{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"18961","rtpr_id":"nGNX2j9HhY","ticker":"SPAI","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SPAI"],"title":"Safe Pro Launches New Growth Team Led by Brian Mack as Chief Growth Officer and Benjamin Chitty as VP of Government Growth","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-04T12:04:00.100Z","article_body":"AVENTURA, Fla., May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq:\nSPAI) (Safe Pro or the Company), a developer of artificial intelligence\n(AI)-enabled defense, security, and situational awareness solutions, today\nannounced the launch of a new Government contract capture team led by former\nAnduril Senior Business Development Director and Retired U.S. Army Officer,\nMr. Brian Mack, who was named as the Company’s new Chief Growth Officer\n(“CGO”). Mr. Mack takes on the CGO role following his tenure on Safe\nPro’s Strategic Advisory Board.\n\nAs Chief Growth Officer, Mr. Mack will build and lead Safe Pro’s U.S.\ngovernment contract capture team with a focus on accelerating growth across\nArmy and joint mission areas. As part of this effort, the Company has\nappointed recently retired United States Special Operations Command’s\n(USSOCOM) Acquisition Executive, Mr. Benjamin Chitty, as Vice President of\nGovernment Growth. The Company believes these appointments will support its\nefforts to capture U.S. government revenue and contract awards over time\n\nMr. Mack brings a strong record in defense capture, growth strategy, and Army\nmodernization, including a recent executive role at Anduril Industries, where\nhe led the successful capture of the U.S. Army’s $100 million Next\nGeneration Command and Control (NGC2) contract with a highly skilled team.\nAcross multiple organizations, he has built and scaled $2 billion-plus\nArmy-focused pipelines aligned to critical mission priorities. Mr. Chitty\nbrings more than 29 years of combined military and civilian experience to Safe\nPro including 27 years of direct support to U.S. Special Operations Forces\n(SOF). Most recently, Mr. Chitty served as Deputy Director and Senior Program\nManager of the Joint Acquisition Task Force within USSOCOM SOF Acquisition,\nTechnology, and Logistics center. Throughout his career, Mr. Chitty has held\nprogressively senior engineering and program management roles within\nUSSOCOM’s Science & Technology Directorate, where he directed strategic\nengagement across Department of Defense and Department of Energy laboratories,\nDARPA, Intelligence Community partners, academia and international SOF science\nand technology communities, and managed multiple research portfolios totaling\nover $120 million. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chitty served as Program Manager\nfor Aircraft Survivability Equipment at the Technology Applications Program\nOffice, overseeing more than $650 million across multiple programs of record.\nIn that capacity, he led electronic warfare and survivability programs across\nmultiple spectral and acoustic domains for special operations aviation\nplatforms. Mr. Chitty began his career with eleven years in the 160th Special\nOperations Aviation Regiment.\n\nMr. Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc., said, “Launching\nour growth team is a key milestone in our strategic plan and we are proud to\nhave Brian and Ben, both decorated warriors and acquisition subject matter\nexperts, now leading our government business development team. We have\nassembled a nimble, highly seasoned leadership team that is mission-driven to\naccelerate the fielding of our patented AI capabilities and align our capture\nstrategy with rapid acquisition pipelines and defense industry\npartnerships.”\n\n“I’m proud to join the Company’s executive team and lead Safe Pro’s\ngrowth as we rapidly deliver differentiated AI capabilities across a broad and\nexpanding customer base. I recently witnessed firsthand the decisive edge Safe\nPro technology provided to Soldiers during a live-fire exercise—delivering\nprecise, real-time decision advantage to commanders in complex environments.\nExperiencing the operational impact of our AI in a maneuver mission reinforced\nmy conviction that Safe Pro is uniquely positioned to scale, win, and define\nthis category,” commented Mr. Mack. “I wish to officially welcome Benjamin\nto our Growth team and look forward to building upon the significant progress\nSafe Pro has made as we seek to deploy our novel IP to enhance battlefield\nsituational awareness.”\n\nThe Company’s Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) AI platform analyzes\nimagery and video from virtually any drone to automatically detect and\nclassify explosive threats and other objects of interest. The platform\nconverts raw video into high-resolution 2D/3D geospatial models that can be\nrapidly shared to support operational decision-making in defense, security,\nand humanitarian missions. SPOTD is capable of identifying more than 150 types\nof landmines and UXO, enabling scalable situational awareness across large,\nhigh-risk areas. SPOTD has been deployed in active operational environments in\nUkraine for nearly three years and is supported by a growing proprietary\ndataset comprising over 2.6 million analyzed images, more than 47,800\nidentified threats, and coverage of approximately 32,800 acres.\n\nFor more information about Safe Pro’s real-world landmine and UXO\ndetections, visit: https://safeproai.com/landmine-detections/. Information\nabout Safe Pro Group, its subsidiaries, and technologies, please visit\nhttps://safeprogroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=rrfb8k7RJRXdsjgtVfP4uTMhdB6uTp5zsFjc7tX-uOnN10lUiSVLGKRhzXCwf0uYFQPXLfUmCawSa4PoRh6xajVtdRs5ik_BFjkeeHOEDgdaLB9GOT1oXLWDN3W58rTo),\nFacebook\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ereH_nvtCUQa3RyE1FXKP_txmdLyNw9K9Cel3cl5iTpgyi5xpmzREmZUNgePaQ66_M7Km_DF_S5djnJ-6TXprharThv5ipproFbKKBgHug4=),\nand X\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=BZYGd41o5QcG-IMQKQx4KQYyyOcGDiB2WU6v8ESXX1ET9VTti6lfjjteSEjOxhA1DTYWJRRIPpZgScq4xLh_rA==).\n\nAbout Safe Pro Group Inc.\nSafe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) is a mission-driven technology company\ndelivering AI-enabled security and defense solutions. Through cutting-edge\nplatforms like SPOTD, Safe Pro provides advanced situational awareness tools\nfor defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally. It is\na leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in\ndrone imagery processing, leveraging commercially available\n“off-the-shelf” drones with its proprietary machine learning and computer\nvision technology to enable rapid identification of explosives threats,\nproviding a much safer and more efficient alternative to traditional\nhuman-based analysis methods. Built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), Safe Pro Group’s scalable platform is targeting\nmultiple markets that include commercial, government, law enforcement and\nhumanitarian sectors where its Safe Pro AI software, Safe-Pro USA protective\ngear and Airborne Response drone-based services can work in synergy to deliver\nsafety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group\nInc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com/.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nSome of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements\nwithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E\nof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation\nReform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking\nstatements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects.\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation,\nSafe Pro’s ability to secure new contracts with the U.S. Army and government\nand the acceptance of its solutions by potential government, military and\nhumanitarian organizations. Although Safe Pro Group believes the expectations\nreflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date\nmade, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the\nresults expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Safe Pro\nGroup has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology\nincluding ''believes,'' ''estimates,'' ''anticipates,'' ''expects,''\n''plans,'' ''projects,'' ''intends,'' ''potential,'' ''may,'' ''could,''\n''might,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''approximately'' or other words that convey\nuncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking\nstatements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including market and other\nconditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors\nthat may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth\nunder Item 1A. in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and updated\nfrom time to time in the Company’s Form 10-Q filings and in other filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which\nmay be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking\nstatements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. Safe Pro\nGroup undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements\ncontained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring\nafter its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nMedia Relations for Safe Pro Group Inc.:\n\nmedia@safeprogroup.com\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nAnkit Hira, Managing Director\nSolebury Strategic Communications for Safe Pro Group Inc.\nspai@soleburystrat.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1e274c52-87b2-4fbb-9107-b9f33f3005e9)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX2j9HhY","title":"Safe Pro Launches New Growth Team Led by Brian Mack as Chief Growth Officer and Benjamin Chitty as VP of Government Growth","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"SPAI","created":"2026-05-04T12:04:00.100Z","tickers":["SPAI"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"AVENTURA, Fla., May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq:\nSPAI) (Safe Pro or the Company), a developer of artificial intelligence\n(AI)-enabled defense, security, and situational awareness solutions, today\nannounced the launch of a new Government contract capture team led by former\nAnduril Senior Business Development Director and Retired U.S. Army Officer,\nMr. Brian Mack, who was named as the Company’s new Chief Growth Officer\n(“CGO”). Mr. Mack takes on the CGO role following his tenure on Safe\nPro’s Strategic Advisory Board.\n\nAs Chief Growth Officer, Mr. Mack will build and lead Safe Pro’s U.S.\ngovernment contract capture team with a focus on accelerating growth across\nArmy and joint mission areas. As part of this effort, the Company has\nappointed recently retired United States Special Operations Command’s\n(USSOCOM) Acquisition Executive, Mr. Benjamin Chitty, as Vice President of\nGovernment Growth. The Company believes these appointments will support its\nefforts to capture U.S. government revenue and contract awards over time\n\nMr. Mack brings a strong record in defense capture, growth strategy, and Army\nmodernization, including a recent executive role at Anduril Industries, where\nhe led the successful capture of the U.S. Army’s $100 million Next\nGeneration Command and Control (NGC2) contract with a highly skilled team.\nAcross multiple organizations, he has built and scaled $2 billion-plus\nArmy-focused pipelines aligned to critical mission priorities. Mr. Chitty\nbrings more than 29 years of combined military and civilian experience to Safe\nPro including 27 years of direct support to U.S. Special Operations Forces\n(SOF). Most recently, Mr. Chitty served as Deputy Director and Senior Program\nManager of the Joint Acquisition Task Force within USSOCOM SOF Acquisition,\nTechnology, and Logistics center. Throughout his career, Mr. Chitty has held\nprogressively senior engineering and program management roles within\nUSSOCOM’s Science & Technology Directorate, where he directed strategic\nengagement across Department of Defense and Department of Energy laboratories,\nDARPA, Intelligence Community partners, academia and international SOF science\nand technology communities, and managed multiple research portfolios totaling\nover $120 million. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chitty served as Program Manager\nfor Aircraft Survivability Equipment at the Technology Applications Program\nOffice, overseeing more than $650 million across multiple programs of record.\nIn that capacity, he led electronic warfare and survivability programs across\nmultiple spectral and acoustic domains for special operations aviation\nplatforms. Mr. Chitty began his career with eleven years in the 160th Special\nOperations Aviation Regiment.\n\nMr. Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc., said, “Launching\nour growth team is a key milestone in our strategic plan and we are proud to\nhave Brian and Ben, both decorated warriors and acquisition subject matter\nexperts, now leading our government business development team. We have\nassembled a nimble, highly seasoned leadership team that is mission-driven to\naccelerate the fielding of our patented AI capabilities and align our capture\nstrategy with rapid acquisition pipelines and defense industry\npartnerships.”\n\n“I’m proud to join the Company’s executive team and lead Safe Pro’s\ngrowth as we rapidly deliver differentiated AI capabilities across a broad and\nexpanding customer base. I recently witnessed firsthand the decisive edge Safe\nPro technology provided to Soldiers during a live-fire exercise—delivering\nprecise, real-time decision advantage to commanders in complex environments.\nExperiencing the operational impact of our AI in a maneuver mission reinforced\nmy conviction that Safe Pro is uniquely positioned to scale, win, and define\nthis category,” commented Mr. Mack. “I wish to officially welcome Benjamin\nto our Growth team and look forward to building upon the significant progress\nSafe Pro has made as we seek to deploy our novel IP to enhance battlefield\nsituational awareness.”\n\nThe Company’s Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) AI platform analyzes\nimagery and video from virtually any drone to automatically detect and\nclassify explosive threats and other objects of interest. The platform\nconverts raw video into high-resolution 2D/3D geospatial models that can be\nrapidly shared to support operational decision-making in defense, security,\nand humanitarian missions. SPOTD is capable of identifying more than 150 types\nof landmines and UXO, enabling scalable situational awareness across large,\nhigh-risk areas. SPOTD has been deployed in active operational environments in\nUkraine for nearly three years and is supported by a growing proprietary\ndataset comprising over 2.6 million analyzed images, more than 47,800\nidentified threats, and coverage of approximately 32,800 acres.\n\nFor more information about Safe Pro’s real-world landmine and UXO\ndetections, visit: https://safeproai.com/landmine-detections/. Information\nabout Safe Pro Group, its subsidiaries, and technologies, please visit\nhttps://safeprogroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=rrfb8k7RJRXdsjgtVfP4uTMhdB6uTp5zsFjc7tX-uOnN10lUiSVLGKRhzXCwf0uYFQPXLfUmCawSa4PoRh6xajVtdRs5ik_BFjkeeHOEDgdaLB9GOT1oXLWDN3W58rTo),\nFacebook\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ereH_nvtCUQa3RyE1FXKP_txmdLyNw9K9Cel3cl5iTpgyi5xpmzREmZUNgePaQ66_M7Km_DF_S5djnJ-6TXprharThv5ipproFbKKBgHug4=),\nand X\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=BZYGd41o5QcG-IMQKQx4KQYyyOcGDiB2WU6v8ESXX1ET9VTti6lfjjteSEjOxhA1DTYWJRRIPpZgScq4xLh_rA==).\n\nAbout Safe Pro Group Inc.\nSafe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) is a mission-driven technology company\ndelivering AI-enabled security and defense solutions. Through cutting-edge\nplatforms like SPOTD, Safe Pro provides advanced situational awareness tools\nfor defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally. It is\na leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in\ndrone imagery processing, leveraging commercially available\n“off-the-shelf” drones with its proprietary machine learning and computer\nvision technology to enable rapid identification of explosives threats,\nproviding a much safer and more efficient alternative to traditional\nhuman-based analysis methods. Built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), Safe Pro Group’s scalable platform is targeting\nmultiple markets that include commercial, government, law enforcement and\nhumanitarian sectors where its Safe Pro AI software, Safe-Pro USA protective\ngear and Airborne Response drone-based services can work in synergy to deliver\nsafety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group\nInc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com/.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nSome of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements\nwithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E\nof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation\nReform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking\nstatements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects.\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation,\nSafe Pro’s ability to secure new contracts with the U.S. Army and government\nand the acceptance of its solutions by potential government, military and\nhumanitarian organizations. Although Safe Pro Group believes the expectations\nreflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date\nmade, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the\nresults expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Safe Pro\nGroup has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology\nincluding ''believes,'' ''estimates,'' ''anticipates,'' ''expects,''\n''plans,'' ''projects,'' ''intends,'' ''potential,'' ''may,'' ''could,''\n''might,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''approximately'' or other words that convey\nuncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking\nstatements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and\nunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including market and other\nconditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors\nthat may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth\nunder Item 1A. in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and updated\nfrom time to time in the Company’s Form 10-Q filings and in other filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which\nmay be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking\nstatements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. Safe Pro\nGroup undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements\ncontained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring\nafter its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nMedia Relations for Safe Pro Group Inc.:\n\nmedia@safeprogroup.com\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nAnkit Hira, Managing Director\nSolebury Strategic Communications for Safe Pro Group Inc.\nspai@soleburystrat.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1e274c52-87b2-4fbb-9107-b9f33f3005e9)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-04T12:04:00.142811535Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777896240142},"received_at":"2026-05-04T12:04:00.206Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/04/3286673/0/en/safe-pro-launches-new-growth-team-led-by-brian-mack-as-chief-growth-officer-and-benjamin-chitty-as-vp-of-government-growth.html"},"analysis":{"id":"17245","press_release_id":"18961","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software & Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Safe Pro Group launched a new Government contract capture team led by newly appointed Chief Growth Officer Brian Mack and VP of Government Growth Benjamin Chitty.\n\nMack brings experience from Anduril where he led the capture of a $100 million U.S. Army contract, while Chitty joins as a retired USSOCOM Acquisition Executive with 29 years of combined military and civilian experience.\n\nThe leadership additions aim to accelerate the company's capture of U.S. government revenue and contract awards, leveraging its SPOTD AI platform currently deployed in Ukraine.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Safe Pro hires Anduril and USSOCOM veterans to lead government growth strategy."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"coverage_acres":"approximately 32,800","pipeline_built":"$2 billion-plus","analyzed_images":"over 2.6 million","programs_overseen":"more than $650 million","identified_threats":"more than 47,800","prior_contract_win":"$100 million","research_portfolios_managed":"over $120 million"}},"quotedText":"I recently witnessed firsthand the decisive edge Safe Pro technology provided to Soldiers during a live-fire exercise—delivering precise, real-time decision advantage to commanders in complex environments.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Brian Mack","role":"Chief Growth Officer"},{"name":"Benjamin Chitty","role":"Vice President of Government Growth"},{"name":"Dan Erdberg","role":"Chairman and CEO"}],"products":["Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) AI platform"],"companies":[{"name":"Anduril Industries","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"Safe Pro Group Inc.","ticker":"SPAI"},{"name":"U.S. Special Operations Command","relationship":"former employer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$100 million","context":"U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) contract"},{"amount":"$2 billion-plus","context":"Army-focused pipelines aligned to critical mission priorities"},{"amount":"over $120 million","context":"research portfolios totaling"},{"amount":"more than $650 million","context":"overseeing multiple programs of record"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Appointment of two high-profile executives with deep defense acquisition experience (Anduril, USSOCOM) to lead government contract growth. 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