Turkish Red Crescent is using Unmanned aerial vehicles to make more use of technology in the fight against disasters. With the contract signed between Kızılay Logistics and Maxwell Innovations, unmanned aerial vehicles will now be used in disasters. Within this scope, the unmanned aerial vehicle named Jackal, which has a useful payload capacity of 15 kg, produced for the Red Crescent will become usable in disasters within 1 year.
An important cooperation was established between Kızılay Logistics and Maxwell Innovations. The UAV Project, which was produced with Maxwell Innovations partner FLY BVLOS TECHNOLOGY and which will be used by Kızılay in disasters, was introduced. Red Crescent Logistics General Manager Şevki Uyar, FLY BVLOS TECHNOLOGY General Manager Murat Islıoğlu and officials attended the project presentation, which took place at the FLY BVLOS TECHNOLOGY field located in Gebze Technical University Dronepark.
UAVs will be used in Disaster Areas, Medicine and Blood services
“Our country shows great success in the production and use of UAVs. As the Red Crescent, it became clear that there was a need for such collaborations when we started to work on how we can deliver favors to people in need more easily by using UAVs in blood operations that we will build on health logistics, as well as in emergency and disaster situations. In case of disasters, information will be obtained from the UAVs about the places that search and rescue teams do not enter and want to enter. How much damage has been done. Then a material will need to be transported to a place that cannot be reached by vehicle. Blood or other necessary materials will be delivered to the injured area by these UAVs. We hope to deliver the urgent needs such as medicine and blood that we carry in our hospitals with these UAVs.”
Our UAV named Jackal can carry a 15 kg load 130 kilometers away.
“We manufacture on drone technologies. We also provide flight training on these drones. This drone, named JACKAL, that we manufacture, will be able to carry a minimum of 15 kg and transmit it to a range of 130 kilometers. Later, the load carrying capacity will be increased. Mass production will start within 1 year. Our UAV flying with 8 electric motors that can take off vertically (VTOL) without the need for a runway. It is a tool that can be used completely over the internet thanks to its beyond-sight control.”
Candidates to be UAV Pilots Will Get Training from Former Combat Pilots
At the first stage, in about 2 months, Kızılay's UAV pilot candidates will start their training. Along with the trainings for the operations, the pilot candidates will be subjected to a 3-month training. Former fighter pilots from both the Turkish Air Force and the British Royal Air Force will give the training.
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