Safe Pro Group’s Airborne Response Secures Public Safety Infrastructure Drone Inspection Contract
Rhea-AI Summary
Safe Pro Group (Nasdaq: SPAI) announced a purchase order for Airborne Response to provide FAA-compliant drone inspections and asset management for emergency communications towers in South Florida.
Services include georeferenced imaging, antenna and structural inspections, and power line pathway checks to support first-responder communications and hurricane-season readiness.
Positive
- New commercial contract for mission-critical telecom inspections in South Florida
- FAA-compliant operations using Blue UAS-compliant drones before peak hurricane season
- AI data pipeline expansion to train Safe Pro computer vision models
- Prior $1M subcontract to supply AI processing systems to U.S. Government
Negative
- Unstated contract value limits near-term revenue visibility for investors
- Data monetization timeline for AI models is not specified or guaranteed
- Operational scale-up could increase costs before revenue recognition
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
SPAI gained 5.05% while peers showed mixed moves: ISSC up 6.03%, SPCE up 4.94%, but VWAV, POWW, and DPRO declined. This pattern points to stock-specific drivers rather than a broad Aerospace & Defense move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | AI demo integration | Positive | +5.0% | NODE AI threat detection integrated into General Dynamics’ GeoSuite for Army TiC 2.0. |
| 2026-02-23 | Revenue outlook | Positive | +5.3% | Projected Q1 2026 revenue growth over 500% year-over-year tied to U.S. Government award. |
| 2026-02-20 | Government subcontract | Positive | -7.7% | Announced <b>$1,000,000</b> subcontract to supply AI-powered edge processing systems. |
| 2026-02-04 | Conference presentation | Positive | -9.6% | Planned presentation of NODE and SPOTD AI capabilities at CEL26 defense conference. |
| 2026-01-14 | AI demining showcase | Positive | +7.4% | Presented AI demining results for Ukraine, highlighting large productivity and detection gains. |
Recent AI- and defense-related announcements have generally seen positive price reactions, with one notable divergence, suggesting investors often reward execution milestones and government/commercial traction.
Over the past months, Safe Pro has consistently highlighted growth in its AI and mission-critical solutions. Events include a $1,000,000 U.S. Government subcontract for AI edge processing, projected 500%+ Q1 2026 revenue growth, and demonstrations of NODE and SPOTD at U.S. and European defense events. The company also showcased AI demining results tied to Ukraine’s reconstruction. Today’s public safety infrastructure drone inspection engagement extends this trajectory into critical communications infrastructure, reinforcing the theme of applying its AI and UAS capabilities across multiple high-growth, security-focused verticals.
Regulatory & Risk Context
An effective S-3 registration dated 2025-11-07 covers up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock for resale by existing holders. The company is not selling shares under this registration and will not receive proceeds from these holder-driven sales.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement extends Safe Pro’s AI-driven drone operations into critical public safety communications infrastructure, using FAA-compliant UAS teams and Blue UAS-compliant drones. The engagement complements a previously disclosed $1 million AI systems subcontract and taps a drone inspection market valued at $3.37 billion in 2024 and projected above $12.3 billion by 2032. Investors may watch for follow-on contracts, monetization of AI computer vision models, and the pace at which the broader infrastructure and public safety verticals adopt these inspection services.
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Deployment Expands Safe Pro’s Role in Mission-Critical Communications and Public Safety Infrastructure Services
AVENTURA, Fla., Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled defense, security, and situational awareness solutions, today announced that its Mission Critical Unmanned Solutions subsidiary, Airborne Response, LLC (“Airborne Response”), has received a purchase order from a multinational telecommunications firm to provide enhanced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) aerial inspection and asset management services supporting communications infrastructure utilized by first responders in South Florida.
Supporting Mission-Critical Public Safety Communications
Under the program, Airborne Response will deploy FAA-compliant UAS flight teams to conduct detailed aerial inspections of emergency communications towers.
Services include:
- Detailed inspection of antennas, structural components, and connection systems
- Georeferenced imaging and asset documentation
- Power line pathway inspections supporting operational readiness
The inspections are designed to help ensure the reliability and resilience of radio communications infrastructure relied upon by first responders. The inspections are part of an ongoing public safety maintenance and infrastructure management program. Flight operations will be conducted in compliance with FAA regulations using Blue UAS-compliant drones and coordinated with local site operators to complete inspections prior to peak hurricane season preparedness activities.
The engagement expands Safe Pro’s operational rollout of its AI-driven, drone-based intelligence platform and accelerates the Company’s strategy to build one of the industry’s largest proprietary real-world aerial data pipelines supporting next-generation computer vision AI models. The Company intends to utilize visual data collected by drones in this project to evaluate the development of new AI computer vision models and datasets, potentially enabling its patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) platform to rapidly analyze the condition of critical telecommunications infrastructure. Customized models and datasets may be used to provide AI-enhanced situational awareness for network operators as well as government, commercial enterprises and public safety entities.
“This purchase order supporting vital communications infrastructure highlights the increasing role of drone technology in mission-critical public safety operations, and importantly, provides us with an unique opportunity to utilize our drone services to directly fuel the growth of our AI platform with real world data,” said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc.
Expanding Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Services
The engagement reflects growing adoption of drone-based inspection services across public safety and critical infrastructure sectors, where aerial data collection can improve safety, reduce inspection costs, and minimize operational downtime.
The global drone inspection market was valued at approximately
North America remains the leading adoption region as government agencies and enterprise operators increasingly deploy autonomous aerial inspection technologies to reduce costs, improve safety, and enhance operational intelligence.
The announcement follows Safe Pro’s previously disclosed subcontract valued at
For more information about Airborne Response, please visit airborneresponse.com. If you are a remote pilot available for work, please visit pilots.airborneresponse.com. To learn more about Safe Pro Group, its subsidiaries, and technologies, please visit https://safeprogroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
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 SPOTD, Safe Pro provides advanced situational awareness tools for defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally. It is a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in drone imagery processing, leveraging commercially available “off-the-shelf” drones with its proprietary machine learning and computer vision technology to enable rapid identification of explosives threats, providing a much 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 is targeting multiple markets that include commercial, government, law enforcement and humanitarian sectors where its Safe Pro AI software, Safe-Pro USA protective gear and Airborne Response drone-based services work in synergy to deliver safety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group Inc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com/.
About Airborne Response
Airborne Response, LLC, a subsidiary of Safe Pro Group Inc., provides drone-based inspection, emergency response, and disaster support services for government agencies, public safety organizations, utilities, and enterprise customers. The company specializes in rapid deployment unmanned aircraft operations supporting critical infrastructure and emergency management missions.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects and in this press release include, without limitation, Safe Pro’s ability to collect and analyze real-world critical infrastructure and create public safety datasets in support of current and future customers. Although Safe Pro Group believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Safe Pro Group has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including ''believes,'' ''estimates,'' ''anticipates,'' ''expects,'' ''plans,'' ''projects,'' ''intends,'' ''potential,'' ''may,'' ''could,'' ''might,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''approximately'' or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth under Item 1A. in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and updated from time to time in the Company’s Form 10-Q filings and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. Safe Pro Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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Investor Contact:
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