Drone inspections, surveys & aerial services across Hampshire, Southern England & London

Airframe Rescue: found faster.

Thermal drone search for missing livestock, pets and wildlife, day or night, across open country.

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  • CAA Registered Drone OperatorAlways flying to current UK drone regulations
  • Fully insuredCommercial UAV cover with Coverdrone on every mission
  • CAA-qualified pilotsExperienced commercial operators, every single flight
  • DJI enterprise fleetIndustry-leading fleet of DJI commercial drones & sensors
  • Southern England from Hampshire50 and 70-mile zones from Basingstoke, nationwide on request

REGISTERED · INSURED · ACCREDITED

  • CAARegistered Operator
  • ARPAS-UK member
  • FPV UK member
  • Drone Safe Register approved operator
  • Flight operations managed with AirHub

WHAT WE DO

Your trusted provider for A to Z drone services.

Ten specialist services, five simple jobs. Pick what you need and we take it from there.

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SERVICE MATRIX · 10 DIVISIONS

Drone Services

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Search & Rescue for Animals & Wildlife
SVC-05THERMAL · DAY & NIGHT

Airframe Rescue

Search & Rescue for Animals & Wildlife

Drone-supported search and rescue for lost livestock, missing pets, and wildlife monitoring, with thermal detection day or night.

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Incident & Security Drone Services
SVC-04PLANNED MOBILISATION

Airframe Response

Incident & Security Drone Services

Incident monitoring, perimeter surveillance, event overwatch and crowd management support for security and safety teams.

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Aerial Inspections
SVC-02RGB · THERMAL · ZOOM

Airframe Inspection

Aerial Inspections

Infrastructure inspection, thermal imaging, and long-term asset monitoring, with no scaffolding required.

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Thermal Imaging
SVC-06RADIOMETRIC · 640×512

Airframe Thermal

Thermal Imaging

Radiometric thermal capture of roofing, solar PV, infrastructure and construction, indexed for your thermographer.

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Construction Monitoring and Mapping
SVC-03WEEKLY PROGRESS

Airframe Construction

Construction Monitoring and Mapping

Progress monitoring, site documentation, stakeholder reporting, and construction marketing imagery.

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Agricultural & Environmental Services
SVC-07LAND · ESTATE · HABITAT

Airframe Environmental

Agricultural & Environmental Services

Land, estate and habitat monitoring, mapped and repeatable, for farms, estates and environmental projects.

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Aerial Photography & Videography
SVC-016K · LIVE · FPV

Airframe Digital

Aerial Photography & Videography

Photography, videography, FPV filming, live broadcasting, and end-to-end production, one specialist team.

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Real Estate Drone Photography
SVC-08RESIDENTIAL · COMMERCIAL

Airframe Real Estate

Real Estate Drone Photography

Aerial photography and video for property marketing: residential, commercial, luxury homes, land, and new build developments.

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Drone & Pilot Hire
SVC-09CREWED · LEASE · DaaS

Airframe Rental

Drone & Pilot Hire

Crewed wet hire, long-term leasing and managed programmes, with a qualified Airframe pilot on every flight.

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Fully Managed Drone Services (DaaS)
SVC-10FULLY OUTSOURCED

Airframe Managed

Fully Managed Drone Services (DaaS)

Complete outsourced drone operations and subscription-based DaaS: equipment, pilots, compliance, reporting.

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SVC-10 · SCHEDULED PROGRAMMES

Need it every month?

Much of our work is repeat capture: the same roof, site or estate flown on a schedule, from the same positions, so you can compare like with like over time. Inspection, thermal, construction and land monitoring can all run as a managed programme across one site or many.

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HOW IT WORKS

From brief to data in four steps.

One point of contact from first call to final delivery, with planning and compliance handled for you.

  1. STEP 01

    Brief

    Tell us the site, what you need and when. We come back with any questions, or a quote.

  2. STEP 02

    Plan & permissions

    Site assessment, risk assessment, airspace checks and any permissions needed, all handled by us.

  3. STEP 03

    Fly

    CAA-qualified, insured pilots fly on the agreed date. If weather stops a job, we rebook it at no extra charge.

  4. STEP 04

    Deliver

    Edited imagery, video, thermal data or reports, delivered in the format your team actually uses.

COVERAGE

Do we cover your site?

We are based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and cover Southern England, London and the Home Counties within 50 and 70 miles. Enter a town or postcode to see which zone your site falls in.

THE FLEET

The right aircraft for the job.

Current DJI enterprise and professional platforms, chosen for the data each job needs.

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DJI Matrice 4T

THERMAL INSPECTION

DJI Matrice 4T

  • Up to 49 min flight
  • 640 × 512 radiometric thermal
  • Laser rangefinder
DJI Matrice 4E

SURVEY & MAPPING

DJI Matrice 4E

  • Up to 49 min flight
  • Mechanical-shutter mapping camera
  • RTK positioning
DJI Mavic 4 Pro

AERIAL MEDIA

DJI Mavic 4 Pro

  • Up to 51 min flight
  • Triple-camera system
  • 6K video
DJI Air 3S

COMPACT IMAGING

DJI Air 3S

  • Up to 45 min flight
  • Dual-camera system
  • 360° obstacle sensing

WHY AIRFRAME

Precision.
Compliance.
Results.

Airframe combines advanced UAV technology, high-resolution imaging, thermal sensors, and highly trained pilots with a strong commitment to safety, compliance, and customer-focused service, delivering practical aerial solutions for real-world challenges.

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Service Lines

100%

CAA Compliant

70 mi

Coverage From Basingstoke

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Fully Insured

Comprehensive public liability and professional indemnity insurance for every mission.

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CAA-Qualified Pilots

Experienced pilots holding CAA qualifications for commercial work, flying to current UK drone regulations on every job.

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Southern England & London

Based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, covering Southern England, London and the Home Counties within 50 and 70 miles, with nationwide coverage on request.

ADV-04

Flexible Scheduling

A core zone within 50 miles of Basingstoke and an extended zone to 70 miles, with flights planned around your programme, access and weather.

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Advanced Fleet

DJI Matrice 4T and 4E enterprise platforms, Mavic 4 Pro for media work and Avata 2 for FPV filming.

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End-to-End Solutions

From flight planning and risk assessments through to final data delivery.

PRICING

Clear pricing, no surprises.

Published rates for standard work, with fixed quotes for anything specialist. All prices exclude VAT and expenses.

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HOURLY

£150/hr

Standard deployment. Two-hour minimum.

HALF DAY

From£595

Focused operations for smaller sites.

FULL DAY

From£795

Larger sites and extended coverage.

FAQ

Questions we hear most.

Something else? Read the full FAQ or call 0330 401 1227.

Yes. Airframe is a CAA Registered Drone Operator, our pilots are CAA-qualified for commercial work, and every job is covered by public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

Aerial view of London at dusk

START A PROJECT

Tell us about the site.

Send us the location and what you need to know. We will come back with a clear scope and a straightforward price.

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CAA Registered Drone Operator
100% CAA Compliant
Fully Insured
Southern England & London