The Bee

The drone that goes and looks.

The autonomous security drone behind Aerdefence Patrol. It launches in seconds, flies the route itself, follows what it finds, and streams live to your team.

The Sunflower Bee autonomous security drone in flight.

600m

Coverage radius per Hive

15min

Operational flight per sortie

8hr/day

Time in the air

EASA

SORA cleared to fly

Capability

What it does once it is up.

AUTONOMOUS LIVE TO YOUR TEAM

Reach any point in seconds

Send the drone to investigate activity on any part of the site. No waiting on a patrol car, no gap in cover.

Track and deter

The drone does more than watch. It follows an unauthorised person or vehicle and holds the position while you decide how to respond.

Detection that knows what to look for

Onboard AI identifies people, vehicles and animals, flags hazards such as fire or forced entry, and sends an SMS the moment something needs attention.

How a sortie runs

Trigger to landing, on its own.

FIVE STEPS ONE SORTIE

01
A flight is triggered
The drone launches in seconds: automatically from a sensor or camera, on a randomised schedule, or on demand from your team.
02
It flies to the location
The drone navigates the route on its own, avoids obstacles, and operates in most weather conditions. Routes and key points are saved for next time.
03
You watch, or take control
Live HD video streams to your team from anywhere. Tap-to-fly controls mean no drone experience is needed to direct it for a closer look.
04
It detects and deters
Onboard AI identifies people, vehicles and animals and can follow a target. A visible drone overhead moves most intruders on, with an SMS alert if you need to step in.
05
It returns to the Hive
After the sortie the drone lands itself and recharges, ready to deploy again in minutes.

Privacy

Inside your boundary, and nowhere else.

GEOCAGED NO BIOMETRICS

Geocaged airspace

Flights are confined to your property by a geocage. The drone stays strictly within your boundary.

Real-time blurring

Anything beyond your boundary is blurred automatically, in both the live feed and the recording, so neighbours and passers-by stay private.

No facial recognition

The drone detects people, vehicles and animals. It does not run facial recognition.

No microphone, no speaker

The drone carries neither, so it cannot record audio and cannot be used to address anyone on the ground.

Specification

The specification.

Built by: Sunflower Labs, in Europe. Deployed and managed in Ireland by Aerdefence.
Launch: From the Hive in seconds, on alert, on a randomised schedule, or on demand.
Flight: Autonomous route navigation with obstacle avoidance, in most weather conditions.
Operational flight: Around 15 minutes per sortie, with time reserved for a safe return and landing.
Daily use: Up to 8 hours of flying per day across repeated short sorties.
Cameras: Low-light cameras as standard. Thermal imaging available as an optional payload.
Onboard detection: People, vehicles and animals, plus hazards such as fire or forced entry.
Live video: Streams HD to your team from anywhere, with tap-to-fly manual control.
Pilot: A pilot-in-command must be connected while the drone is flying: your team, your security provider, or an Aerdefence remote piloting partner.
Clearance: EASA SORA cleared to fly.
Footage: Yours. Held in EU data centres by default, with retention you set.

The rest of the system.

Base station

The Hive

The base station the Bee lives in. It launches from the Hive, returns to it, lands itself and recharges.

Compliance

Data & compliance

EU-hosted detection data, GDPR-compliant retention, operator privacy obligations, and footage that stays yours.

Alerting

Live alerts

Configurable SMS alerts to the duty manager, and a console for the operations team, so the right person hears first.

The service

The Bee is how Patrol flies.

Autonomous patrol

Aerdefence Patrol

An autonomous security drone that launches on alert, patrols on a schedule you set, and streams live to your team.

Core service

Aerdefence Detect

Passive sensors detect drones over your site, integrated with IAA airspace data. Every detection recorded with operator, path and serial.

Next step

Ask us whether your site suits a drone.

Some ground does, some does not. Tell us the size of the site, where the Hive could sit, and what you are trying to stop.