Drone Maker Creates Ventilators For The War On Coronavirus

Drone Maker Creates Ventilators For The War On Coronavirus

Turkey's Baykar, makers of the Bayraktar-TB drone, has turned its engineering expertise to the rapid iteration and mass production of ventilators for hospitals.. While some ventilator designs have been developed to cost less than $4,000 , and cheaper ventilator designs are underway across the globe, nations like the United States are negotiating deals for bulk purchases of ventilators at around $18,000 apiece .. Bayraktar, together with BİOSYS Biomedical and homegoods maker Arçelik, announced their collaboration on ventilator production in March.. Besides Turkey and Ukraine, the Bayraktar-TB has been purchased by Qatar, and the drones have seen action in the ongoing war in Libya.. With a planned speed of over 300 mph, the drone will speed to the skies above Turkey's irregular wars as soon as its safe to unmask again..