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Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ:SPAI) has secured a significant milestone in its US defense ambitions, winning its first US Government prime contract worth $2.5 million and teaming with defense technology specialist Anduril Industries to deploy its AI-powered threat detection technology on the Ghost-X drone platform.
The contract, awarded by the US Army under its Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) program, will focus on enhancing the protection and survivability of the Army’s Abrams tanks through advanced aerial reconnaissance and real-time explosive threat detection.
At the center of the program is Safe Pro’s patented Ground Truth technology, called Ground Truth Air which will be integrated into Anduril’s Ghost-X drone. The system is designed to identify and geolocate more than 150 types of explosive threats, including landmines, anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and first-person-view (FPV) attack drones.
Importantly, the technology processes live drone footage onboard the aircraft, allowing threat information to be identified and transmitted directly into US Army networks, including ATAK and Anduril’s Lattice platform. This provides military personnel with actionable intelligence at the tactical edge, helping improve situational awareness and support battlefield decision-making.
Combining AI expertise with advanced drone technology
The collaboration brings together Safe Pro’s specialist artificial intelligence (or Super Intelligence or “SI”) and machine learning capabilities with Anduril’s established autonomous drone technology.
Anduril’s Ghost-X has been selected by the US Army for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications under its Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) program.
For Safe Pro, the award represents an important validation of its technology and a significant step forward in establishing its position within the US defense supply chain.
Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group, described the award as a major milestone for the company, highlighting the team’s work in developing and deploying its SI-powered threat detection and mapping technology.
He also emphasized the importance of working alongside Anduril to deliver the technology on Ghost-X drones in support of protecting military personnel.
Daniel Leighton, General Manager of Tactical Effects at Anduril Industries, highlighted the modular nature of Ghost-X, explaining that integrating Safe Pro’s threat detection technology will provide soldiers with faster and more reliable situational awareness.
Real-world data provides a powerful foundation
A key differentiator for Safe Pro is the extensive real-world imagery dataset underpinning its technology.
Its machine learning algorithms have been trained using more than 3.2 million drone images, incorporating over 60,200 confirmed detections collected across more than 40,520 acres in Ukraine.
This experience provides a substantial real-world foundation for identifying small and difficult-to-detect threats across large and challenging environments.
Through Ground Truth Air, Safe Pro brings this capability directly onto drone-based computing systems, enabling rapid analysis without relying solely on the transmission of footage to remote processing facilities.
The ability to detect threats in real time has clear applications across military reconnaissance, force protection and humanitarian mine clearance.
A significant defense market opportunity
The $2.5 million US Army prime contract marks an important commercial milestone for Safe Pro Group, moving the company further into direct government contracting while establishing a working relationship with one of the most prominent technology businesses in the defense sector.
The integration of its software with Anduril’s Ghost-X platform also demonstrates how Safe Pro’s technology can complement established defense systems and potentially support wider deployment opportunities.
With its patented software, substantial real-world training dataset and growing defense relationships, Safe Pro is positioning its technology to address an important requirement across modern military operations: identifying threats earlier and providing soldiers with better information to make critical decisions.
The latest award represents a significant step in that journey, combining a $2.5 million government contract with an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of its technology on an advanced US Army-selected drone platform.
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