Safe Pro Group AI system delivers real-time mine detection during U.S. Army field exercise

AVENTURA, Fla. - Safe Pro Group Inc. in Aventura, Fla., announced it has completed a U.S. Army live-fire exercise in which the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technology processed uncrewed aircraft imagery at the edge to detect scattered landmines and relay that information to commanders for mission planning.

The exercise builds on an initial government contract for AI-powered edge processing and follows the commercial rollout of the company’s NODE-X system, a miniaturized edge computing platform designed to analyze drone footage for threat detection in military maneuver support missions.

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NODE-X is scheduled to participate in additional U.S. Army exercises through the second quarter of 2026 as the company seeks to expand deployment of its AI-enabled systems. The platform is part of Safe Pro’s broader ecosystem for processing drone imagery, enabling threat detection, 3D mapping, and automated route guidance.

Portable tech

Designed as a backpack-portable system, NODE-X performs real-time artificial intelligence inference on edge compute hardware and ruggedized GPU-equipped laptops running the company’s OnSight Windows-based software. The system is compatible with U.S. Army-approved short-range reconnaissance drones and can ingest imagery from optical, thermal infrared, and multispectral sensors.

The platform is powered by Safe Pro’s patented Spot Object Threat Detection artificial intelligence technology, which uses machine learning algorithms trained on a large real-world dataset derived from operations in Ukraine. The company says this includes 2.6 million drone images and 47,000 confirmed detections of threats such as landmines, cluster munitions, unexploded ordnance, and small aerial threats.

Operating fully at the tactical edge without reliance on network connectivity, NODE-X processes full-motion video and still imagery in near real time to automatically detect, classify, and geolocate threats. The system generates high-resolution orthomosaics, 3D terrain models, and digital surface models, incorporating terrain slope, elevation, and vegetation height data to support route planning and maneuver analysis.

Safe Pro’s artificial intelligence pipeline converts raw drone video into structured geospatial intelligence products, enabling rapid dissemination of actionable data to command elements. The system supports automated route guidance by identifying safer paths through hazardous environments and can scale across large operational areas by processing imagery from multiple drone sorties.

Company officials say the platform can identify more than 150 types of landmines and unexploded ordnance and provide precise GPS coordinates for detected threats, improving situational awareness and reducing the need for manual image analysis in high-risk environments.

"We are honored to have been invited to work side-by-side with our Army stakeholders in the field during this high-pressure exercise. We believe that through these live minefield exercises, the Army is gaining increased confidence in our capabilities as we work together, gather soldier feedback, and deliver battle-tested capabilities that our customers need fielded," said Dan Erdberg, chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc. "As we enter Q2, we are building strong momentum with our customers and are continuing to engage in discussions on how our AI technologies can help support their requirements in the short, medium, and long term."