Safe Pro Contracted to Provide U.S. Army Edge AI Operational Support for Airfield Exercise, Expanding its Role in Force Protection Applications
AVENTURA, Fla., June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) ("Safe Pro" or the "Company"), a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled defense, security, and situational awareness solutions, announced today that it will be providing operational support to soldiers during an upcoming Army airfield exercise. At the event, Safe Pro will be demonstrating how its recently delivered AI-powered threat detection technology can be a force multiplier for rapid airfield operations. This new application of the Company's AI technology significantly expands its potential utilization into global airfield operations in addition to its current use in battlefield and post-conflict zone land reclamation and rebuilding missions.
Safe Pro's team is scheduled to demonstrate this new AI capability for airfield operations at a U.S. Army event scheduled in late June 2026. The ability to rapidly assess the condition of airfields, runways and landing zones utilizing standard drones and its patented AI-powered imagery analysis technologies represents a significant expansion and logical extension of its solution portfolio. This added capability builds upon the over three years of real-world use in Ukraine where Safe Pro's patented AI-powered computer vision technology has been used to detect a wide array of threats including landmines, cluster munitions, UXO, and ambush drones.
In addition to the airfield exercise, the Company continues to witness strong interest in its capabilities by the U.S. Army, highlighted by:
- The Company has been requested to participate in several U.S. Army-funded technology exercises featuring its edge compute AI-powered NODE and drone imagery analysis platform throughout Q3 2026.
- The Company will also showcase its newest AI threat detection capability featuring the operation of its InFlight software embedded into the Red Cat Black Widow™ drone with real-time mine detections pushed into the Army's Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) platform. ATAK is a scalable distribution system utilized by the U.S. Army to provide actionable intelligence across vehicles, command posts and soldier devices. To see a video sample of the ATAK integration in action, please click here!
"For several years our team has firmly believed that our novel models would grow beyond surveying minefields and this latest Army request to have our AI potentially support their airfield operations is evidence that we have opportunities to globally scale our growth," said Dan Erdberg Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc. "We look forward to this near-term opportunity to work with the Army on airfield assessment tactics and rapidly iterate on feedback to develop additional AI tools that can enhance future mission outcomes."
Powered by Safe Pro's patented SPOTD (Safe Pro Object Threat Detection) technology, the NODE edge compute system uses AI and machine learning algorithms trained on one of the world's largest real-world drone-based imagery datasets to instantly detect small, hard-to-find threats such as landmines, cluster munitions, UXO, and ambush drones. The platform can identify more than 150 types of explosive threats and objects of interest across large-scale, high-risk environments, turning drone-based video data into detailed 2D & 3D models. Operating on the edge without the need for connectivity, NODE enables the rapid generation of orthomosaics, vegetation height, terrain slope and digital surface maps and 3D models, all incorporating detected threats, providing rapid battlefield situational awareness to end users.
Built on battle-tested AI, Safe Pro's technology converts raw visual data collected by drones into rapidly shareable, high-resolution 2D and 3D maps, providing a novel and scalable approach to situational awareness on the battlefield. Safe Pro's AI dataset includes more than 2.8 million drone images and over 50,368 confirmed detections collected in over 35,000 acres of land in Ukraine. For more information about Safe Pro's real-world landmine and UXO detections, visit: https://safeproai.com/landmine-detections/.
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About Safe Pro Group Inc.
Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) is a mission-driven technology company delivering AI-enabled security and defense solutions. Through cutting-edge platforms like SPOTD, Safe Pro provides advanced situational awareness tools for defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally. The Company is a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in drone imagery processing, leveraging commercially available off-the-shelf drones with its proprietary machine learning and computer vision technology to enable rapid identification of explosive threats, providing a safer and more efficient alternative to traditional human-based analysis methods. Built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Safe Pro Group's scalable platform targets multiple markets, including commercial, government, law enforcement, and humanitarian sectors where its Safe Pro AI software, Safe-Pro USA protective gear, and Airborne Response drone-based services can work in synergy to deliver safety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group Inc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com.
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