Safe Pro wins $2.5 million Army contract for Ghost-X drone threat detection

Safe Pro Group won a $2.5 million U.S. Army prime contract tied to tank protection and drone-based explosive-threat detection. The work pairs Safe Pro’s software with Anduril’s Ghost-X platform and is aimed at giving soldiers faster battlefield awareness at the tactical edge.

Why it matters: - The contract gives Safe Pro Group its first U.S. Army prime award and puts its threat-detection software into a defense program focused on Abrams tank survivability. - The deal underscores growing Army interest in drone-based sensing that can spot mines, unexploded ordnance and other threats before troops move into danger. - Safe Pro’s software is designed to push threat data into Army systems used in the field, which could speed decisions during reconnaissance and protection missions.

What happened: - Safe Pro Group said the U.S. Army awarded the company a $2.5 million prime contract on Nov. 10, 2026. - The award falls under a Commercial Solutions Opening for Ground Threat Detection through Aerial Reconnaissance. - The contract centers on Safe Pro’s software running aboard Anduril Industries’ Ghost-X drone platform. - The company said the work is focused on protecting Army Abrams tanks.

The details: - The system is designed to identify and geolocate more than 150 types of explosive threats, including landmines, anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and ambush FPV drones. - Safe Pro’s technology processes live video onboard the drone at the tactical edge. - Threat data is streamed directly into U.S. Army networks including ATAK and Anduril’s Lattice. - The Ghost-X platform has already been selected by the U.S. Army for mission-ready intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications under the Medium Range Reconnaissance program. - Safe Pro’s Ground Truth Air software uses machine learning and a large drone-imagery dataset to detect small threats and objects of interest in high-risk environments. - The company says its dataset includes more than 3.2 million drone images and more than 60,200 confirmed detections gathered across 40,520-plus acres in Ukraine. - Safe Pro pointed readers to real-world landmine and UXO detection results. - More information on the company is available at Safe Pro Group.

Between the lines: - The award shows how defense customers are increasingly buying software that can be embedded directly on drones instead of relying only on post-mission analysis. - Anduril’s role suggests the Army wants modular systems that can combine sensors, platforms and analytics quickly. - The partnership also positions Safe Pro’s battlefield dataset as a core asset, not just a supporting feature.

What's next: - Safe Pro and Anduril said they expect to collaborate on integrating the technology onto Ghost-X drones for Army use. - The company flagged future delivery timing, integration success and broader adoption of its software as forward-looking and subject to risk. - Safe Pro said it plans to keep pursuing defense, security and humanitarian applications for its AI-enabled platform.

The bottom line: - Safe Pro has landed a meaningful Army contract that could help turn its drone-based threat detection software into a fielded military capability.