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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|Post}} |
| {{Vehicle infobox | | {{Ship class infobox |
| |name=OQ-45 Honeybee | | |name=UNSC Honeybee |
| |image=[[File:HOD Honeybee render.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:HOD Render UNSC Honeybee.png|300px]] |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |line= | | |class=[[Camera drone|Drone]]<ref name="Reddit">[https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/bho52h/introducing_the_honeybee_the_latest_in_adorable/elufaph/ ''Reddit'', GrimBrotherOne "It's a drone :)"]</ref> |
| |model=OQ-45 | | |role= |
| |cost= | | |length= |
| |length={{Convert|7.6|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=Concept|[[:File:HOD AV55 Honeybee Concept.png|Honeybee concept art]]}} | | |width= |
| |width={{Convert|6.4|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Concept}} | | |height= |
| |height={{Convert|2.2|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Concept}} | | |mass= |
| |mass={{Convert|1.35|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Concept}} | | |power= |
| |max speed={{Convert|500|km/h|mph}}{{Ref/Reuse|Concept}} | | |engine= |
| |engine=Hybrid [[Fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} | | |slipspace drive= |
| | |navigation= |
| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |armament=None | | |shielding= |
| |crew=None | | |armament= |
| |complement= | | |complement= |
| |consumables= | | |crew= |
| |othersystems=*Multi-stack Ocelli sensor cluster{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} | | |passengers= |
| *LIDAR and GPR sensors{{Ref/Reuse|OD}}
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| |firstuse=[[2554]]{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} | | |era= |
| |role=Surveillance{{Ref/Site|Id=EOE|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/eye-opening-exhibitions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Eye-Opening Exhibitions|D=18|M=05|Y=2019}} | | |introduced= |
| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|EOE}} | | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
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| }} | | }} |
| The '''OQ-45 Remote Survey Drone''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=157}} colloquially termed the '''Honeybee''' is a state-of-the-art surveillance [[drone]] utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|EOE}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''Honeybee''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] drone<ref name="Reddit"/> that is used at [[Outpost Discovery]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1121808444380499968 ''Twitter'', Halo "Have you ever wanted to visit a Halo ring? Thanks to the UNSC Honeybee, now you can."]</ref> |
| ===Design details===
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| The Honeybee is unmanned, but they are monitored closely by [[human]] or [[smart AI]] controllers located at a distant command post. Multiple users can take advantage of the Honeybee's advanced multi-channel datalink system, which allows several analysts to simultaneously use and direct the vehicle's sensors in parallel. The Honeybee is VTOL-capable or can be fast-launched using a mag-rail assist.{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} | |
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| The Honeybee is built for speed, endurance, and a low sensor profile. It is surprisingly durable as well, adapting combat-proven flight systems and materials originally developed for [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[AV-49 Wasp]] project. The most notable feature of the Honeybee is its large, faceted multi-stack Ocelli sensor cluster. Other sensors, including a LIDAR and GPR, are located below the Ocelli along the bottom of the craft. The sensor cluster is the most fragile part of the drone, and even incidental damage requires expensive maintenance. Its advanced sensor systems are capable of detecting enemy forces both on the ground and during air combat operations, and can alternatively be tasked with cartographic scans and mineral surveys for civil and scientific missions.{{Ref/Reuse|OD}}
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| The wings of the Honeybee hold small turbofans, which provide lift. At the rear of the craft are two compact hybrid fusion drives, which can push the drone into planetary orbit. Although not its intended use case, the Honeybee does have enough fuel to conduct limited space missions after leaving a local gravity well.{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=05|M=11|Y=2019}}
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| ===Development and operational history===
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| Developed in the post-War period, the Honeybee entered service in [[2554]] with special units assigned to the UNSC's xenoarchaeological survey groups and long-range commando groups.{{Ref/Reuse|OD}} They have been used for conducting cartographic scans and mineral surveys of the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| At some point following the launch of an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]] in late [[2553]], Honeybees were used to allow civilians in attendance to remotely experience the exploration of a [[Halo ring]] in a [[Remote Reconnaissance Display Capsule]].{{Ref/Reuse|EOE}}{{Ref/Game|Halo: Outpost Discovery|The Ring Experience}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Concept art and development images===
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| <gallery>
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| File:HOD Honeybee Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Honeybee, handed out at ''Outpost Discovery''.
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| File:HOD Honeybee Concept High Rez.jpg|Higher resolution version of the concept art of the Honeybee.
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| File:HOD AV55 Honeybee Concept.png|Early concept art of the Honeybee, then-called the AV-55 as opposed to the final OQ-45.
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| File:HOD Honeybee concepts High Rez.jpeg|Early concepts of the Honeybee.
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| File:HOD OQ55 Honeybee Concept.png|Finalised concept art.
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| File:HOD Honeybee Concept Profile.png|Concept Profile.
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| File:HOD PromotionalArt TheRingExperience-1.jpg|The Honeybee in promotional art for "The Ring Experience" at ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''.
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| File:HOD Honeybee development.jpeg|Development image of the Honeybee model.
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| File:HOD Honeybee Ring.jpg|An illustration of several Honeybees approaching a Halo.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Renders===
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| File:HOD_Honeybee_Render_Front.png|Honeybee 3D model front view
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| File:HOD Render UNSC Honeybee.png|Honeybee model.
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| File:HOD_Honeybee_Render_Side.png|Side angle
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| File:HOD_Honeybee_Render_Rear.png|Back view
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| File:HOD_Honeybee_Turnaround.gif|Full 360° turnaround of 3D render
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{1st}} |
| **''[[The Ring Experience]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Human aircraft}} | | {{UNSC Aircraft}} |
| [[Category:UNSC drones]] | | [[Category:UNSC drones]] |
