Safe Pro Group Projects Over 500% Year-Over-Year Q1 2026 Revenue Growth Following U.S. Government Award for AI Edge Processing Systems

Company Enters Revenue Inflection Point as AI-Driven Defense and Drone Modernization Accelerate

AVENTURA, Fla., Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), an artificial intelligence (“AI”) defense technology company delivering drone-powered situational awareness and threat detection solutions, today announced that it expects revenue in the first quarter of 2026 to increase over 500% year-over-year, driven by initial deliveries under a recently awarded U.S. Government subcontract supporting deployment of the Company’s AI-Powered Edge Processing platform.

The Company believes it is entering a commercial and government adoption inflection point, transitioning from development-stage operations into scaling revenue generation and opportunities to access additional government programs.

Operational and Financial Highlights

• Based on Preliminary, Unaudited Financial Data, First Quarter 2026 Revenue Growth Expected to be Over 500% Year-over-Year
  • Projected acceleration reflects transition from development-stage operations into revenue-generating government programs

• Initial U.S. Government Program Revenue
  • Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) supports $1,000,000 subcontract award
  • Establishes Safe Pro as an active U.S. Government supplier
  • Positions Company for follow-on production and program expansion opportunities

• Balance Sheet Strengthened
  • Completed $14 million PIPE financing priced at $7.00 per share in Q4 2025
  • Strategic investments led by Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC)
  • Capital supports manufacturing scale-up, AI deployment, and government contracting execution

• Commercialization of Patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) AI Platform
  • Transition from R&D to deployment and revenue generation phase
  • AI software performs automated identification of explosive threats from drone imagery at the tactical edge
  • Expanding integration efforts into widely deployed U.S. Army mission planning and situational awareness ecosystems

• Expanding Government and Defense Sales Pipeline
  • Active engagements with domestic and allied government agencies
  • Growing interest from military and global humanitarian demining organizations
  • Invitations to participate in multiple U.S. Army-sponsored operational and technology evaluation events

“The first quarter of 2026 represents a transformational period for Safe Pro,” said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Pro Group Inc. “We believe global demand for AI-enabled drone intelligence and American defense technology is entering a sustained growth cycle. Initial government revenue validates our technology platform and positions Safe Pro for continued operational expansion.”

AI Defense Market Tailwinds

Safe Pro believes global defense modernization, autonomous drone adoption, and AI-enabled battlefield intelligence requirements are creating a structural demand cycle for advanced analytics platforms capable of operating at the tactical edge.

The Company’s patented SPOTD technology enables rapid analysis of drone imagery to identify potential explosive hazards, significantly reducing reliance on manual review while improving mission speed and operator safety.

About Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI)
Safe Pro Group Inc. is an AI-driven defense and security technology company providing drone imagery analytics, situational awareness solutions, and protective technologies for government, humanitarian, and homeland security customers worldwide.

Its ecosystem integrates:

• SPOTD AI threat detection software
• Drone-based data acquisition and analysis
• Protective balisitc equipment
• Flexible technology archtectures leveraging the hyperscalablity of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud and local, hardware-based hypercompute edge processing

The Company’s technologies enable faster identification of explosive threats and operational risks across defense, law enforcement, critical infrastructure and post-conflict humanitarian environments.

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