According to reporting by Joyce Sohyun Lee of the Washington Post, a December 2 Pentagon memo signed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reverses Biden-era restrictions on antipersonnel land mines and directs the U.S. Department of War to recommend a revised policy within 90 days. Officials describe the current period as one of the most dangerous global security environments in U.S. history. The interim policy removes geographic limitations on antipersonnel land mine use and allows remotely delivered systems, provided they incorporate compliant self-destruction and self-deactivation mechanisms.
The memo states that the revised framework is intended to allow the United States to remain a global leader in unexploded ordnance clearing assistance and conventional weapons destruction. This underscores continued demand for technologies that reduce long-term explosive hazards and civilian risk even as policy parameters shift. Against this backdrop, Safe Pro Group's AI-enabled explosive threat detection platform aligns with both force protection and humanitarian clearance priorities.
The company's patented SpotlightAI system uses AI-powered drone imagery to detect more than 150 types of land mines and unexploded ordnance in real time. The technology has been battle-tested through nearly three years of operational use in Ukraine. During that period, the platform has processed more than 2.26 million battlefield images and identified over 41,400 explosive threats. This positions Safe Pro to support expanded detection and clearance needs as U.S. defense policy evolves.
The policy shift comes amid heightened operational and humanitarian risks tied to land mines and unexploded ordnance. The Pentagon's 90-day review and expanded use parameters create immediate demand for advanced detection technologies. Safe Pro Group's scalable platform, built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), targets multiple markets including commercial, government, law enforcement and humanitarian sectors. The company's technology provides a safer and more efficient alternative to traditional human-based analysis methods for explosive threat identification.
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