The US Army is set to test an artificial intelligence system that detects explosive threats from drone imagery and delivers real-time hazard maps for advancing troops.
Safe Pro’s Navigation, Observation & Detection Engine (NODE) processes drone-collected imagery to identify threats and feeds detections directly into the GeoSuite operational planning interface used by tactical units.
“We have a valuable opportunity to directly showcase NODE’s unique ability to support Army units by providing our real-time explosive threat detection and mapping capabilities for soldiers on the ground,” said Dan Erdberg, chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group.
He added that integrating the company’s AI-powered detection data into the GeoSuite platform is intended to enhance operational situational awareness for participating units.
The capability will be evaluated during the army’s Transforming in Contact (TiC) 2.0 initiative, a $1-billion effort to accelerate testing and fielding of emerging technologies with operational units.
The program allows soldiers to assess capabilities such as drones, autonomy, electronic warfare systems, and digital planning tools, with the demonstration set to take place at Fort Hood, Texas.
The technology builds on earlier Indo-Pacific deployments, where Safe Pro field-tested AI drone systems for automated explosive threat detection.
