Ukraine’s ongoing battle with landmines and unexploded ordnance has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of advanced American technology. Safe Pro Group Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has secured a contract from the Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA) to enhance humanitarian demining operations under the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Program. The collaboration aims to bolster Ukraine’s capacity to detect and map explosive hazards in areas affected by conflict.
With more than six million Ukrainians living in regions heavily contaminated by landmines, the initiative is critical for civilian safety and economic recovery. The presence of these explosive remnants has disrupted agricultural activities, causing an estimated $11 billion in annual losses. By integrating AI-driven technologies, the project seeks to restore safe access to farmland and support the country’s agricultural sector.
The partnership will leverage Safe Pro Group’s SpotlightAI platform, an AI image analysis and threat-mapping system operating on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This platform utilizes unmanned aerial systems, such as drones, to survey contaminated areas, providing precise data and improving demining quality management. SpotlightAI’s machine learning algorithms are capable of analyzing large datasets, including over 3.2 million drone images, to identify small and hard-to-detect threats.
Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc., emphasized the importance of the partnership in protecting civilians and helping communities reclaim their land. This contract follows a prior U.S. Department of State subcontract awarded to the company for similar AI technology applications in Ukraine, underscoring the growing interest in leveraging digital solutions for mine action activities.
The deployment of such technology is expected to enhance the efficiency and safety of demining operations, offering better operational oversight and threat identification. Safe Pro Group’s tools are set to play a vital role in Ukraine’s efforts to mitigate the risks posed by unexploded ordnance and landmines, contributing to the nation’s humanitarian and economic goals.
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 SPAI Ground Truth, Safe Pro provides advanced situational awareness tools for defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally. The Company is a leading provider of super intelligence (SI) solutions specializing in drone imagery processing and mapping, 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.
About the Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA)
UDA is the largest Ukrainian Mine Action operator with over eight years of experience. In terms of beneficiary coverage, the organization ranks among the TOP three Mine Action operators in Ukraine.
About the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
Established in 1997, UNMAS works to eliminate the threat posed by mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices by coordinating United Nations mine action, leading operational responses at the country level, and in support of peace operations, as well as through the development of standards, policies, and norms. As a specialized service of the United Nations located within the Department of Peace Operations, UNMAS operates under UN legislative mandates of both the General Assembly and the Security Council. UNMAS also responds to requests for assistance from United Nations Resident Coordinators and national authorities in states affected by explosive ordnance.
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