On 29 April 2026, Resaro and HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) formalised a Strategic Partnership Innovation (SPI) agreement focused on advancing AI Assurance in mission-critical environments.
The agreement marks a key milestone in a collaboration that began in 2022, built on a shared conviction: when AI is deployed in high-consequence domains, trust cannot be assumed - it has to be systematically tested, evaluated, and demonstrated.
Since then, the pace and urgency around AI adoption has accelerated significantly. As AI systems move closer to operational use in public safety and security contexts, the need for rigorous assurance frameworks has become more immediate and more complex.
Building trust through testing, not assumption
At the SPI signing, Resaro Co-CEO April Chin reflected on a principle from spaceflight - “test as you fly, fly as you test.”
In space missions, systems are designed to replicate real-world conditions as closely as possible before deployment. The goal is simple: ensure that what is tested on the ground behaves as expected when it matters most.
This same philosophy underpins the work between Resaro and HTX.
In AI systems used by the Home Team, there is no room for ambiguity about performance, limitations, or failure modes. Systems must be validated not only for capability, but for reliability, transparency, and operational readiness under real-world constraints.
From early collaboration to structured assurance
Since 2022, Resaro and HTX have worked together to explore how AI systems can be more systematically evaluated for safety and robustness in operational settings.
What began as early collaboration has evolved into a structured partnership focused on building repeatable, scalable approaches to AI assurance - spanning novel data analysis techniques, testing methodologies, evaluation frameworks, and practical deployment considerations. Resaro will continue to work with HTX to develop new capabilities in embodied AI safety, as well as AI assurance techniques from data preparation to continuous evaluation
This SPI agreement formalises that direction, enabling deeper integration between operational use cases and assurance capabilities.
From experimentation to operational confidence
As AI adoption accelerates globally, organisations are grappling with a shared challenge: how to move quickly without losing control over safety and accountability.
This partnership reflects a different approach - one where speed is not achieved by reducing safeguards, but by embedding them more effectively into the development lifecycle.
For HTX, this translates into stronger confidence in the deployment of AI systems supporting Home Team operations.
For Resaro, it reflects a continued focus on building the infrastructure needed to make AI testing and validation more practical, scalable, and aligned with real-world use.
Looking ahead
While meaningful progress has been made since 2022, both organisations recognise that the harder work lies ahead.
As AI systems become more capable and more widely deployed in sensitive domains, the challenge is no longer whether they can be built - but how they can be consistently verified and trusted at scale.
Through this partnership, Resaro and HTX will continue to develop approaches that ensure AI systems are not only high-performing, but demonstrably safe and reliable before deployment.
