Safe Pro applauds FAA’s proposed rules for drone operations

AVENTURA, Fla. - Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI), a $55 million market cap drone technology company, welcomed the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rules for normalizing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, which would eliminate previously burdensome regulatory processes. According to InvestingPro data, the company has demonstrated strong momentum with a 30% price return over the past six months.

The proposal envisions drones equipped with technologies like AI-powered object detection to automatically identify and avoid other aircraft. Safe Pro expects this regulatory shift to expand the use of its AI-powered computer vision technologies and accelerate deployment of drone systems across government and private sectors.

According to the Commercial Drone Alliance, the proposed rules will enable scaled drone applications in agriculture, energy, public safety, emergency response, infrastructure inspection, and logistics.

"We created Safe Pro to harness drones and AI to enable customers in defense, humanitarian aid, law enforcement and a wide array of commercial markets to quickly gain access to critical information," said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group.

The drone services market has an estimated value of $8.66 billion in 2025 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.3%, reaching approximately $32.96 billion by 2035, according to Fact.MR analysis. Safe Pro’s revenue has grown 140% over the last twelve months, though InvestingPro analysis indicates the company faces profitability challenges with negative EBITDA of $9.7 million. Get deeper insights and 8 additional key ProTips about SPAI with an InvestingPro subscription.

Safe Pro’s Airborne Response unit provides drone-based critical infrastructure inspections for utilities, telecoms, and insurers. While the company maintains healthy liquidity with a current ratio of 1.7x and minimal debt, InvestingPro’s Financial Health Score indicates room for improvement. The company is working to integrate its AI-powered computer vision technologies into these services to support new applications in public safety, infrastructure inspection, and environmental protection.

The company’s AI technology has been used in Ukraine for nearly three years to detect and identify over 150 types of landmines and unexploded ordnance, analyzing more than 1.66 million drone images to date.

The information in this article is based on a company press release statement.

In other recent news, Safe Pro Group Inc. has been selected to participate in the U.S. Army Futures Command’s Concept Focused Warfighting Experiment Maneuver 2026. The company plans to showcase its AI-powered computer vision technologies, including the SpotlightAI drone-based imagery analysis platform, which can detect over 150 types of landmines and unexploded ordnance. Safe Pro Group has also successfully integrated its AI-powered explosive threat detection technology with drones for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program. In financial developments, Litchfield Hills Research initiated coverage on Safe Pro Group with a Buy rating and an $8.00 price target, recognizing the company as an emerging leader in AI-powered computer vision software. Additionally, Safe Pro Group is exploring opportunities related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocates $33 billion for drone and AI technologies for defense modernization. The company is actively deploying its AI drone technology in Ukraine to detect landmines and unexploded ordnance, addressing significant environmental challenges.

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