New tech can help US Army drones to operate in GPS-denied environments

A Florida-based company, Safe Pro, has developed advanced AI algorithms integrated into its patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) technology, enabling U.S. military drones to operate effectively in GPS-denied environments. SPOTD is a rapid battlefield image analysis platform that identifies and maps small explosive threats such as landmines and ambush drones using high-resolution drone imagery and GPS-tagged geospatial data. The technology, tested in real-world exercises in Ukraine, can create 2D/3D threat models and is designed to function both on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud and at the Edge, offering up to a tenfold reduction in processing time. The enhanced SPOTD capabilities will be showcased at the U.S. Army 2026 Concept Focused Warfighter Experiment (CFWE) at Fort Hood, Texas. Safe Pro emphasizes that the system provides significant operational advantages in electronic warfare-contested environments by improving situational awareness and actionable intelligence for military reconnaissance, planning, and