IAF develops airborne isolation pod for evacuation of critical patients
   Date :09-Jun-2020

IAF_1  H x W: 0
 
 
NEW DELHI ;
 
THE Indian Air Force (IAF) has developed an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases, including COVID-19, from high altitude areas, and isolated and remote places. Requirement of an air evacuation system with facility to prevent the spread of infectious aerosol from a COVID-19 patient during air travel was felt by IAF when COVID-19 was declared as a global pandemic.
 
The first prototype was developed at 3 Base Repair Depot in Chandigarh and has undergone various modifications. “Only indigenous materials have been used to fabricate this pod,” the IAF said. This indigenously designed system has been developed at a cost of Rs 60,000, which is very less as compared to the imported systems costing up to Rs 60 lakh. The system has been developed as a lightweight isolation system made from aviation certified material.