Schedule
Missions are planned and scheduled remotely through the mission software layer.
Autonomous infrastructure
The Autonomous Airbase.
A self-contained station that launches, recovers, recharges and transfers data on a schedule — persistent aerial availability for sites that cannot wait for occasional deployment.
Operating cycle01 02 03 04 05 06
20+ sorties per 24-hour cycle, unattended.
Launch
The station opens and the aircraft departs autonomously on its planned route.
Recover
Precision landing returns the aircraft to the protected enclosure.
Recharge
Contact charging or a 90-second automated battery swap readies the next sortie.
Transfer data
Mission data uploads over LTE with backup connectivity paths.
Report
Processed outputs are delivered to dashboards, control rooms and reports.
System architecture
Six integrated layers.
Physical enclosure
Weatherproof, dust-rated and UV-resistant station enclosure.
Power infrastructure
Grid, solar-hybrid, mobile and UPS auto-switching options.
Robotics
Automated battery support and aircraft handling functions.
Control logic
Full-cycle automation from scheduling to data upload.
Communication
LTE primary, satellite backup and mesh-radio planning.
UAV & payload
VTOL-2.4-ready, payload-flexible architecture.
Station specifications
Engineered for African operating conditions.
Station
- Total weight
- 800 kgPermanent installation.
- Deployed dimensions
- 3,000 × 1,500 × 1,500 mmStation footprint from product brochure.
- Weather protection
- IP55 + Class B lightning rodWeather-protected enclosure.
- Peak power draw
- ≤5 kWStandby draw ≤1.5 kW.
- Battery charging
- Contact-based automaticAircraft support through the docking station.
- Battery swap
- 90-second automatedAutomated battery exchange cycle.
Resilience
- Fire suppression
- Integrated automaticStation-level protection system.
- Backup power
- Independent emergency supplyEmergency supply for resilience.
- Environmental control
- Full HVACManaged operating environment.
- Mast
- Wind, rain, temp, RTK, commsIntegrated meteorological and communications mast.
- Operating environment
- −20 °C to +55 °CTemperature range from product brochure.
Station specifications are sourced from the Afaero Product Brochure 2026 and can be confirmed against the latest engineering documentation during programme engagement.
Deployment configurations
Three ways to put persistence on site.
Grid-connected
Urban industrial deployments for facilities, ports and mining sites with continuous grid power and UPS backup.
Solar-hybrid
Remote mining, forestry and pipeline corridors with 48–72 hour autonomy and no grid connection required.
Mobile / rapid deployment
Vehicle-mounted deployment for disaster response and border operations, designed for 72-hour self-sufficiency and under-2-hour deployment.