Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) and Norwegian People's Aid have revealed preliminary results from an extensive field study showing that artificial intelligence technology can dramatically improve humanitarian demining operations in conflict zones. The 18-month study conducted in Ukraine demonstrated that Safe Pro's SpotlightAI technology improved survey productivity by more than 800% compared to traditional methods, representing a potential breakthrough in global demining efforts.
The findings, presented at the 2025 GICHD Innovation Conference, showed that SpotlightAI detected 550% more unexploded ordnance per hectare while simultaneously reducing survey costs by approximately 50%. These results highlight how AI-augmented drone imagery and computer vision technology can address one of the most dangerous and time-consuming aspects of post-conflict recovery. The technology's ability to rapidly identify explosive threats provides a safer alternative to traditional human-based analysis methods that put demining personnel at significant risk.
The implications of these findings extend far beyond the immediate conflict in Ukraine. According to the companies, the study underscores how AI-powered solutions can transform global demining efforts by enhancing accuracy, speed, and cost efficiency simultaneously. The technology's cloud-based ecosystem, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), enables scalable deployment across multiple humanitarian and security applications. Additional information about Safe Pro Group's technology platform is available at http://ibn.fm/SPAI.
For humanitarian organizations like Norwegian People's Aid, which operates in some of the world's most dangerous environments, these efficiency gains could significantly accelerate the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance that threaten civilian populations long after conflicts end. The dramatic improvement in detection rates means fewer explosive devices go unnoticed, potentially saving countless lives in post-conflict regions where landmine contamination remains a persistent threat to agriculture, transportation, and daily civilian activities.
The study's validation of AI-powered demining comes at a critical time when global landmine contamination continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The technology's ability to work with commercially available drones makes it potentially accessible to humanitarian organizations operating with limited budgets. By cutting survey costs in half while dramatically improving detection capabilities, the technology could enable more comprehensive demining operations in regions where funding constraints have historically limited clearance efforts.
