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Safe Pro Awarded New $1.3 Million U.S. Army Subcontract to Integrate Real-Time AI Landmine Detection into Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Safe Pro Group Wins $1.3 Million U.S. Army Subcontract for AI-Powered Landmine Detection on Unmanned Ground Vehicles

By Priya Menon
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Safe Pro Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed AI defense technology company, announced it has secured a $1.3 million subcontract from the U.S. Army to integrate its AI-based real-time explosive threat detection technology into autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). This contract, awarded through a major U.S. defense prime contractor, will enable Safe Pro's patented SPOTD system to detect landmines and other explosive threats, enhancing battlefield situational awareness and operational safety.

Safe Pro Awarded New $1.3 Million U.S. Army Subcontract to Integrate Real-Time AI Landmine Detection into Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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Key Points

  • Safe Pro will integrate its AI-powered SPOTD technology into U.S. Army autonomous unmanned ground vehicles for real-time detection of explosive threats.
  • The AI system leverages one of the largest real-world drone imagery datasets, enabling detection of over 150 explosive threat types in high-risk environments.
  • The contract strengthens Safe Pro's presence in defense and homeland security sectors, leveraging advanced machine learning and cloud-based platforms for enhanced battlefield safety.

AVENTURA, Fla., June 23, 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 has been awarded a $1.3 million U.S. Army subcontract to integrate the Company’s proprietary AI-powered real-time threat detection technology into U.S. Army autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). For a video illustrating Safe Pro’s new RoadSight UGV capability click here!

Under the award from a leading U.S. Defense Prime Contractor, Safe Pro will integrate and test its proprietary advanced computer vision and machine learning AI pipeline onboard autonomous UGVs for real-time detection of explosive threats supporting on-the-move operations.

Powered by Safe Pro’s patented SPOTD (Safe Pro Object Threat Detection) technology, the Company’s technology 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, creating 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/.

For information about Safe Pro Group, its subsidiaries, and technologies, please visit https://safeprogroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.

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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.

Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans, and prospects. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding the subcontract value, the ability to analyze imagery captured by UGVs, the successful integration of the Company's technology into ground-based platforms, the anticipated timing and completion of delivery of orders, the retention of intellectual property rights subject to applicable government regulations, the ability to license its software and the acceptance and continued use of its solutions by potential government, military, and humanitarian organizations, market size projections for unmanned ground vehicles, and the Company's future business plans and expectations. Although Safe Pro Group believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Safe Pro Group has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “intends,” “potential,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “seek," "target," "forecast," "continue," "approximately,” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth under Item 1A in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and updated from time to time in the Company’s Form 10-Q filings and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. Safe Pro Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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Risks

  • Dependence on successful integration and validation of AI technology on UGV platforms, with potential technical or operational challenges.
  • Uncertainties related to future government contract awards, regulatory approvals, and retention of intellectual property rights.
  • Market adoption risks if defense and humanitarian organizations do not continue or expand usage of Safe Pro's solutions, affecting projected growth.

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