The accelerating evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping not only the way organizations operate, but also how they defend themselves and others in an increasingly unpredictable digital and physical landscape. Two major announcements on October 22, 2025, highlight how leading innovators are responding to new threats and opportunities: Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ: SPAI) closed a $14 million strategic investment to ramp up deployment of its AI-powered defense and security solutions, while Snyk unveiled Evo, a cutting-edge security orchestration system designed specifically for the emerging world of AI-native applications.
Safe Pro Group, a mission-driven technology company specializing in AI-enabled security and defense solutions, is taking significant steps to bring advanced situational awareness tools to both military and humanitarian sectors. According to TechMediaWire, the $14 million financing round was led by Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and follows earlier investments by Ondas and Unusual Machines. The infusion of capital will help accelerate the rollout of Safe Pro’s SPOTD (Safe Pro Object Threat Detection) systems, which are already being deployed across a range of defense and humanitarian applications worldwide.
Safe Pro’s technology has already proven itself in high-stakes environments. Following successful field evaluations in Ukraine, the company launched its SPOTD NODE (Navigation, Observation and Detection Engine), a system that enables high-resolution 2D and 3D mapping without the need for internet connectivity. This feature is particularly critical in conflict zones or disaster-stricken areas where communications infrastructure is often compromised or nonexistent. The company’s cloud-based platform, powered by Amazon Web Services, leverages commercially available drones and proprietary machine learning and computer vision algorithms to identify explosive threats rapidly—offering a much safer and more efficient alternative to traditional, human-based analysis methods.
On October 20, 2025, Safe Pro reached another milestone, demonstrating its SpotlightAI™ OnSite and NODE technologies to multiple U.S. military departments. These demonstrations marked key steps toward commercialization and broader adoption by the U.S. defense community. Safe Pro is also advancing the integration of its AI systems with suppliers participating in the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program. The goal? To help identify more than 150 types of explosive threats in real time, enhancing situational awareness for soldiers and allies across the globe.
“Safe Pro Group is committed to delivering AI-enabled security and defense solutions that provide advanced situational awareness for defense, humanitarian, and homeland security applications globally,” the company stated in its operational update. Their approach is to combine AI-driven software, protective gear, and drone-based services into a synergistic suite that delivers both safety and operational efficiency.
While Safe Pro’s innovations focus on the physical world—detecting and neutralizing threats in the field—Snyk’s latest product, Evo, is tackling a new breed of digital risks emerging from the rapid adoption of AI in software development and enterprise operations. According to Snyk’s announcement, Evo is an agentic security orchestration system built to help organizations manage the security of so-called GenAI (generative AI) and agentic systems. These are applications that, unlike traditional software, can act autonomously and adapt to changing environments, often in unpredictable ways.
The rise of agentic AI has created a landscape where traditional security models are no longer sufficient. “Security can’t just keep pace – it must lead the charge,” said Peter McKay, CEO of Snyk. “With Evo, we’re not just securing code – we’re architecting the trust that will unlock the full potential of tomorrow’s agentic systems for the modern enterprise.”
Evo operates according to the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), a decision-making framework originally developed for military fighter pilots. This approach enables Evo to orchestrate multiple security agents, automate agentic workflows, and proactively enforce governance throughout the AI development cycle. Through a single interface, teams can discover all AI components within their organization, analyze contextual risks, prioritize actions, and set policies using natural language prompts.
One of Evo’s standout features is the Workflow Agent, an intelligent coordinator that combines specialized Task Agents into powerful, automated workflows. These Task Agents cover a wide range of security needs: the Discovery Agent maps all AI models, datasets, and managed compute platforms (MCPs); the Secure by Design Threat Modeling Agent builds live threat models from code, flagging risks such as prompt injection; the Red Teaming Agent autonomously tests models and applications for vulnerabilities; the MCP Scan Agent provides visibility into developer environments and enforces real-time guardrails; the AI Risk Registry Agent continuously evaluates component risks; and the Reporting Agent generates customizable insights for faster and more flexible risk reporting.
With Evo, organizations can create and enforce security policies for model usage, data access, and compliance—all through natural language commands. This is especially useful in an era where “Shadow AI”—the unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees—can introduce significant internal risks, not just external threats. Snyk emphasizes that Evo transcends the boundaries of its own ecosystem, orchestrating both Snyk and non-Snyk agents to provide comprehensive coverage.
For now, Evo is available in experimental preview to existing Snyk customers, with broader access planned for early 2026. Interested organizations can sign up at evo.ai.snyk.io or apply to become a design partner, according to Snyk’s official statement.
Both Safe Pro and Snyk are responding to a world where the lines between digital and physical security are increasingly blurred. Safe Pro’s AI-driven drone solutions are helping armies and humanitarian organizations identify and neutralize explosive threats in real time, protecting lives in some of the world’s most dangerous environments. Meanwhile, Snyk’s Evo is giving enterprises new ways to secure their rapidly evolving AI infrastructure, where non-deterministic behavior and unpredictable supply chains are the new normal.
These developments underscore a key trend: as AI becomes more capable and ubiquitous, the tools and strategies for defending against new threats must evolve just as quickly. Whether it’s a battlefield in Ukraine or a corporate IT environment vulnerable to the latest AI-driven exploits, organizations need solutions that are as dynamic and adaptive as the threats they face. The investments and innovations announced this week are a clear signal that the tech industry is rising to meet that challenge—one breakthrough at a time.