Company Completes International Filings for Protection Under Patent Cooperation Treaty for Expanded Global Protection to Rapidly Identify and Map Small Lethal Threats Using AI and Drone Imagery

Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered defense and security solutions, today announced that it has completed the filing of the national phase patent applications for nearly 50 jurisdictions, claiming priority to International Patent Application No. PCT/US2023/029909, published on March 21, 2024.

The Company’s IP portfolio currently includes the awarded US Patent No. 12,146,729 incorporating 21 claims made in the Company’s original patent application entitled, “Systems and Methods for Detecting and Identifying Explosives.” These claims cover autonomous detection, identification, and labeling of explosives in orthomosaic images using AI processing of drone imagery. Valid until 2043, the patent captures the groundbreaking nature of SpotlightAI™ and its ability to transform fields ranging from humanitarian demining, agriculture, to national defense and reconstruction. The Company has now expanded its international filings by entering in the national phase of its previously filed (and related) international application filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”), in Europe (extended to include Bosnia and Herzegovina), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel and Ukraine; which covers patent protection rights in 47 jurisdictions.

“The evolution of the battlefield continues to shift towards a reliance on AI and drone technology and witnessing an increasing prevalence of small explosive threats such as landmines and anti-personnel mines, three key trends which directly align with our intellectual property strategy. Whether it is for soldier safety and force protection, or for humanitarian demining, innovative IP such as our Safe Pro Object Threat Detection Technology (SPOTD), will be a critical element in the success of any future operation, representing a tremendous opportunity for us in the months and years ahead,” said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc.

The Company’s patented SPOTD technology is designed to detect over 150 different kinds of small, hard-to-spot threats including landmines, anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and unexploded ordnance. As multiple NATO nations are now considering withdrawing from the 1997 Landmine Convention which banned the use of anti-personnel landmines, it is expected that the usage of these explosive threats will increase significantly. To address any potential future increase in the use of landmines and cluster munitions, SPOTD’s standards-based software architecture makes it easy to seamlessly integrate it with military communication systems, ground vehicles, and C6ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Combative Systems) frameworks. Soldiers can access real-time threat alerts on mobile devices, vehicle displays, and tactical networks, providing unmatched precision in navigating hazardous environments.

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About Safe Pro Group Inc.

Safe Pro Group 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 can work in synergy to deliver safety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group Inc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com/.

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