The US Army has awarded Safe Pro Group a $2.5 million prime contract to fit its autonomous software for finding and mapping mines to Anduril Industries' Ghost-X drone, the company said on Tuesday.
The trials will show whether the software can help keep M1 Abrams tanks and their crews safe from mines. It is Safe Pro's first prime contract, though the Army is already evaluating its software, including in Project Sandhills.
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Safe Pro Group
Mine detection software company
Safe Pro Group makes autonomous mine detection and mapping software.
Anduril
Organization
US military technology company founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey and others, building autonomous systems for the Department of Defense.
