station

On March 12^th ZENA announced fileing a provisional patent application for its maritime drone defense system combining the ZenaDrone 2000 maritime interceptor drone and the IQ Glider autonomous marine launch and refueling station. The patent application covers the ZENA counter-UAS system architecture, designed to enable persistent, ship-based drone interception capable of autonomously detecting, engaging, and intercepting multiple incoming unmanned aerial threats.

Operating ZENA ZenaDrone 2000 interceptor drones in a continuous relay launching from the IQ Glider marine station, the system is designed to provide constant aerial interception coverage capable of detecting, tracking, and intercepting multiple incoming drones or drone swarm threats. Key elements of the ZENA system are expected to include autonomous docking and refueling sequencing, multi-drone relay operations enabling uninterrupted coverage, and AI-driven navigation and threat engagement capabilities designed to operate in complex or GPS-denied environments.

Both the ZENA IQ Glider and the ZenaDrone 2000 interceptor drone are currently in active development. The ZenaDrone 2000 gas-powered prototype is at the design and development stage, with testing expected before the end of the year. The IQ Glider is being developed in parallel as the dedicated launch and refueling infrastructure for ZenaDrone 2000 fleet operations.

For more information on ZENA visit:  www.zenatech.com

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