Launch and land, unattended
The Bee leaves from the Hive and returns to it. Nobody has to be on site to put a drone in the air or to bring it back.
The Hive
The base station the Bee lives in.
The drone launches from the Hive and comes back to it, landing itself and recharging. That is what makes Patrol a standing capability rather than a visit.
600m
Coverage radius
Mins
Back in the air
Mains
Power required
Wired
Internet connection
What it is for
The part that never leaves the ground.
ONE HIVE
600 M RADIUS
Recharged between sorties
The drone lands itself and charges in the Hive, ready to deploy again in minutes rather than at the end of a shift.
Closed when it is not flying
The Hive keeps the drone housed and protected between sorties, so the system lives outdoors on your site.
More ground, more Hives
One Hive covers a radius of roughly 600 m. Larger sites are covered by deploying additional Hives that coordinate together.
Siting
Where it goes on your site.
The Hive needs an open spot with clear sky above it, either on a flat roof or at ground level, with mains power and a wired internet connection. Everything else about the deployment follows from that one decision, because the Hive's position sets the ground the drone can reach.
We work that out with you before anything is installed: what the drone has to be able to get to, how quickly, and whether one Hive covers it or the site needs more than one.
On larger sites
One Hive covers a radius of roughly 600 m. Beyond that, additional Hives are deployed and coordinate together, so the cover stays continuous across the whole site.
Specification
The specification.
- Role
- Base station: the Bee launches from it, returns to it, lands itself and recharges.
- Coverage
- A radius of roughly 600 m per Hive.
- Larger sites
- Additional Hives, coordinating together.
- Siting
- An open spot with clear sky, on a flat roof or at ground level.
- Power
- Mains power.
- Connectivity
- A wired internet connection.
- Turnaround
- Back in the air minutes after a sortie.
- Built by
- Sunflower Labs. Deployed and managed in Ireland by Aerdefence.
Read next
The rest of the system.
Drone
The Bee
The autonomous security drone. Launches in seconds, flies the route itself, tracks and follows, streams live.
Read moreInstall
Install & connectivity
Roof, mast or wall, on PoE or LTE, with no works to your airspace or your existing security systems.
Read moreMonitoring
24/7 monitoring
The sensor listens continuously, so detections are recorded whether or not anyone is watching the console.
Read moreThe service
The Hive is where Patrol starts.
Autonomous patrol
Aerdefence Patrol
An autonomous security drone that launches on alert, patrols on a schedule you set, and streams live to your team.
Read more
Core service
Aerdefence Detect
Passive sensors detect drones over your site, integrated with IAA airspace data. Every detection recorded with operator, path and serial.
Read moreNext step
Ask us where the Hive would sit.
Send us a site plan or a satellite view. We will tell you what one Hive would reach, and whether your ground needs a second.